I'm going to piggyback on Paolo's Nick Drake thread, albeit in a more appropriate subforum, since neither one of us are playing in this post.
She may have been mentioned before, despite not being a banjo player. She was a singer, songwriter, interpreter. She lived in my general area, although, like many, I wasn't aware of her until her death or just prior. She had an emotive and angelic voice, and a decided knack for interpretation. She died at the very young age of 33, due to cancer.
I'm aware of several of her recordings, and have a couple of her CDs. This one is classic. Woodstock.
youtube.com/watch?v=1g9aLjwuo60
Mick Fleetwood, of Fleetwood Mac, on Eva. "Her voice was her ultimate tool of magic."
youtube.com/watch?v=Td5mG_4xp14
Her iconic recording of Somewhere Over the Rainbow may be overplayed, but her interpretation and voice shine through.
Over the Rainbow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rd8VktT8xY
Bridge Over Troubled Water
youtube.com/watch?v=YHYW0drRwVg
I've been at that club, Blues Alley in Washington DC USA, but never saw her. I did, however, see Michael Hedges there for the first time, and... well, that's another brief encounter with a musical god.
Edited by - reubenstump on 12/02/2024 16:06:43
I became aware of her after she passed, unfortunately. I’ve listened to some of her recordings and was probably most taken by her rendition of “At Last”. She was gone way too soon. I’m sure her talent would’ve developed more over time, and who knows where she would’ve wound up after all these decades since.
Wonderful singer - they couldn’t categorize her because she played& sang jazz tunes, folk songs, country songs, whatever caught her attention.
