Talk:Eva Cassidy

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[edit] older entries

In keeping with the 'pedia's policy of giving no credits I've made no mention of this in the main article, but I'd still like to express my thanks to Laura Bligh (Eva Cassidy's cousin) for proof-reading this article and making some valuable contributions and corrections. - Manning

[edit] Labels

user:Egghead06 re-added the dramatico label from the infobox after I removed it. The only thing Dramatico released was a duet single with Katie Melua 11 years after Eva's death. I think it's a stretch to call dramatico her record label. And dramatico is already mentioned in the discography section for the single. Re: the flag icons being cruft, I don't see it. Certainly cleaner than what was done previously to distinguish the european and uk labels from the us labels.--165.21.154.88 (talk) 01:00, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Firstly the flags.I personally like them but.....there are those who seem to make it their lives work to remove them based on WP:FLAG. Put them in or leave them out, but if you leave them be prepared for the over zealous anti-flag brigade!
Her recording labels. To describe her Number 1 single with Katie Melua as 'the only thing' is not really giving this recording its due. But whatever your view of this effort you will find an Eva Cassidy recoding on Dramatico so it is one of her labels as is Brunswick for the UK issue of 'No Boundaries'. --Egghead06 (talk) 12:29, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
It has nothing to do with the quality of the music. A label that represents you is not the same as a label that you(or your rights holder) authorized to release a remix. Anyway, I'll leave it till someone else weighs in on it.--165.21.154.93 (talk) 15:38, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
You might like to read the article for The Beatles where every label is listed including one which only lasted for 9 months!! Think you'll find the listing of labels has nothing to do with the notion of the label that represents you--Egghead06 (talk) 16:11, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
Well, 9 months is certainly a short time when compared how long dramatico represented Eva. You might like to read Template:Infobox_Musical_artist where they state that the label field should be "the record label or labels to which the act has been signed". But hey, Template:Infobox Musical artist is not policy.--165.21.154.92 (talk) 17:08, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Criticism

There was a negative review from Sidney Morning Herald added to the external link. I'm not sure how to work it into the article without giving it undue weight. Help! --165.21.154.88 (talk) 10:02, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lawsuits documents


[edit] Good Article nomination

I"m passing, as it fits all the Ga criteria. Some thoughts about continuing: some more references couldn't hurt if you dig them up. Also, watch your use of commas: occasionally there are a few thrown in a sentence when they're not needed. Finally, maybe Tributes and In popular media could be combined into a single paragraph form section? Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 12:30, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Yay. Thanks.--165.21.154.90 (talk) 02:28, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Minor quibble - in the first sentence it talks about Eva's "reinterpretations". Please change that to just plain old "interpretations". "reinterpretation" is kind of an oxymoron. An interpretation is already a personal version of something that someone else has already done. A reinterpretation would I suppose be your second or third attempt to interpret something, or perhaps you are interpreting someone elses interpretation? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.69.35.203 (talk) 05:34, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Done. Thanks.--165.21.155.117 (talk) 10:53, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rearrangment of text

I made some changes so that the text flows better, but I'm not sure if it is actually an improvement. Any feedback would be welcome.

  1. moved book info into popular media section.
  2. moved Michelle Kwan info into popular media section.
  3. merge tribute with popular media section
  4. moved Melua charity single into popular media
  5. moved future film into popular media.

165.21.154.90 (talk) 08:39, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Description of music sample

Just noting that the description of the sample is taken from a Yahoo Group discussion quoted here. I don't think it falls under WP:OR as it's a factual description rather than an original analysis.--Dodo bird (talk) 11:58, 25 April 2008 (UTC)