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Dusty Springfield
British singer (1939–1999)
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienOBE[2] (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop and dramatic ballads, with French chanson, country, and jazz also in her repertoire. During her 1960s peak, she ranked among the most successful British female performers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her image–marked by a peroxide blondebouffant/beehive hairstyle, heavy makeup (thick black eyeliner and eye shadow) and evening gowns, as well as stylised, gestural performances–made her an icon of the Swinging Sixties.[3]
Born in West Hampstead in London to a family that enjoyed music, Springfield learned to sing at home. In 1958, she joined her first professional group, the Lana Sisters. Two years later, with her brother Dion O'Brien ("Tom Springfield") and Tim Feild,
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Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield was born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien on 16 April 1939 in West Hampstead, England. Springfield’s elder brother, Dionysius Patrick O’Brien (2 July 1934 – 27 July 2022) was later known as Tom Springfield. Her father grew up in British India and worked as a tax accountant and consultant. Her mother came from an Irish family originally from Tralee, County Kerry.
She was given the nickname “Dusty” because she played football with boys in the street; she was described as being a tomboy.
At age 12 she recorded herself performing the Irving Berlin song “When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabama” at a record shop in Ealing.
After leaving school, Springfield sang with Tom, her brother, in local folk clubs and at holiday camps.
Dusty was a member of the girl group The Lana Sisters from 1958 to 1960.
In 1960, she formed a folk-pop trio, The Springfields, with Tom and Reshad Feild the latter
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Dusty Springfield facts: Singer's partner, family, career and death explained
18 March 2022, 16:45
Dusty Springfield was one of the greatest singers of all time, and one of the first British solo stars to truly break America.
Dusty was known for her distinctive emotional and husky voice, she was one of the leading blue-eyed soul and pop singers of the 1960s and beyond.
An icon of the swinging '60s, Dusty first found fame as part of The Springfields alongside her brother Tom and Tim Feild.
Dusty went solo in 1963, and soon had massive international hits with the likes of 'I Only Want to Be with You', 'You Don't Have to säga You Love Me' and 'Son of a Preacher Man'.
She had a big comeback in the late 1980s thanks to her collaboration with the husdjur Shop Boys on 'What Have inom Done to Deserve This?', taking her back to the top of the charts.
Dusty was also a regular on British TV, presenting many episodes of Ready Steady Go!