| Location | Washington |
| Age | 33 years |
| Date of Birth | 2/1963 |
| Date of Death | 11/1996 |
| Visitors | 2,325 since 13/10/2006 |
| Creator |
Eva Marie Cassidy was born on 2nd February, 1963 in Washington Hospital Center in the United States
to Barbara and Hugh Cassidy. Eva grew up with her siblings, Anette, Margaret and Dan in Bowie,
Maryland. The Cassidy family was very musical. From an early age Eva could master harmonies and
first learnt the autoharp but later went on to lear the acoustic guitar. It wasn't just music
at which she excelled, she was also a very talented artist. Through her teens, alongside her
brother, Eva performed in a high school band called Stonehenge. Some of the members from Stonehenge
later worked with her on her later recordings. Though an musician, Eva also worked at a tree
nursery, called Behnke's. While recording an album in 1987 alongside ex-Stonehenge musician,
Ned Judy, Eva sang vocals for Method Actor. Songs written by David Christopher (formerly known as
David Lourim). It was through these recording sessions that she met music producer, Chris Biondo.
She made eight albums in total. The Other Side (Duet With Chuck Brown), Live At Blues Alley, Eva By
Heart, Songbird, Time After Time, Imagine, American Tune and Method Actor. But tragedy struck on
November 2nd, 1996, when she died of melanoma (skin cancer) after a long battle with the disease.
It was after Eva's death that her albums became really successful. It was in 1997, that Paul
Walters, a producer for BBC Radio 2 discovered her, and it was Over The Rainbow that was played on
Terry Wogan's show and ultimately led to the release of the Songbird album, which by late 2000
achieved Gold and by 2001, platinum. Eva's songs have brought solace to those who have lost
loved ones, and her songs have been used for Cancer research adverts and have been used in Love
Actually (2003) and Maid In Manhattan (2002).
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Tributes For This Week 5th October
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FOR MONDAY
Your life was a blessing
your memory a treasure...
You are loved beyond words
and missed beyond measure...
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FOR TUESDAY
You are not forgotten loved one
Nor will you ever be.
As long as life and memory last
We will remember thee.
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FOR WEDNESDAY
We miss you now, our hearts are sore,
As time goes by we miss you more,
Your loving smile, your gentle face,
No one can fill your vacant place.
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FOR THURSDAY
Your touch, your smile,
Was always so tender,
Today, tomorrow,
We will always remember.
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FOR FRIDAY
COMFORT
Surrounded by friends
Yet all alone
The one I loved
God has called home
The hugs of friends
Helps ease the pain
And I know my loss
Is my loved one's gain
But tears now flow
Across my face
As I long for just
One more embrace
Then comfort comes
And I see Christ's face
He hugs my loved one
And I feel God's grace.
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FOR SATURDAY
If Tears Could Build A Stairway
If tears could build a stairway
And memories were a lane
We would walk right up to Heaven
And bring you back again
No farewell words were spoken
No time to say goodbye
You were gone before we knew it
And only God knows why
Our hearts still ache in sadness
And secret tears still flow
What it meant to lose you
No on will ever know
But know we know you want us
To mourn for you no more
To remember all the happy times
Life still has much in store
Since you’ll never be forgotten
We pledge to you today
A hallowed place within our hearts
Is where you’ll always stay
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FOR SUNDAY
FAREWELL
The sand of time are running low
And soon my children I must go
My heart with love for you is filled
But soon its beating must be stilled
I leave no treasures of any kind
Only my love I leave behind
Take it and share it between sister and brother
And always be kind to one another
Weep not beside the grave for me
Don't bring me flowers I cannot see
Only ashes lie neath the cold sod
Just pray that my soul has gone with God
Some of you perhaps may weep
When my eyes are closed in eternal sleep
But try to remember it won't be forever
For God can bring our spirits together
I pray that I go to a world far above
To be with the others that I love
And to wait awhile on that Heavenly plain
Until the day we shall meet again.
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Thoughts Today, Memories Forever
Angela Christopher’s Very Proud Mum
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If Heaven Had A Phone
I cannot dial your number,
I can't get through to you,
I called the operator,
She did all that she could do.
There is no code for heaven,
I cannot place the call,
No numbers left to call,
I reckon I've tried them all.
If heaven had a phone,
I'd ring you every day,
If heaven had a phone,
There's things I want to say.
To tell you that I love you,
And miss you every day,
How much I prayed to god,
That he could let you stay.
If heaven had a phone,
I'd ring you every day,
If heaven had a phone,
I'd hear your voice, know you're okay,
I just want to speak to heaven,
Please do you have a direct line,
Operator says no number,
But your loved one says they're doing fine.
Great Lady, Great Tallent
Just spent this afternoon listening to the Eva Cassidy story on Smooth FM
Great lady with a great tallent.. What a privelage it is to have been left with the legacy of your great voice.
Love goes out to your family and friends
Lynn-Marie
Songbird
I have your beautiful song Songbird on my Baby Daughters Memorial Site and the comfort it brings is untold. The world lost so much when you passed but you remain an inspiration in many peoples lives mine included. God Bless You Eva XXXXXX
songbird
Hello Eva,
You died in the same year as my Dad 1996 your album songbird was such a comfort too me at that time, I then went onto purchase all your albums, I became such a big fan in 2004 I named my little daughter after you. Im so glad you passed this way thanks for the beautiful memories Eva
With love & prayer gillian x
so sorry
Kevin,I am so sorry for the death of your brother(((hugs))).
Eva,lights up the heart of so many,even after her death,she is alive in the hearts of everyone who hears her angelic voice.
we love you Eva xx
i had never heard of eva or heard her music until today , my dad has picked her song "over the rainbow" for my brother's funeral he died of cancer this week at the age of 43 .
eva's songs had a rare clarity and purity ,and i can understand what others have said about her voice ,it is tragic that she died so young of cancer and was not truly discovered until after her death.
with love
"She possessed a silken soprano voice with a wide and seemingly effortless range, unerring pitch and a gift for phrasing that at times was heart-stoppingly eloquent." -- Alex Ward, The New York Times
Eva By Heart
Your music changed my life and for that I love you.
Your music opened my heart and for that i am grateful.
Gone too soon!
words from sting
"There is something about her voice - a quality that you can't really put into words. It's a magical quality. People respond to its purity. It suggests something ethereal - something unattainable." -- Sting
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