If memory serves it was last year when the "Silent Night" single was released. I had hoped that it was picked up by the stations in the US that air holiday...
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martlet530
Dec 7, 2011 3:41 pm
Just announced, singer/songwriter Laura Nyro has earned her place in the Rock & Roll Hall of fame. Here's a quote from today's news... "Nyro, who wrote such...
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stephen leighton
tjsleighton
Dec 7, 2011 4:52 pm
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Why am I as skeptical as to the politics and commercial interests involved as I am with the Grammys? As far as speaking up...
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jeancothern@...
jeancothern
Dec 8, 2011 9:16 pm
I was hoping Joan Jett would get in there, I have seen her several times in concert, but I am glad for Laura Nyro. Randy...
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martlet530
Dec 12, 2011 2:06 am
Howard Tate was the type of musician I always imagined would have connected musically with Eva Cassidy. He was an original. I have no idea if Eva knew of Mr...
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stephen leighton
tjsleighton
Dec 12, 2011 8:26 am
Thanks, Scott, for alerting us to this. Thanks to Howard Tate for performing, and Jerry Ragovoy for writing Get It While You Can. What a great song with such...
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martlet530
Dec 12, 2011 10:03 am
... Hi Stephen, Good point. I think it is safe to assume that at some point Eva must have heard this Janis version... Janis Joplin - Get it while you can ...
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martlet530
Dec 13, 2011 4:03 am
I've just purchased another CD copy of Eva's cover of Silent Night from a UK Ebay seller. I was the only bidder. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion -...
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Lenette Carter
lenettecarter
Dec 13, 2011 5:19 am
Thanks for posting EVA's version of Silent Night. My Christmas wish is to hear her version of my favorite Christmas song ever--"O Holy Night!" ... From:...
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martlet530
Dec 14, 2011 7:59 pm
Someone recently posted from charting stats (ie number of weeks at #1 - etc) for Eva. I'll leave it to someone else to decode. There are lots of...
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martlet530
Dec 16, 2011 4:59 pm
I ran across mention of Eva at Stef Scaggiari's website. "Stef Scaggiari has performed or recorded with the following artists: Vocalists - Ethel Ennis, Eva...
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lbligh@...
lcbligh
Dec 16, 2011 7:40 pm
Stef and Eva performed together at the Maryland Inn. I don't know the date. Laura...
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Joanna
joannakat2000
Dec 18, 2011 2:25 pm
Hi everyone, I'm performing Autumn Leaves after Eva for my proficiency tests on Tuesday. This morning, I decided to listen to her perform it as closely to "in ...
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lightningrusty
Dec 19, 2011 12:31 am
Can anyone substantiate that Amy Redford is no longer interested in doing a movie on the life of Eva Cassidy?...
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martlet530
Dec 19, 2011 12:48 am
... Hi Martin, You are probably referring to this internet posting.... http://www.quora.com/Donald-Cohen/Eva-Cassidy-Movie I don't have any knowledge of Mr...
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stephen
tjsleighton
Dec 20, 2011 8:36 am
We know Eva was a giant Stevie fan. So forgive me, but if I come across a great recording of Stevie Wonder, I love to share it with the group. In this case, it...
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martlet530
Dec 28, 2011 5:07 am
I must belong to six or more discussion groups for music/singers. Now and then someone mentions a new singer or a program about music that sounds interesting...
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martlet530
Dec 28, 2011 6:27 am
This holiday season I gave away three of Eva's recordings. The last was to a morning Dj team at a local radio station. I had hoped that Eva's version of...
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martlet530
Dec 28, 2011 7:12 am
looks like many parts of this program are available on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_TpYEo9Pqg This is my first introduction to choir master Gareth...
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Joanna
joannakat2000
Dec 28, 2011 2:10 pm
It's so funny that this should come through this morning Scott--I just read an article and watched a video about this last night! It was on Billboard Biz ...
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martlet530
Dec 28, 2011 2:40 pm
... Joanna - Thanks for the reply. Yes - point taken - anyone with a Xmas No1 is certainly no longer emerging. So - in the spirit of the season maybe we can...
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martlet530
Dec 29, 2011 12:41 am
Asleep at the Youtube keyboard - that's my only defense for missing this wonderful tribute video with fiddle playing by none other than Eva's brother, Dan,...
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stephen leighton
tjsleighton
Dec 29, 2011 7:28 am
Interesting and wonderful story. The British are very quality conscious when it comes to choirs and singing, with such a long tradition of church choirs and...
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stephen leighton
tjsleighton
Dec 29, 2011 7:51 am
Wow, what a nice tribute by Jóhanna. Enjoyed hearing that with Dan Cassidy playing along. Thanks Scott. Stephen (Toronto) ________________________________...
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Steen Andersen
knold2
Dec 29, 2011 12:51 pm
Yes, really amazing indeed. Very much true to Eva and a very talented too. If I should point out a difference it would be a slight lack of vocal surplus...
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martlet530
Dec 30, 2011 10:27 pm
Maria Jordan is a singer/songwriter from the UK. What I know about her I learned from her website (link below). In September of this year she was asked to...
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martlet530
Jan 1, 2012 3:45 am
Timing is everything. Often weeks and sometimes months go by without feeling like I've made a significant step passing on word of Eva's music and then...
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stephen leighton
tjsleighton
Jan 2, 2012 11:28 am
It's a nice, uplifting story for sure. A big, fancy event with a girl invited to sing Eva's version of OTR. There are very unfortunate edits in the OTR...
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stephen leighton
tjsleighton
Jan 2, 2012 11:32 am
Cheers Scott, and thanks for all your tireless contributions to the group over the year. May we see Eva get more recognition here in North America this year....
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martlet530
Jan 20, 2012 5:05 pm
Etta James has died. What a loss! Many will recall that James was an influence on Eva. Here are two quotes and a link to an article on Laura's website... ...
