Eva Cassidy, the American blues, jazz, and folk singer, performed a phenomenal song. As usual of her, the emotions in her soprano voice bring ordinary lyrics to life. Eva Cassidy almost sings with a magic wand close to her lips.
She puts her soul into songs, even when she performs with a guitar and a piano. With the music, "Autumn Leaves," she raised the bar high. The song was first composed by Joseph Kosma, with lyrics in French by Jacques Prévert and in English by Johnny Mercer.
She sang about a lover who has left, the absence which the fall of autumn leaves remind her of. She sang of memories and immortalized such bits of her life with a song that says everything about the loss in a few lines.
There have been different renditions of the haunting song. Aside from the symbol of leaving connecting to the fall of autumn leaves, Eva tells listeners about vulnerability, love, and loss. The song has been widely accepted.
Eva accentuated every human feeling with her music even when she was almost losing her life. She was 33 when she sang. In that same year after her performance at the Blues Alley Jazz Club in Georgia, DC, she lost her life to melanoma.
She'd fought melanoma all her life. When she died, more people came across her music and testified to her hypnotism. Her mother said she was a private person. Everyone who loves the Washington, D.C.-born artist will say she gave a piece of herself.
She gave a piece of herself to everyone through her music. Her music has climbed the top of the U.K. Albums Chart, and she remains one of the most significant artists to fans of blues.
