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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Andrew Bowser, Brad Schumacher, Caitlin Mowrey, Chris Daly, Chris Wright (basketball, born 1989), Daniel Cates, Doug Dutch, Erik Imler, Eva Cassidy, Henry G. Brinton, Jan Scruggs, JC Chasez, John Kaleo, Justin Ross, Kathie Lee Gifford, Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe, Marianne Curan, Michael-Leon Wooley, Mike Lonergan, Oden Bowie, Paul Reed Smith, Renee Cole, Scott Buete, William Duckett Bowie. Excerpt: Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 - November 2, 1996) was an American vocalist and guitarist known for her interpretations of jazz, blues, folk, gospel, country and pop classics. In 1992 she released her first album, The Other Side, a set of duets with go-go musician Chuck Brown, followed by a live solo album, Live at Blues Alley in 1996. Although she had been honored by the Washington Area Music Association, she was virtually unknown outside her native Washington, D.C., when she died of melanoma in 1996. Four years later, Cassidy's music was brought to the attention of British audiences when her version of "Over the Rainbow" was played by Terry Wogan on BBC Radio 2. Following the overwhelming response, a camcorder recording of "Over the Rainbow," taken at Blues Alley in Washington, was shown on BBC Two's Top of the Pops 2. Shortly afterwards, the compilation album Songbird climbed to the top of the UK Albums Charts, almost three years after its initial release. The chart success in the United Kingdom and Ireland led to increased recognition worldwide; her posthumously released recordings, including three UK number 1s, have sold more than ten million copies. Her music has also charted top 10 positions in Australia, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland. Born on February 2, 1963, at the Washington Hospital Center, Cassidy grew up in Oxon Hill and later Bowie, Maryland, suburbs of Washington, D.C.. She was the third of four children born to Hugh and Barbara Cassidy. Her father Hugh Cassidy, a retired teacher, sculptor, musician, former army medic and world champion powerlifter, is of Scottish and Irish descent, while her German-born mother was a horticulturist. From an early age, Cassidy displayed interest in art and music. When she was nine, her father taught her to play the guitar and she began to play and sing at family gatherings. At age 11, Cassidy began singing and playing guitar in a Washington area band called Easy Street. This band performed in a variety
