Eva Cassidy (1963-1996) was a local performer in the Washington, DC area and released 2 CD's locally. The first was a duet with Washington's famous Chuck Brown and the second was a self-financed live recording entitled 'Live at Blues Alley'. She died of cancer in 1996 at the age of 33, just as her talent was starting to be recognised. After her death, another CD was released 'Eva By Heart', which contained studio tracks she was working on. Then a release, which included tracks from the other 3 CD's, was distributed worldwide, called 'SongBird'. Most recently a final record entitled 'Time After Time' has been released. Her style is difficult to classify - being a mixture of pop, blues, jazz, R and B, gospel and folk. Many of her recordings are beautiful versions of other peoples songs, for example 'Fields of Gold' by Sting, and 'Over the Rainbow' by Judy Garland. She had a love for music and art, her whole life. 'Fields of Gold' was used by the skater Michelle Kwan in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, thus introducing her music to a huge new audience.
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- Eva Cassidy A tribute to Eva Cassidy by Mike Schreibman and Maria Villafana. Includes a detailed biography by Joe E Siegel, from the liner notes of 'Eva by Heart'. Liner notes and song details from all her albums.
- Blues Access: One from the Heart Magazine article about Eva Cassidy, including a brief biography and description of her style of music.
- Washington Post: When Chuck Met Eva Article by Jefferson Morley, about Chuck Brown and Eva Cassidy.
- Blix Street Records: Eva Cassidy Discography from the publishers of her albums.
- Eva Cassidy Artwork Created by Eva's family, this website showcases Eva's artistic talent, with some of her artwork offered for sale here, exclusively.
- Wikipedia: Eva Cassidy Detailed biography of the late singer's life, including her music career, discography, and posthumous recognition.
- Eva Cassidy, a voice gone too soon NY Daily News review of the American vocalist's posthumous release "Somewhere".
- NPR Music: An American Singer's Rising Legacy Audio commentary on the life of Eva Cassidy, including interviews with people she knew, including her mother Barbara. Also several musical examples.
- Eva Cassidy Web Site Comprehensive site about the late singer from her cousin Laura Bligh, including articles, reviews, photos, exclusive interviews with her musical colleagues, guestbook, monthly poll, quiz, plus regularly updated news page.
- Guardian Unlimited: Keeping the flame The Web can bring the work of ignored artists posthumously to life, says Mike Anderiesz.