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CasaLucita — 28 de Junho de 2008 — Eva Cassidy was a phenomenal American vocalist, arranger and guitarist who could and did sing a bit of everything; folk, blues, country, rock, r&b, standards, gospel and jazz.
Eva was born February 2, 1963 and raised in Maryland. By the age of three, it was clear Eva had a natural talent for art as her drawings were remarkably different from most young children. Eva's musical abilities also emerged early. Eva's father began teaching her guitar at age nine and recalls Eva singing solo with her guitar by age ten.
Over the years, Eva's art and music blossomed and greatly expanded. As an artist, Eva dabbled in a bit of everything; drawing, painting, cartooning, pottery and beadwork to name a few. As a musician, Eva played with a variety of people and bands but her musical talents and tastes were so broad, she befuddled the record companies who simply did not know how to market her. Several major record labels showed an interest in her, but by her early 30's, none had signed her.
At the urging of her long-time friend and producer, Chris Biondo, Eva spent the money to record a live performance at Blues Alley in January 1996. Songs from this live performance can be seen on You Tube (two of which you can find in my Video Log). Every song she sang at that performance is incredibly beautiful, but Eva was not at all pleased with her delivery because of a cold she was suffering that night. Although terribly unhappy with the result of those recordings and at first refusing to have the album released, Eva finally relented and the album received great reviews in the Washington, D.C. area. The album and the actual video from that night are a national treasure.
Six months after Eva's live performance at Blues Alley, she began experiencing hip pain which she initially dismissed, thinking it was a result of being on a ladder while painting murals. In July of 1996, Eva was diagnosed with cancer and given the prognosis of having only three months to live. In September, Eva attended a party thrown in her honor at The Bayou. At the party, Eva sang what was to be her last song in public. She choose "What a Wonderful World". There reportedly was not a dry eye in the place.
On November 2, 1996 Eva Marie Cassidy passed away in her parent's home surrounded by friends and loved ones.
Four years later, Eva's music was "discovered" in Britain. Posthumously released CDs have gone Gold and Platinum. While she is widely known in the UK, Eva is still relatively unknown in the United States. It is my hope that someday soon Eva Cassidy will be well known in her own country and that millions of people will enjoy her huge talent.
I'll conclude with one of my favorite quotes about Eva, made by Bruce Lundvall, President of Blue Note Records. Of Eva he said:
"She was a real artist, one of the great ones. She had the magic -- the thing that goes beyond being a really wonderful, creative artist. She had the touch of God on her head -- that touch of individuality and spirituality that made her stand out above all the others. She had that ...
Herbie Hancock said it best to me. He said: 'You know there are good musicians in every field of music and there are some that are great, really great, but then there are those few who have that magic, that other dimension, that must come from God', and that's how I feel about Eva."
To which I say, "Amen".
As always, my heartfelt appreciation goes to Barbara and Hugh Cassidy for bringing Eva into our world and to Chris Biondo for believing in Eva and making it possible for us to still hear her.
For more information about Eva Cassidy's incredible music, art, life and legacy of inspiration, here are two beautiful websites created by members of Eva's family:
http://www.evacassidy.com (books, artwork and cds are available on this site)
http://www.evacassidy.org (a wonderful wealth of information)
And here's a link to a documentary on Eva Cassidy's story:
ABC Nightline Program Eva Cassidy (aired nationally four times)
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video...
BBC Eva Cassidy Story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sfRvX...
UPDATE!!!!! A NEW EVA CASSIDY ALBUM IS DUE OUT AT THE END OF AUGUST 2008. FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT LAURA BLIGH'S EXCELLENT WEBSITE:
http://www.evacassidy.org/eva/evanew....
IT IS POSSIBLE TO PRE-ORDER THE NEW "SOMEWHERE" CD through this fine Cassidy family website:
http://www.evacassidy.com/
.Eva was born February 2, 1963 and raised in Maryland. By the age of three, it was clear Eva had a natural talent for art as her drawings were remarkably different from most young children. Eva's musical abilities also emerged early. Eva's father began teaching her guitar at age nine and recalls Eva singing solo with her guitar by age ten.
Over the years, Eva's art and music blossomed and greatly expanded. As an artist, Eva dabbled in a bit of everything; drawing, painting, cartooning, pottery and beadwork to name a few. As a musician, Eva played with a variety of people and bands but her musical talents and tastes were so broad, she befuddled the record companies who simply did not know how to market her. Several major record labels showed an interest in her, but by her early 30's, none had signed her.
At the urging of her long-time friend and producer, Chris Biondo, Eva spent the money to record a live performance at Blues Alley in January 1996. Songs from this live performance can be seen on You Tube (two of which you can find in my Video Log). Every song she sang at that performance is incredibly beautiful, but Eva was not at all pleased with her delivery because of a cold she was suffering that night. Although terribly unhappy with the result of those recordings and at first refusing to have the album released, Eva finally relented and the album received great reviews in the Washington, D.C. area. The album and the actual video from that night are a national treasure.
Six months after Eva's live performance at Blues Alley, she began experiencing hip pain which she initially dismissed, thinking it was a result of being on a ladder while painting murals. In July of 1996, Eva was diagnosed with cancer and given the prognosis of having only three months to live. In September, Eva attended a party thrown in her honor at The Bayou. At the party, Eva sang what was to be her last song in public. She choose "What a Wonderful World". There reportedly was not a dry eye in the place.
On November 2, 1996 Eva Marie Cassidy passed away in her parent's home surrounded by friends and loved ones.
Four years later, Eva's music was "discovered" in Britain. Posthumously released CDs have gone Gold and Platinum. While she is widely known in the UK, Eva is still relatively unknown in the United States. It is my hope that someday soon Eva Cassidy will be well known in her own country and that millions of people will enjoy her huge talent.
I'll conclude with one of my favorite quotes about Eva, made by Bruce Lundvall, President of Blue Note Records. Of Eva he said:
"She was a real artist, one of the great ones. She had the magic -- the thing that goes beyond being a really wonderful, creative artist. She had the touch of God on her head -- that touch of individuality and spirituality that made her stand out above all the others. She had that ...
Herbie Hancock said it best to me. He said: 'You know there are good musicians in every field of music and there are some that are great, really great, but then there are those few who have that magic, that other dimension, that must come from God', and that's how I feel about Eva."
To which I say, "Amen".
As always, my heartfelt appreciation goes to Barbara and Hugh Cassidy for bringing Eva into our world and to Chris Biondo for believing in Eva and making it possible for us to still hear her.
For more information about Eva Cassidy's incredible music, art, life and legacy of inspiration, here are two beautiful websites created by members of Eva's family:
http://www.evacassidy.com (books, artwork and cds are available on this site)
http://www.evacassidy.org (a wonderful wealth of information)
And here's a link to a documentary on Eva Cassidy's story:
ABC Nightline Program Eva Cassidy (aired nationally four times)
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video...
BBC Eva Cassidy Story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sfRvX...
UPDATE!!!!! A NEW EVA CASSIDY ALBUM IS DUE OUT AT THE END OF AUGUST 2008. FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT LAURA BLIGH'S EXCELLENT WEBSITE:
http://www.evacassidy.org/eva/evanew....
IT IS POSSIBLE TO PRE-ORDER THE NEW "SOMEWHERE" CD through this fine Cassidy family website:
http://www.evacassidy.com/
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Across the evening sky,all the birds are leaving
Oh but then you know, it was time for them to go
By the winter fire, I will still be dreaming
I do not count the time
for who knows where the time goes?
Who knows where the time goes?
Sad,deserted shore
your fickle friends are leaving
oh, but then you know it was time for them to go
But I will still be here
I have no thought of leaving
I do not count the time
for who knows where the time goes?
I know I'm not alone
while my love is near me
I know that its so until its time to go
All the storms in Winter and the birds in Spring again
I do not count the time
For who knows where the time goes?
who knows where the time goes?
who knows where the time goes?
.Oh but then you know, it was time for them to go
By the winter fire, I will still be dreaming
I do not count the time
for who knows where the time goes?
Who knows where the time goes?
Sad,deserted shore
your fickle friends are leaving
oh, but then you know it was time for them to go
But I will still be here
I have no thought of leaving
I do not count the time
for who knows where the time goes?
I know I'm not alone
while my love is near me
I know that its so until its time to go
All the storms in Winter and the birds in Spring again
I do not count the time
For who knows where the time goes?
who knows where the time goes?
who knows where the time goes?
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http://www.lyricstime.com/eva-cassidy-who-knows-where-the-time-goes-lyrics.html
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Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (disambiguation).
| "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" | ||
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| Song by Sandy Denny from the album Unhalfbricking (by Fairport Convention) | ||
| Released | 1968 | |
| Writer | Sandy Denny | |
| Cover versions | ||
| Sandy Denny and the Strawbs, Fairport Convention, 10,000 Maniacs, Mary Black, Eva Cassidy, Judy Collins, Lonnie Donegan, Nanci Griffith, Susanna Hoffs, Deanna Kirk, Charlie Louvin, Cat Power, Nina Simone, Matthew Sweet, Kate Wolf, Kate Rusby | ||
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"Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" is a song written by the English folk-rock singer and songwriter Sandy Denny. The song was originally recorded by Denny privately in 1967, and again during her time with Strawbs. It is best known in the version sung by Denny on the Fairport Convention album Unhalfbricking.
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In 2007, the Unhalfbricking version was voted "Favourite Folk Track Of All Time" by listeners of BBC Radio 2.[1] This version was used as the closing music in the film Don't Worry About Me (2009).
Structure
The song is a slow-paced reflection in three verses on observed events ("Across the purple sky all the birds are leaving"[2][3]) in the key of E major but also relying heavily on the minor chords in that key.[4]
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Having described these observations, Denny then writes that for her, some things are timeless ("Before the winter's fire, I will still be dreamin'; I have no thought of time"[4]) and in the last line of the short chorus asks rhetorically "Who knows where the time goes?".
Cover versions
Cover versions have been recorded by, among others 10,000 Maniacs, Mary Black, Eva Cassidy, Judy Collins, Lonnie Donegan, Nanci Griffith, Susanna Hoffs, Deanna Kirk, Charlie Louvin, Cat Power, Eddi Reader, Nina Simone, Matthew Sweet, Kate Wolf and Kate Rusby.[5]
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The Judy Collins version is the title track of her 1968 album Who Knows Where the Time Goes, although an earlier version had appeared as the B-side of "Both Sides Now" (1968). Both of these appeared prior to the Fairport Convention recording.
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A cover sung by Nina Simone (from her 1970 live album Black Gold) is used in the film The Dancer Upstairs while a Judy Collins version of this song can be heard in the films The Subject Was Roses and A Walk on the Moon.
References
- ^ "BBC - Press Office - Radio 2 Folk Awards 2007 winners". BBC. 6 February 2007. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/02_february/06/folk.shtml. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "purple" is used in Denny's original home demo, later versions used "evening"
- ^ "Sandy Denny". New Musical Express. http://www.nme.com/artists/sandy-denny. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ^ a b "Who Knows Where The Time Goes Chords by Fairport Convention @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com". www.ultimate-guitar.com. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/f/fairport_convention/who_knows_where_the_time_goes_crd.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ^ "Sandy Denny: Who Knows Where the Time Goes?". www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de. http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/~zierke/sandy.denny/songs/whoknowswherethetimegoes.html. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
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