Eva Cassidy - Imagine - by John Lennon

Tribute to the extraordinary Eva Cassidy. Photographs by Joel Carillet ~ http://www.joelcarillet.com .

From the moment I first set eyes on the photos of author and photographer, Joel Carillet, I knew his work would make a beautiful montage for Eva Cassidy's rendition of "Imagine". Joel Carillet is a world traveler with a keen eye and a heartfelt sense of what John Lennon was imagining. Joel's work has appeared in a variety of magazines, newspapers and anthologies. He is the author of "30 Reasons to Travel" and writes a number of eloquent blogs; http://jcarillet.gather.com/ and http://www.joelcarillet.com/. Thank you, Joel, for lending your beautiful work to this project.

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.

In addition to Eva's musical genius, she was also a gifted fine artist. To learn more about her stunning talents, you can visit these Cassidy family websites:

http://evacassidy.com/ and http://evacassidy.org/

One of the best short documentaries about her can be seen here:

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/rainbow--10170062

Thank you Eva for sharing your beautiful music -- it makes our world a better place and inspires us to Imagine greater peace and freedom for all.

UPDATE!!!!!
A new Eva Cassidy album " SIMPLY EVA" is due out at the end of January 2011.
If you have PayPal, it is possibly to order the "SIMPLY EVA" CD through this fine Cassidy family website:
http://www.evacassidy.com/
Or you can pre-order the "Simply Eva" CD through Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywo...

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[CasaLucita]

In an article released today MTV says Eva's cover of John Lennon's "Imagine" is one of the top five covers in the past 10 years. It went on to say:

"Released six years after her death, it showcases Cassidy's jaw-dropping voice above all else, which is why it's such a great version of the song. Tender and heartbreakingly simple, it sadly remains — like most of her work — vastly overlooked.

[CasaLucita]

A new Eva Cassidy album entitled "Simply Eva" will be released at the end of January 2011. It is an acoustic album of Eva and her guitar. I have always been enchanted with a story Eva's mom, Barbara Cassidy, tells about Eva singing on the rooftop of the hotel where they were staying in Greece. A few minutes into Eva's impromptu concert, people of the village gathered in nearby windows to listen. This CD will give Eva's fans the opportunity to be on that rooftop.

[DAToDATonian]

CasaLucita, I think you have a gift for capturing the idea behind every Eva Cassidy song and rendering it into an extraordinarily beautiful and visually communicative medium. I have yet to watch one of your videos which did not evoke emotion in my heart. I think you and Eva Cassidy would have made great friends because you seem to have the ability to read what I can only imagine were the thoughts and feelings she had when she made these recordings. You are truly an artist in your own right.

[angelialvares]

Wow! Incredible vocal by Eva Cassidy and the visuals carried the mood of the song beautifully. I specially loved the smiling faces of children from all over the world. The excitement and wonder of being alive is written all over their faces.

[08clickr]

Amazing RIP Eva!

[carrolcoulter]

beautiful song, beautiful singer, beautiful composer, beautiful images!

[Arm4N2die]

Thanks a lot. Nice pic's

[hkw521125]

How could anyone dislike this beauty?

[sol5202]

muito lindo!!!

[26sherrybaby]

so so very beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing Eva and this beautiful song and video!!!!`·.,¸¸,.·´☆ ♥ (✿◠‿◠)❀¸¸.☆

[unitedcivil]

sorry, there's something missing, no feeling of getting you into that wonderful place of dream, not good enough for me, each or own opinion.

[rennyshelton]

Every time I hear this song, I picture John Lennon smiling and saying, "yeah, that works for me."

[Garethfeb16]

the biggest compliment i can pay to this cover is i am a huge lennon fan and there are songs by the beatles and lennon that should just be left alone! this being one of them, or so i thought! she captures the simple, child like approach to the song and adds her flavour to the mix! lennon+piano-eva+guitar= magic!

[afz1945]

Wow! What an incredible angelic voice. She was only introduced to me by my neighbors on my birthday 31st Dec 2010, when they played their Songbird CD for me. Now I want every single song/video of her. I just can't imagine being without her!! How sad that she is not with us anymore, but her voice will fortunately be - thanks to modern technology!!! I love you Eva our Angel!!!