A beautiful take on a classic song.
From: Elfman101
I just heard that she died a few days ago. Here she is singing a Utah Phillips song. (She was a good friend and often toured with Utah.)
From leannmichelle06
I’m a big fan of Eva Cassidy (1963-1996), a wonderful song artist, in my opinion. Not much new turns up anymore.
From Eva Cassidy at YouTube
Wendy Saddington (1949-2013). Exciting Australian blues singer from a great era of blues rock.
From Mar Siop at YouTube
A new discovery to me sent by a friend today.
Famous original recording that has since been covered extensively.
It is Anita O’Day’s birthday. In my opinion, she was a great jazz vocal stylist.
Here is her famous appearance at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.
Anita O’Day is one of my favorite jazz vocal stylists.
To explain the words of the song, Sathima Bea Benjamin was born and raised in South Africa but spent many years in New York.