Eva Cassidy
publication date: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 (part of Spring 2012)
category: 
Music
clue: Unknown in her lifetime, this DC-area singer went on to sell ten million records, starting with her rendition of the most famous song from The Wizard of Oz.
explanation: Cassidy became a best-selling artist years after she passed away in 1996. Her first hit was "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, and Aaron Shurtleff
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