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Eva Cassiday Blew Me Away with her cover of Wayfaring Stranger....

It caught me by surprise to have my eyes already closed (because of work stress), sitting at my desk with a glass of bourbon.  I was cleaning junk up and Wayfaring Stranger comes on by Eva Cassiday, and I had no idea for a moment who was singing the song.  I was just listening without active listening. 

Well, I was grooving to her movements on this and I thought her tone was big, warm and bold with gobs and gobs of soul.  Wow.  It woke me up from some stress to experience a moment.  That's pretty great.  

Is Eva Cassidy worth a deeper dive?  I'm only superficially familiar with her and find her talented, if not a touch easy listening at times.  I can dig that.  Is her catalog diverse in sound scape and production? 

At any rate, what a version of Wayfaring Stranger, and it just so happens to be a  superb recording to boot!

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sbank
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Live at Blues Alley just was released last week on 45rpm, first time on vinyl. I haven't had a chance to A/B vs. my digital version, but definitely a great album in either format. 

One interesting tidbit in that documentary is that Mick Fleetwood was a big fan and tried to help her get more recognition. Cheers,

Spencer

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milpai
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Is Eva Cassidy worth a deeper dive?

Absolutely!

Besides the other great albums already mentioned, try her "Simply Eva" album - solo guitar - she sounds sublime on this one too.

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jbhiller OP
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Thank you everyone!  She was an amazing talent. Wow.  She sings a blues so effortlessly.  It's really something.  

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whart
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She is/was wonderful. Another singer who still remains below the radar is Googie Coppola. The album is Air by the band of the same name. It was reissued a few years ago, and though some aspects of the original pressing are better the reissue is very good sounding. She also has the magic. (the band worked with Herbie Mann and included some very seasoned players). She also passed away and never achieved the fame she deserves. 

Enjoy,

Bill Hart

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In my humble opinion, she is one of the few artists that actually sounds better on her live cuts than on her studio cuts.

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