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EvaCassidyhassold10millionrecordsworldwideyetdiedin1996knowingneitherfamenorfortune.However,sheleftbehindalegacythatwouldgoontocauseaphenomenonintheentertainmentindustry.Thisextraordinarydocumentaryhearsfromthosewhoknewherbest,aswellastheartistsandmusicmogulswhoseowncareershavebeenshapedbythesilkenvoiceofamusiclegend.MickFleetwood,KatieMelua,SirTerryWogan,MichaelBoltonandCarrieGrantareamongthecontributorsgivingtheiruniqueperspectivesonhowandwhyCassidyrosefromajobbingmusicianwithapocketfullofcoverversionstoaninternationallyacclaimedstar.BorninWashingtonDCon2February1963,Cassidywasabuddingmusicianfromtheageofnineandwouldeventuallycraftamodestcareerplayinggigsatsmallbarsinherlocaltownwithoutanymainstreamsuccess.Atthetime,anyup-and-comerhadtoplaycovers,sothat'swhatshedid.Buthowdidshestandoutfromthecrowd?MickFleetwoodreflects:“Shewasfearless.Shewouldgointoareasthatmostpeoplewouldn'tdareto.I'dsay'No,no,don'tgotherethat'ssomebodyelse'sterritory'.ButifEva'felt'asongshewouldsay'Iamsingingit'.NowhereisthisbetterdemonstratedthaninherversionofOvertheRainbow.AsongmostcloselyassociatedwithJudyGarland,Evamadeitherown,asvocalcoachCarrieGrantelaborates:“IcannotimaginewhatEvaCassidywasthinkingofwhenshechosetomakeitsoundthewayitdoes,it'sjustgenius”.On2November1996,EvaCassidydiedofcancerattheageof33.AndrewBowles,MDofrecordingandManagementCompanyDramaticoreflectsonthedifficultiesofmakingherastarposthumously:"Whenshediedin1996noonereallynewwhoEvaCassidywasasasinger.Launchinganartistnolongeraliveisamajorchallenge.Allwehadtogoonwasthepurequalityofthemusic."Anditisbecauseofherprofoundlyeloquentqualityofmusicthatsheisrememberedtoday.TheexplanationforEvaCassidy'spopularityissimple-shepossessedamesmerisingsopranovoicewithavastandseeminglyeffortlessrange,faultlesspitchandagiftforreinventingsomeofthegreatestsongseverwritten.
