For that album, Foster convinced Straw to let him wed a fresh Bolton vocal, as well as the work of an orchestra, to Cassidy’s vintage singing on one of her best-known covers, “Fields of Gold”.

Maryland singer Eva Cassidy died of cancer in 1996 at the age of 33. A new album, "I Can Only Be Me," showcases her voice backed by the London Symphony Orchestra.

In 2017, he authorized the use of Cassidy’s famed “Fields of Gold” vocals for use on a Michael Bolton duet album. “I didn’t think that was the best idea in the world, but it turned out ...

I CAN ONLY BE ME, the album's title track, is a radical reworking of a little-known song by Eva Cassidy's musical hero, Stevie Wonder, while the album's eight other tracks receive their own ...

Laura Bligh has a name for people like herself, people infatuated with the music and spirit of the late Eva Cassidy, the Bowie singer whose album "Songbird" recently spent two weeks at No. 1 on a ...

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The album “I Can Only Be Me” pairs the vocals of the late Eva Cassidy with music performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. It drops digitally Friday. Here & Now ‘s Robin Young speaks with ...

In 2006, Cassidy became the No. 5 best-selling artist on Amazon. Posthumously released albums have quietly earned "gold" and "platinum" awards in Europe and the United States.

This article is more than 2 years old. The album "I Can Only Be Me" pairs the vocals of the late Eva Cassidy with music performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. It drops digitally Friday.