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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Ah, yes, Eva Cassidy!  What a discovery, her music, and what a sad discovery, not long after, to learn she had died.  

Some of her covers are now the reference versions for me.  Time after Time, Over the Rainbow ...  oh one could go on and on. As a wag once said about Sinatra, once he sang a song, it's been sung.  So, too, Eva.

My wife too will sit down if Eva comes on, come in from another room, ask me to turn it up some.

What more Eva might have done.

 

Feb 2 would have been Eva's 59th birthday.  What a fine gift these comments have made to mark the occasion.  Many thanks to OP and all who contributed.

Echo the above. Wasn’t familiar with her.

Listening to Live at Blues Alley- just arrived today.

Thanks to all.