associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place label image_size article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
chuck method actor brown , alison krauss , katie melua , 2 november 1996 bowie , maryland , u.s. 1981 -- 1996 washington , d.c. , u.s. blp , blix street -lrb- us -rrb- , hot -lrb- europe -lrb- -rrb- us -rrb- , liaison -lrb- us -rrb- 250 eva cassidy
 eva cassidy solo_singer 2 february 1963 vocals , guitar , piano soul , gospel , pop , jazz , blues , folk eva the the piano.jpg maryland , united states eva marie cassidy singer landscaper , painter , guitarist , recording artist , performer ,
eva cassidy

eva marie cassidy -lrb- february 2 , 1963 -- november 2 , 1996 -rrb- was an american vocalist and guitarist known for her interpretations of jazz , blues , folk , gospel , country , rock and pop classics .
in 1992 , she released her first album , `` the other side '' , a set of duets with go-go musician chuck brown , followed by the 1996 live solo album titled `` live at blues alley '' .
although she had been honored by the washington area music association , she was virtually unknown outside her native washington , d.c. , when she died of melanoma in 1996 .
four years later , cassidy 's music was brought to the attention of british audiences when her versions of `` fields of gold '' and `` over the rainbow '' were played by mike harding and terry wogan on bbc radio 2 .
following the overwhelming response , a camcorder recording of `` over the rainbow '' , taken at blues alley in washington by her friend bryan mcculley , was shown on bbc two 's `` top of the pops 2 '' .
shortly afterwards , the compilation album `` songbird '' climbed to the top of the uk albums charts , almost three years after its initial release .
the chart success in the united kingdom and ireland led to increased recognition worldwide ; her posthumously released recordings , including three uk number 1 records , have sold more than ten million copies .
her music has also charted top 10 positions in australia , germany , sweden , norway and switzerland .
