Eva Cassidy - Tall Trees in Georgia

The new orchestral Eva Cassidy album I CAN ONLY BE ME is released 3rd March 2023 evacassidy.lnk...
estored footage of Eva Cassidy performing Tall Trees in Georgia. The performance took place at the Blues Alley jazz supper club in Georgetown, DC, on the 3rd January 1996.
Recorded by Bryan McCulley on 3 January 1996.

[@jamesmurphy-walsh8966]

I discovered Eva when I was 17 I was living on my own and was in deep deep depression and didn’t have a lot going for me. One day I was walking out of my flat and I found a cd (compact disc) on the floor what was free out of a newspaper. It was all scratched and it had 3 songs by Eva and it worked when I played it and I was hooked, she saved my life her voice changed my life. The tears I cried when I discovered she had passed I feel deeply connected to her. I’m 37 now I’m a hairdresser I have a lovely home and I’m much happier than I was back then. Don’t give up to anyone reading this. Things get better.

[@bearla2007]

Great God Almighty! I'm in my mid seventies and I've never seen or heard anything to match this .Simply amazing !!!

[@elizabethlinsay9193]

Please listen to her sing other songs like Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Danny Boy, or Paul Simon's knockout song American Tune, to name a very few. I promise you will never be the same again.

[@bearla2007]

@@elizabethlinsay9193 Thanks for the comment Elizabeth. Through the wonder of KZbin I've heard all of her stuff and you're right I'm a changed man -for the better I hope - she is also a wonderful guitar player. On her version of Mac's Songbird she plays a short solo, reminiscent of Bruce Langhorne's playing on Dylan's Its all over now baby blue, BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@maggieblyth2077]

yes she was amazing sadly she became world famous after her death. She could sing

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

Gorgeous, eh? She thought her quiet tunes were "boring." Very sweet and humble......She's now the dearest angel in Heaven,alas. I still love the sound!

[@davidwinet5607]

Same here. 75.

[@bjarmoe5085]

For me as a guitarist and singer this has been the most beautiful female voice I've listened to since the last 20 years. Eva Cassidy was a musician, I will never forget. R.I.P.

[@davemcomie1526]

No frills, no production team, no nothing, really. Just a girl and her guitar stopping everyone in their tracks. Eva was the most complete singer any of us will ever hear. I don't even know of another singer from any era or musical genre who sang the wide variety of music that Eva did. A good number of her ballads are vocal masterpieces that achieved the impossible: again and again, they displaced the original and became the gold standard. That’s insane! What a gift, and what a loss.

[@GA040607]

Greatest female voice I've ever heard

[@DeJaMo42]

Hard to argue with that comment, sheer beauty...

[@lizardking2532]

yes.....just ...yes

[@jamesmurphy-walsh8966]

Gurmaan Singh my thoughts entirely! She's the most emotive , pure and graceful vocalist ever !

[@richardhogan2385]

Amen...and Amen

[@Carolina.R.]

🙏🏼

[@helenbackshell2676]

She was stunning in many ways. Gone to soon.

[@georgemelvin7687]

Smiles, hi Helen 🌺 😊

[@colinadonis4562]

I know why we love Eva so: her heart is truly in her voice...

[@tom7471]

I am glad that there are so many others who feel the same about this singer. It seems with time she only gets more popular (thanks to things like KZbin). I first heard Eva Cassidy's Songbird CD well over a decade ago and by luck I was alone and I was sitting down. Even then I nearly fell from the chair to the floor. I could not believe my ears. Every song was a storm of emotion, and every kind of bittersweetness flooded my living room. My core was washed away. No single singer has cut me open so thoroughly before, or since (save when I hear her over again). I love many different types of singers, mostly female, but this one, this lady was (and is) at the highest level of soulfulness and execution (execution meaning her performance rendered, and maybe her ability to kill with it the nonchalantness in any half-hearted listeners). I rarely get the same feeling listening to today's great sellers of song -- oh, maybe for a moment here and there, a song now and again.. I keep listening and I can always find something I like if I search. But with Eva the searching ends, there is nothing better beyond. Eva's voice is another level, another kind of never-before experienced instrument, one that somehow creates less distance between the willing listeners' hearts (and less distance from the single listeners mind and heart), and thusly our eyes are either opened for seemingly the first time, or closed in a blissful way, and we are left collectively floating hopelessly and happily in her melody and soulfulness. I was crestfallen after listening to her for the first time to learn that she had died in the nineties. She was born with the most perfect voice I've ever heard, and I'm not too young-- (well in my heart I am).

[@ClarenceHW]

Tom, first time I hard Eva was at a concert (I'm a musician) was walking across the grass to the stage when the sound guy behind the board put on Eva's Fields of Gold... stopped in my tracks headed over to the mixing board at the back of the field. "Who is that?" been a fan ever since.

[@tom7471]

Yes, Clarence, she has that amazing effect on a lot of people long after her death -- from her small but incredible body of work. She stops people in their tracks. I am not a musician but can easily understand when musicians continually give her great respect. She was in a sense untouched and never needed to alter her artistry to fit any fame seeking path. There is great pureness in that and I believe it can be heard in her voice and felt between her notes. Cheers to you.

[@ClarenceHW]

Well said Tom!

[@donnavorbach215]

She knows you love her!

[@bobaldo2339]

Amen, Tom Very well stated.

[@rodsreel]

This women stops my life in its tracks and makes me sit back and listen to her voice and words, almost hypnotic in form. A real gem we can all treasure. A blessing to have her music always in our lives.

[@Hush-hx2ls]

rodsreel really blessing....

[@minilab9030]

Stopped me like a truck. Beautiful.

[@gottadomor7438]

@rr: I compliment your comment - it says words I only wish I could have thought to write, thank you & Eva Cassidy too.

[@robertcorbitt1305]

So right!

[@Sameoldfitup]

"Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace." Oscar Wilde.

[@nobodyspecial7185]

Hope so....

[@fukanchik]

She's not in the grass. Her ashes all around the Chesapeake.

[@maxse6717]

I only just heard the original song by Buffy Sainte-Marie, she sings it very well. I’ve only ever heard Eva Cassidy version and after hearing the original, I just fall even more in love with Eva’s version. The way she can make it her own is incredible, she makes me feel like I’m with her there in the moment. She has one of the most beautiful voices, if not the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard. Bless her kind and beautiful soul, and may her voice wander through the minds of every person who gets to know her music.

[@aprils6589]

Eva made each song hers but stayed true to the original composition. She brought another level of emotion to each and very song she sung.

[@Joe-gj1ut]

Fuck me ,what you said was very powerful

[@davidwinet5607]

The most beautiful -- voice and soul.

[@whatsthedeal9720]

I wish that I could track down every person that posted a thumb's down on this song and smack them silly! I just heard her voice for the first time today (April 05, 2020) and can't stop listening to her musics! Rest in eternal peace Eva!

[@olliet7739]

I've been listening to her since 2006 & haven't stopped. Enjoy my friend.

[@anglerfish8278]

for what purpose?

[@rickmaybee8119]

Yes yes yes

[@johnbackeberg]

Autumn Leaves is the best.

[@anglerfish8278]

I think eva don’t give a damn either. eva cassidy was created for us folk to listen and retrieve a bit of joy and happiness amidst the turmoil and trouble all around.

[@daniellapawl1048]

This music makes me breathe better. Does anyone else feel this way about her music? I just love it.

[@noonster55]

+Daniella Pawl entranced...

[@daniellapawl1048]

noonster55 Yes -- same here.

[@hhgoodfella7474]

+Daniella Pawl absolutely!

[@daniellapawl1048]

HHGoodfella I have always loved Eva Cassidy.

[@pianomikie]

+Daniella Pawl When I heard her version of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" for the first time, I cried. She was so amazingly gifted.

[@LanguageImaginations]

Today’s music is just very different. This touches your heart immediately. There’s a lot of great music out there today, but this is something else!

[@reneedarden8934]

Eva's parents and family got to watch this remarkable woman explore her music and abilities. Then they had to let her go. I lost my only child 11 years ago. The pain of that has diminished some over the years. Life is going to end. We have ALL had tragic losses. I am so grateful to her parent(s)? for sharing her gift with the world even through such loss and pain. Astounding talent.

[@ellisa330]

And she died at 31...savor

[@BetterTheDevilYouKnow]

A song and voice like no other, so pure.

[@paulsherling5376]

One of the regrets in life I never got to see this great performer in person! Her music is outstanding!❤

[@dawnclarke3235]

Tall Trees in Georgia, the most beautiful song I've ever heard. She sang it so beautifully. Such voice control.

[@georgemelvin7687]

Smiles, absolutely beautiful Dawn, feels really great listening, how are you doing? 🌺 😊

[@mincao8003]

When you think about how many lives she has touched, by her voice, by her interpretation, by her personality, it's unbelievable.

[@robertstein7211]

As my wife was in her last moments I played Eva for her all nite her singing keep her calm

[@martinking6114]

If I think of what heaven may be like, my mum and dad are sitting there listening to Eva perform.

[@johnkarcher2321]

I will never forget first hearing Eva's music in 2002 in Camden, Maine. Literally stopped my wife and I in our tracks. We HAD to find out who she was and get her CD. Was devastated to find out she had died a few years earlier and that we would never be able to see her in concert. Tall Trees is one of the most soulful songs I have ever heard. Haunting and filled with a longing of regret. Eva, though we never met you, we miss you greatly. Thank you for sharing your amazing gift. Your voice lives on and we are better for it.

[@rossspeedie876]

The Greatest. End of: There may be better singers, but no one invokes emotion, rattles hearts, evokes tears from (amusingly) fellas and grown men and generally blows the fucking doors off. Stunning xx

[@jarrodkruger4886]

God took her home early .......He needed a lead singer in heaven ! Unbelievable voice.

[@so_511]

this is my most favorite song in "Live at blues alley "I'm sorry for my poor english . from japan .

[@TheExcelsia]

Eva.

[@nathikweyama5539]

I have just had few bad days this week, all of a sudden I feel much better this voice is angelic

[@qtrtilldawn]

Tall trees in Georgia they grow so high they shade me so And sadly walking through the thicket I go The sweetest love I ever had I left aside Because I did not want to be any man's bride But now I'm older and married I would be I found my sweetheart but he would not marry me When I was younger the boys all came around But now I'm older and they've all settled down Control your mind my girl and give your heart to one For if you love all men you'll be surely left with none Tall trees in Georgia they grow so high they shade me so And sadly walking through the thicket I go

[@richardperkins5046]

Written and recorded by Buffy Ste. Marie. Must have been what Eva's parents listened to.

[@dianeovercash6739]

@@richardperkins5046 thank you. Now I don't have to look it up.

[@richardperkins5046]

@@dianeovercash6739 My pleasure. Buffy is a favorite of mine.

[@lbl9066]

Discovered this beautiful lady in shut down, 2020, and still listening to calm me 2021…..

[@RandyMurrow]

We love and miss you you Eva.

[@cosmiccreator]

MY GOD! that voice!!!!!! Nothing like it.

[@jamesjacob6166]

The song Tall Trees in Georgia was written by Buffy Sainte-Marie and was first released by Buffy Sainte-Marie in 1968

[@billelliott5811]

Yes, that is the album Eva mentions listening to as a child....

[@malloryvincent9473]

The most sincere and beautiful voice ever. Will love Eva forever.

[@ellisa330]

Agreed. I love this soul

[@canoedan]

We love you Eva. You will remain forever in our hearts.

[@ichthus1890]

So beautiful and touching. She's the antidote to what the music industry proffers.

[@ClarenceHW]

1,000 thumbs up

[@stargatedr]

I get the sense that she is actually teleporting herself amongst the tall trees in Georgia while singing this song. It is what makes her so magical.

[@markgraham4058]

M

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

xooxooox

[@lmc2375]

That is one of the most beautiful songs my ears have ever heard ... been listening since 1997. Eva, you were amazing, still are, always will be.

[@rosieposiepudding92]

Even the way she speaks is melodic and beautiful

[@georgemelvin7687]

Smiles, so so beautiful Rosie, feels really great listening, how are you doing? 🌺 😊

[@jameswaddell3348]

Any musician listening to this young lady, knows how incredible this is. It is her, a microphone and a guitar! The perfection in this performance is remarkable!

[@chrisevans9958]

Oh my god. Still listening to her

[@phillipallen3468]

I'd never even heard of this song before now. And what struck me as most notable was her guitar technique. She wasn't (isn't) just a perfect voice. She's really an exceptional guitarist.

[@carolritchie1122]

Buffy Ste Marie wrote the original song.

[@kalalothar]

@@carolritchie1122 Bought this 33 RPM vinyl in the mid 70's in Paris, France ; yes she was an indigenous from Saskatchewan - is 79 now - (like Joan Baez) Here's a link to one of the songs on that album : kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4S8ioGImdmYhMk

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

YES, lovely--

[@petesacco3255]

What makes you say she is an exceptional guitarist she is not exceptional

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

WELL, PETE, FOR SOMEONE SO ILL, AND WITH THAT BEAUTIFUL VOICE, I THINK SHE WAS "EXCEPTIONAL." I LOVED HER SONGS.

[@sirbarlsb9773]

I still listen to Eva 2023 will not stop she has a great voice ❤❤❤

[@elizabethlatorre5360]

Still listening now in 2024 3:59

[@simone9707]

She's a treasure 😌 RIP

[@MichaelSimmons.]

Simply Beautiful. Beautiful young lady. Beautiful voice. RIP my dear.

[@stegokitty]

Sweet mother! I don't understand -- Why do I feel like bawling my eyes out ... even from the first note? Her voice moves me to the core. And I NEVER say anything like that about a singer. I might like their music, but this is something different. It's different.

[@elizabethlinsay9193]

The simplicity of her delivery is stunning.

[@larryclark1518]

This performance stirs all my senses. So touching, so beautiful, there are almost no words to describe-just feel.

[@peterwebster3423]

One of the greatest songs ever written song by a angel The words are so natural and right, her voice beautiful and true

[@TheJonno776]

Perfection.

[@chalk_education]

You are such an inspiration to me Eva. If I could ever ask for an music artist to come back to life it would be you. I hope I get to see you in another life and have the privilege of listening to your amazing voice and guitar skills. Hands down the best female music artist there has ever been.

[@anglerfish8278]

am guided by such a humble voice that leads the way.

[@mingulay29]

Eva was a sort of genius who died young. She didn't deserve to die young; she hadn't even reached the peak of what she could do. I will always love her.

[@JBomb517]

mingulay29 you are so right. Imagine how seasoned she'd be now. She had a gift and she knew how to make grown men cry. I'm proof of that lol

[@lbl9066]

The LORD wanted her more ….. so darn sad…. Discovered her in lockdowns 2020

[@Anthony-hu3rj]

@@lbl9066 The lord gave her cancer and she no doubt died a difficult death. That's your lord.

[@rhondadaum8657]

Wow 💙

[@noenaburnell3245]

She really was bloody fantastic. I bought all her albums. I love playing them in my car. Makes very long journeys a lot shorter.

[@martymajix91]

Eva, you broke my heart and bruised my soul the day you went away.

[@nonniejill]

A voice like silk and musical sensibilities to match....Thank God we have a body of her work to collect. How poor we would be without her

[@357HFC]

Never heard of the song. Anything that Eva sang is GOLD!

[@maryannbacon991]

I love her. There are not enough words to describe her. She is awesome and missed.

[@georgemelvin7687]

Smiles, hello Mary 🌺 😊

[@maryannbacon991]

@@georgemelvin7687 I gave a program on Eve to my music study club and they loved it! Thank you

[@MrHoochMeister]

She could sing anything and it would give soul to that song. Wherever you are Eva I'm sure the angels take a lesson from you

[@TheBuriedLedeR]

Sweet Eva. If there is a Heaven, you certainly inhabit that place. Thank you for the art you shared while you were counted amongst the living. Your music lives on.

[@donaldbakerGonzo1]

I’m weeping for this Angel. Breaks the heart

[@margotm7713]

I just love her interpretation of every song she sings. Thankyou to her family for sharing this beautiful Earth Angel voice & continuing her legacy to be discovered again & again.

[@garyhenry4813]

She was a singular talent. I can’t get enough. Her songs force you to feel

[@inmemoryofCarla]

On my late and very dear daughter's playlist. Both she and Eva gone too soon.

[@joanyoung9106]

Healing powers in her voice and guitar playing! Hauntingly beautiful!

[@PhiLeo7973]

Tom, your prose of the wonders of Eva Cassidy's voice, shines in Supernova fashion. The first time I heard her voice, I was left breathless, never to be the same man. I now know raindrops are from Angels in Heaven listening to Eva, and all the smiles, laughter, and joy from Billions on our "Pale Blue Dot" , are from ears that have heard Eva Cassidy sing. phil🇺🇲🍀🙏💙

[@mike-N6S]

This song strikes such a chord for me. My fiancee wanted to 'wait a while' before getting married. 17 years later, she came back and was ready, but then she suddenly passed away three months later.

[@leonavu]

Man, very sorry about that. Love isn't the destination we thought it would be when we were qll young.

[@elizabethlinsay9193]

I'm so terribly sorry...

[@PG5768]

A Goddess among mere mortals. What a beautiful gift she brought to the world.

[@lori8553]

I soooOooo LOVE this woman. She is timeless.

[@SweetMamaMojo]

I have always felt that some things in this world are such a blessing from God and are so beautiful, they can only occupy the earthly realm for a short time...I have always thought of her as an angel. I'm just glad we have these recordings to keep her memory alive and share with others.

[@nightmarereborn2]

The first time and EVERY TIME since, I am so moved by her soul in this music...

[@irenealomar5240]

I love her voice and her so much ♥️♥️♥️🌹🌷

[@Timbear45]

A truly divine soul......

[@MrStevenrgarfinkel]

It is such a find when to hear a song we have never heard before and find it mesmerizing - that plus her voice. I often just stop working and lean back and just take her in - often getting a little teary.

[@billlavery3387]

Still the best voice I’ve ever heard! Goosebumps

[@TonyG-iu4td]

When Eva sang this record she simultaneously connected with her own life! Probably one of the most spiritual songs I have ever known!

[@JT-py7ze]

God Damm this album is special for those that know

[@littlelulu4107]

My daughter at 18 years old told me that she wanted all men. I sent her this song bc Idnk what to say. She found her true love and is now happily living with him on a sweet little property with chickens and veggie/flower gardens, in college full time. What more can a mother ask for? This song made a difference. So beautiful ❤️

[@lillybloom1590]

You can hope and pray she has the faith in Christ that Eva did! After all, our souls are more important than what we do physically while we're here on earth. Right?

[@Heart_and_Soul]

@@lillybloom1590 ⚜🕊🙏🕊⚜

[@lillybloom1590]

@@Heart_and_Soul I don't have any idea what any of those symbols mean.

[@littlelulu4107]

I listen to you over and over...Rip pretty lady...

[@trillylily16]

She has an amazing voice! The kind of voice I wish I had.

[@ColeSonMusic]

listened to this again Eva. You are a Real Superstar shining bright in that sky tonight. ❤ i never heard of you till yesterday and i never knew this song till you sang it.

[@sweetwaterfilm]

HOLY!!!

[@georgemelvin7687]

Smiles, hi there 🌺 😊

[@jamiebadour6555]

I have loved Eva Cassidy for so long! Many years ago I came to know about her by a dear friend giving me her CD. I am thankful to know this beautiful woman and God blessed talented singer's music!!! Eva Cassidy stands alone with the highest honors of excellence with or without anyone's praise or approval! This woman was in a class all her own and nobody can compare to Eva Cassidy! She was an elite above the elites!

[@marcilaurent6192]

One of my very favorites of her songs. Been following her for 18 years, she sings my soul.

[@gailwestphal1604]

I remember walking in Georgetown alone, in 98, I didn't know of her then, but it haunts me now. Her voice echoes down those streets.

[@cathyb-cbradioband6523]

there's a song in that

[@elizabethlinsay9193]

Yes. I can almost hear it...

[@williambrennan8197]

When there is no melody line to back up her singing - like in a song such as this - you truly hear her perfect pitch stand out. A perfect voice. Such talent. Such emotion.

[@GabryBianca]

The deep voice of the soul, beautiful and crystalline. I love this great artist

[@emmieking9910]

Once heard, never forgotten. There are other performers who sing the same cover songs, but it's Eva's voice I hear in my head. Sadly missed by those who tarry - but oh, what a wonderful reunion awaits us! Thanks for sharing this lovely collection.

[@viviennejohnston1046]

Heard this for the first time today on radio 2. Stunning.

[@georgemelvin7687]

Smiles, hi there 🌺 😊

[@aburrage7697]

Vocal excellence

[@Shack01]

In the words of the great George Jones..... "I would love to see the angels faces, when they hear your sweet voice siing"

[@szatanowska]

Wow ! When you hear it it seems.. like it's just today and you are just there now hearing this voice live ! ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️👍🏻

[@dutube99]

I will never stop being haunted by this

[@ShelaghGRanalli]

Eva's voice, emotion, interpretation of songs is so spiritual to me. I'm grateful to her for all she created before she passed. We have these gems of hers that heal hearts and minds.❤️

[@georgemelvin7687]

Smiles, hi there 🌺 😊

[@JBomb517]

Strange how you can hear her clear her throat before she starts in this... but on Blues Alley and Nightbird it isn't there! This is raw audio too. Not just raw video. I am so thankful for this stuff. She was one of a kind.

[@nicolaebibu3073]

Such a wonderful voice, full of life and blessing for anyone who listen to her songs! God bless her in heaven!

[@budge1611]

It doesn't really get much better than this, such a loss to the world back in 1997, and testament to her power as an artist that she has, and will stand the test of time... peace and love, flower...

[@shergyn]

All Eva versions are better than the originals. Performed very well your instrument.

[@robertmcclure1194]

Sérginho de Souza John:-)j:-):-) Denver

[@robertmcclure1194]

Q John denver

[@thejoshandcharles1]

Im not crying your crying.

[@sandravenner8858]

She sings everything with so much feeling, what a gift! Hard to find that I think now. A true artist💕

[@lovvingd]

Hello Sandra How are you doing today?

[@aarven06]

This is the usa i love... Rip eva. Unity for your homeland.