Dusty Springfield
Background information
Birth name	Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien
Born	April 16, 1939(1939-04-16)
Origin	Ealing, London, United Kingdom
Died	March 2, 1999 (aged 59) Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Genre(s)	Traditional pop, blue-eyed soul
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1958—1995
Label(s)	Philips Records, Atlantic Records

Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien^[1] OBE (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), professionally known as Dusty Springfield, was an English singer born to Irish parents. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ealing is a Town in the London Borough of Ealing. It is a Suburban development situated 7 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in south Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Traditional pop or Classic pop or Standards music denotes in general Western (and particularly American popular music that either wholly predates the advent of Blue-eyed soul (also known as white soul) is a term used to describe R&B or Soul music performed by white artists In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Philips Records is a Record label that was founded by Dutch electronics giant Philips. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Of the female artists of the British invasion, Springfield made the biggest impression on the U. The British Invasion was the term applied by the news media — and subsequently by consumers — to the influx of Rock and roll, beat and pop performers S. market. ^[2] From 1963 to 1970, she scored 18 singles in the Billboard Hot 100. ^[3] She was voted the Top British Female Artist by the readers of the New Musical Express in 1964, 1965,^[4] and 1968. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been ^[5] Springfield is an inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame. This is a list of inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The UK Music Hall of Fame honours musicians for their lifetime fame in music ^[6] She was placed among the 25 female rock artists of all time, by the readers of Mojo magazine (1999),^[7] editors of Q magazine (2002),^[8] and the panel of artists by the VH1 TV channel (2007). Mojo (ˈmoʊdʒoʊ is a term commonly encountered in the African-American folk belief called hoodoo. Q is the seventeenth letter of the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled cue (kjuː VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television ^[9]

A fan of American soul music,^[10] Dusty Springfield created a distinctive blue-eyed soul sound. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Blue-eyed soul (also known as white soul) is a term used to describe R&B or Soul music performed by white artists ^[11][12] This earned her the nicknames "White Negress" and "White Queen of Soul". Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. ^[13]

She campaigned to bring little-known soul singers to a wider U. K. audience by devising and hosting the first British performances of top-selling Motown Records artists on The Sound of Motown, a special edition of the Ready Steady Go! TV series in 1965. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This is a list of singles released on one of the various labels owned by Motown Records that reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. This article referes to the TV show For the song go to READY STEADY GO (Song: Ready Steady Go! or simply RSG! was ^[13][14] In 1966, 1967, and 1969, she hosted three seasons of television variety shows ^[15] that included the introduction of Woody Allen and Jimi Hendrix to the British audience. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter ^[16]

Her dashing, glamourous image was supported by a peroxided blonde beehive hairstyle,^[1] heavy use of eyeliner,^[6] and luscious evening gowns. The beehive is a woman's hairstyle that resembles a beehive; it is also known as the B-52, for its similarity to the bulbous nose of the B-52 Stratofortress Eye liner is a Cosmetic used to define the Eyes. It is applied around the contours of the eye to create a variety of aesthetic illusions An evening gown is a long flowing lady's Dress usually worn to a formal affair ^[17] The fact that Springfield was never in a publicly known relationship meant that the issue of her being bisexual continued to be raised throughout her life. ^[18]

Springfield began her solo career in 1963 with the Phil Spector-influenced pop/rock song "I Only Want To Be With You". Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26 1940) is an American Record producer and Songwriter. " I Only Want To Be With You " is a song by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde. ^[11] Her following chart hits included "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" and "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me". " I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself " is a song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. " You Don't Have to Say You Love Me " is a song recorded by British singer Dusty Springfield. "The Look of Love", written for Springfield by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, was featured in the scene of Ursula Andress seducing Peter Sellers in the film Casino Royale;^[19] the song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song. " The Look of Love " is a popular Song. Since its first appearance in the 1967 James Bond film Casino Royale, it Burt Bacharach (ˈbækəræk born May 12, 1928) is an American Pianist and Composer. Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American Lyricist and Songwriter. Ursula Andress (born March 19, 1936) is a Golden Globe award-winning Swiss actress and a major Sex symbol of the 1960s Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British Casino Royale is a 1967 epic surrealistic Satire originally produced by Columbia Pictures starring an Ensemble cast The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture The sudden changes of world pop music towards the experimentation of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Summer of Love themes, and psychedelia left Springfield out of fashion. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. This article refers to the summer of 1967 For the film of a similar name please go to My Summer of Love. Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic ^[20][3] To boost her credibility,^[20] she went to Memphis, Tennessee to record an album of pop and soul music with Atlantic Records' production team of Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin, and Tom Dowd. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Gerald "Jerry" Wexler ( January 10 1917 &ndash August 15 2008) was a music journalist turned music producer and was regarded Arif Mardin (Istanbul March 15, 1932 – New York June 25, 2006) was a Turkish - American Music producer Tom Dowd ( October 20, 1925 – October 27, 2002) was an American Recording engineer and producer for Atlantic The LP Dusty in Memphis^[21] received the Grammy Hall of Fame award in 2001 and was listed among the 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by the Rolling Stone and the VH1, the readers of the New Musical Express, and the viewers of Channel 4. Dusty in Memphis is a White soul album by Dusty Springfield, released in 1969 The Grammy Hall of Fame Award is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old and that have "qualitative Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began The standout track of the album, "Son of a Preacher Man", was an international Top 10 chart hit in 1969. " Son of a Preacher Man " is a song recorded by Dusty Springfield in 1968 and featured on the album Dusty in Memphis. The song was revived in 1994 by Quentin Tarantino^[22] including it in the Pulp Fiction soundtrack,^[23] which sold over three million copies. Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and Music from the Motion Picture Pulp Fiction is the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino 's 1994 film Pulp Fiction. ^[24] Springfield's low period after Dusty in Memphis ended in 1987, when a collaboration with the Pet Shop Boys returned her to the top 20 of U. The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed K. and U. S. charts with the singles "What Have I Done to Deserve This?", "Nothing Has Been Proved" and "In Private". " What Have I Done to Deserve This? " is a 1987 collaboration between two UK recording artists Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield " Nothing Has Been Proved " is a song and a single release by British singer Dusty Springfield, produced by the Pet Shop Boys. " In Private " was the third single in a row to be a charting success for British singer Dusty Springfield, after nearly two decades of little if any chart ^[10] Dusty Springfield kept recording until she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995 and died in 1999. Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men

Biography

Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien^[1] was born in West Hampstead to an Irish Catholic family^[12], and was brought up in the West London borough of Ealing. West Hampstead is an area in northwest London, England, situated between Childs Hill to the north Frognal and Hampstead to the north-east Irish Catholics is a term used to describe people of Roman Catholic background who are Irish or of Irish descent. The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Ealing is a Town in the London Borough of Ealing. It is a Suburban development situated 7 The name "Dusty" was given to her when she was a child, as she had been a tomboy in her early years. Tomboy is a Girl who behaves according to the Gender role of a Boy. Dusty's mother told her a lot about movies. Her tax consultant father^[1] used to tap out rhythms on the back of her hand, encouraging the young Dusty to guess the musical piece. Dusty was brought up listening to a wide range of music, Gershwin, Rogers and Hart, Rogers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller, among others. George Gershwin (September 26 1898 &ndash July 11 1937 was an American Composer. Rodgers and Hart were an American songwriting partnership consisting of the composer Richard Rodgers (1902 &ndash 1979 and the lyricist Richard Rodgers (1902 &ndash 1979 and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 &ndash 1960 were a well-known American songwriting duo Cole Albert Porter (June 9 1891 &ndash October 15 1964 was an American Composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. William "Count" Basie ( August 21, 1904 &ndash April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, Organist Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. Alton Glenn Miller ( March 1 1904 &ndash presumably December 15 1944) was an American Jazz musician and She was a fan of American Jazz and the music of Peggy Lee, with a desire to sound like her. Peggy Lee ( May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an American Jazz and popular music singer and Songwriter At age 11, she went into a local record shop in Ealing and made her first record, the Judy Garland Irving Berlin song "When The Midnight Choo Choo Leaves For Alabam". Irving Berlin (11 May 1888 &ndash 22 September 1989 was a Russian-born American Composer and Lyricist, and one of the most prolific American songwriters ^[25]

First bands (1958–63)

Main articles: The Lana Sisters and The Springfields

After finishing school in 1958, Dusty responded to the advertisement to join an "established sister act" Lana Sisters. Riss Chantelle formed The Lana Sisters in 1958 along with Lynne Abrams The Springfields were a British pop-folk vocal trio in the early 1960s who had success in the UK USA and Ireland but are now best remembered as the launch pad for singer Dusty Riss Chantelle formed The Lana Sisters in 1958 along with Lynne Abrams With the vocal group, she developed the art of harmonising, learned microphone technique, recorded, did some television and played live both in the UK and at American Air Bases. ^[26]

In 1960 she left the band and formed the pop-folk trio the Springfields with her brother Dion O'Brien and Tim Feild. The Springfields were a British pop-folk vocal trio in the early 1960s who had success in the UK USA and Ireland but are now best remembered as the launch pad for singer Dusty Tom Springfield (born Dion O'Brien 2 July 1934, Hampstead, London) was the brother of Dusty Springfield and an important Reshad Feild (born Richard Timothy Feild 13 April 1934) is an English mystic, author spiritual teacher and musician The new trio chose the Springfields as their name during a rehearsal in a field in Somerset in spring. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county Dusty reflected on her time in the Springfields as a time of jolly and loud singing that wasn't always in tune. ^[26] Intending to make an authentic American album, the Springfields travelled to Nashville to record the album Folk Songs from the Hills. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Springfields were a British pop-folk vocal trio in the early 1960s who had success in the UK USA and Ireland but are now best remembered as the launch pad for singer Dusty During a stopover in New York City Dusty Springfield, already a fan of black vocal groups such as the Shirelles, heard "Tell Him" by the Exciters and was inspired by its sound. The City of New York The Shirelles were an American Girl group in the early 1960s and the first to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. " Tell Him " is the name of a song written by Bert Berns. The Exciters were an American Pop music group of the 1960s They were originally a Girl group, although a male member (Herb Rooney was added later ^[26] This helped to turn Dusty's career from the folk and country sounds of the Springfields towards pop music rooted in rhythm and blues. In the spring of 1963 they recorded their last UK Top 5 hit "Say I Won't Be There". After that they agreed to go separate ways. They played their last date in October 1963.

A Girl Called Dusty (1963–64)

Dusty Springfield's first single, the soul-tinged "I Only Want to Be with You", was released in November 1963. " I Only Want To Be With You " is a song by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde. That song was Dusty’s first flirtation with American soul,^[10] She chose it as a tribute to Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" style. Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26 1940) is an American Record producer and Songwriter. The Wall of Sound is a music production technique for pop and rock music recordings developed by Record producer Phil Spector at Gold Star Studios ^[27] The single rose to #4 in the British charts^[28] and #12 on Billboard Hot 100^[3]. It was #48 of the year 1964 of the Musicradio WABC Top. ^[29] The song was the first record played in BBC's Top of the Pops. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast ^[4]

As an apparently rushed work,^[20] her debut album A Girl Called Dusty included mostly covers of her favorite songs by other performers. A Girl Called Dusty was the debut album of British singer Dusty Springfield. ^[20] On the album, the orchestral arrangements by Ivor Raymond and Johnny Franz drowned Dusty Springfield's voice, making it sound thin. Johnny Franz (born John Charles Franz 23 February 1922 — 29 January 1977) was a UK Record producer and A&R ^[20] Among the songs were "Mama Said", "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes", "You Don't Own Me," and "Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa. "^[4] The album reached #6 in UK in May 1964. ^[30] The chart hits "Stay Awhile", "All Cried Out" and "Losing You" followed in the same year. " All Cried Out " is a pop song written by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet, and producers Jolley & Swain for Moyet's debut studio album ^[28] In 1964, Springfield recorded two of Burt Bacharach's songs: "Wishin' and Hopin'", a Top 10 hit in the States,^[3] and "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself", which reached #3 in Britain. " Wishin' and Hopin' " is a song written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach. " I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself " is a song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. ^[28]

Dusty Springfield's tour of South Africa was interrupted in December of 1964, after she performed in front of an integrated audience at a theater near Cape Town. Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the Her flouting of government segregation policy resulted in her deportation from the country. The Republic of South Africa, a constitutional Democracy with a three-tier system of Government and an independent Judiciary, operating ^[4] In the same year, she was voted Top Female British Artist in the New Musical Express poll, beating off the opposition from Lulu, Sandie Shaw and Cilla Black. The NME Awards are an annual music awards show founded by the music magazine NME (New Musical Express This is an article about an American automobile company For other subjects with similar names see Lulu. Sandie Shaw (born Sandra Ann Goodrich on 26 February 1947) was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s Cilla Black OBE (born Priscilla Maria Veronica White on 27 May, 1943) is an English Singer-songwriter and Television ^[20] Dusty received the award again in the following year. ^[4]

1965 releases

In 1965 Dusty took part in the Italian Song Festival in Sanremo, failing to qualify to the final with two songs. The Festival della canzone italiana (in English Italian song festival) is a popular Italian song contest running since 1951 and held annually in the city of Sanremo In the competition, she heard the song "Io che no vivo (senza te)". ^[31] The English version of the song "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" featured lyrics written by Dusty's friend and future manager Vicki Wickham and Simon Napier-Bell. " You Don't Have to Say You Love Me " is a song recorded by British singer Dusty Springfield. Vicki Wickham (b ca 1939 is an English talent manager entertainment producer and songwriter Simon Napier-Bell (born April 22 1939, Ealing Common, London, England) has undertaken many jobs in the Music industry, ^[32] It reached #1 in UK^[28] and #4 on weekly Billboard Hot 100^[3], being #35 of the Billboard Top for the year 1966. ^[33] Later the artist called it "good old schmaltz. " ^[32] The song was voted among the All Time Top 100 Songs by the listeners of BBC Radio 2 in 1999.

In 1965, she released three more U. K. Top 40 hits: "Your Hurtin' Kinda Love", "In the Middle of Nowhere" and Carole King's "Some of Your Lovin'". Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist. ^[28] These were not included in the album Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty making it a more mature soulful LP. Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty is the second studio album by singer Dusty Springfield, released on Philips Records in the UK in 1965 The album featured songs by Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley, Rod Argent, Randy Newman and a version of the traditional Latin number "La Bamba". Leslie Bricusse (born 29 January 1931) is a British lyricist and composer Anthony George Newley ( September 24, 1931 &ndash April 14, 1999) was an English Actor, Singer and Rod Argent (born Rodney Terence Argent, 14 June 1945, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England) was a founding member of Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer The LP peaked at #6 in the U. K. ^[34]

Dusty Springfield campaigned on TV to get American soul singers a better audience in Britain: Singing "Can't Hear You No More" in the set of The Sound Of Motown, a Ready Steady Go! TV edition hosted by Dusty on April 28, 1965

The Sound of Motown (1965–66)

Because of her enthusiasm for Motown music, Dusty campaigned to get the little known American soul singers a better audience in the UK. This article referes to the TV show For the song go to READY STEADY GO (Song: Ready Steady Go! or simply RSG! was ^[6] She hosted The Sound Of Motown, a Ready Steady Go! special edition on April 28, 1965. The show was broadcasted by Rediffusion TV from their Wembley Studios. Associated-Rediffusion, later Rediffusion London, was the British ITV contractor for London and parts of Dusty Springfield opened the two parts of the show, performing "Wishin' and Hopin'" and "Can't Hear You No More", accompanied by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas and an Afro-American instrumental band. Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) were among the most successful groups in the Motown More guest performers followed: the Temptations, the Supremes, the Miracles, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes The Miracles (known from 1965 to 1972 as Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) is an American Rhythm and blues group from Detroit Michigan, notable Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter ^[14] In 1994, the guests of the 1965 show credited Dusty's advocacy of the music in the documentary Dusty Springfield. Full Circle. ^[35] Dusty released three additional UK Top 20 hits in 1966: "Little By Little", Carole King's "Going Back" and "All I See Is You". ^[28] The Autumn 1966 featured Dusty hosting a series of 6 BBC TV music and talk shows Dusty. ^[15] In November 1966 the compilation of her singles Golden Hits was released. The album reached #2 in UK. ^[36]

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"The Look of Love"

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The Look of Love (1967)

The Bacharach-David composition "The Look of Love" was designed for the spoof Bond movie Casino Royale. " The Look of Love " is a popular Song. Since its first appearance in the 1967 James Bond film Casino Royale, it Casino Royale is a 1967 epic surrealistic Satire originally produced by Columbia Pictures starring an Ensemble cast The track was recorded in two versions at the Philips Studios of London. The soundtrack version was recorded on January, 29, and the single release version on April 14. ^[37] The song is featured in the scene of Ursula Andress as Vesper Lynd persuading Peter Sellers as Evelyn Tremble,^[19] seen through a man-size aquarium. Ursula Andress (born March 19, 1936) is a Golden Globe award-winning Swiss actress and a major Sex symbol of the 1960s Vesper Lynd is a fictional character of Ian Fleming 's James Bond novel Casino Royale. Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British See also Casino Royale (1967 film Casino Royale is a 1967 epic surrealistic Satire and is also known for its very large ^[38] "The Look of Love" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song of 1967. The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture The song was a Top 10 radio hit at the KGB and KHJ radio stations. KGB-FM (1015 FM) is a Classic rock Radio station in San Diego California. KHJ Radio in Los Angeles, California broadcasts Spanish-language entertainment programming as La Ranchera. As in 1967 Dusty had trouble with charting hits in the US,^[6] the song earned her highest place in the year's charts, #22.

Where Am I Going? (1967–68)

By the end of the year 1967, Dusty was becoming disillusioned with the showbusiness carousel, on which she found herself trapped. ^[20] She appeared out of step with the Summer of Love and its attendant psychedelic music. This article refers to the summer of 1967 For the film of a similar name please go to My Summer of Love. Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic ^[20] The second season of the BBC Dusty TV shows,^[15] featuring the performances of "Get Ready" and "I'll Try Anything", attracted healthy viewing figures, but was an anathema of the sudden change in the pop scene. For other uses see Get Ready (disambiguation. "Get Ready" is a Motown song written by Smokey Robinson, which resulted in two Anathema (in Greek Ανάθεμα meaning originally something lifted up as an offering to the gods later with evolving meanings it came to mean to be formally ^[20] The comparatively progressive and prophetically titled Where Am I Going? attempted to redress this. Where Am I Going? is the third studio album by singer Dusty Springfield, released on Philips Records in the UK in 1967 Containing a jazzy, orchestrated version of "Sunny", and Jacques Brel's "If You Go Away", it was an artistic success, but flopped commercially. " Sunny " is the name of a song written by Bobby Hebb. Jacques Romain Georges Brel (ʒak bʀɛl in French (8 April 1929 &ndash 9 October 1978 was a Belgian Singer-songwriter. ^[20] In 1968 a similar fate awaited Dusty... Definitely. Dusty Definitely is the fourth studio album by singer Dusty Springfield, recorded and released in the UK in 1968 ^[20] On this her choice of material ranged from the rolling "Ain't No Sunshine" to the aching emotion of "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today". " Ain't No Sunshine " is a song by Bill Withers from his 1971 album Just As I Am. ^[20] In the same year Dusty had a UK Top 5 hit "I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten". ^[28] Her personal TV shows continued with the ITV series of It Must Be Dusty,^[15] including a duet with Jimi Hendrix on the song "Mockingbird". Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter " Mockingbird " is a rap song by Eminem and is on his album Encore. In the same year, Roger Moore presented her third Top British Female Artist award, voted by the readers of New Musical Express. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor.

Memphis sessions (1968–69)

Cover of the album Dusty in Memphis

Main article: Dusty in Memphis

Main article: Son of a Preacher Man

In 1968, Carole King, one of Dusty's songwriters, embarked on a singing career of her own, while the chart-busting Bacharach-David partnership was foundering. Dusty in Memphis is a White soul album by Dusty Springfield, released in 1969 Dusty in Memphis is a White soul album by Dusty Springfield, released in 1969 " Son of a Preacher Man " is a song recorded by Dusty Springfield in 1968 and featured on the album Dusty in Memphis. Dusty Springfield's status in the music industry was further complicated by the progressive music revolution and the uncomfortable split between what was underground and fashionable, and what was pop and unfashionable. Underground culture, or just underground, is a term to describe various Alternative cultures which either consider themselves different from the Mainstream Fashion refers to styles of dress (but can also include cuisine literature art architecture and general comportment that are popular in a culture at any given time ^[20] In addition, her performing career was becoming bogged down on the UK touring circuit, which at that time largely consisted of working men's clubs and the hotel and cabaret circuit. Working men's clubs are a type of private social club founded in the 19th century in industrial areas of Great Britain, particularly the North of England ^[20] Hoping to reinvigorate her career and boost her credibility, Dusty Springfield signed with Atlantic Records,^[20] home label of an idol of hers, Aretha Franklin. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the The Memphis sessions at the American Sound Studios^[1] were recorded by the A team of Atlantic Records: producers Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin,^[21] the back-up vocal band Sweet Inspirations and the instrumental band Memphis Cats,^[39] led by guitarist Reggie Young and bass player Tommy Coghill. Gerald "Jerry" Wexler ( January 10 1917 &ndash August 15 2008) was a music journalist turned music producer and was regarded Tom Dowd ( October 20, 1925 – October 27, 2002) was an American Recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Arif Mardin (Istanbul March 15, 1932 – New York June 25, 2006) was a Turkish - American Music producer The Sweet Inspirations were founded by Cissy Houston (AKA Emily Drinkard mother of Whitney Houston, and sister of Lee Warrick (herself the mother of well-known sisters Reggie Young has been the trombonist with the funk group Earth Wind & Fire since 1987 ^[21] The producers were the first people to recognize that Dusty's natural soul voice should be placed at the fore, rather than competing with full string arrangements. Due to Dusty Springfield's pursuit of perfection and what Jerry Wexler called, a 'gigantic inferiority complex', her vocals were recorded later in New York. Gerald "Jerry" Wexler ( January 10 1917 &ndash August 15 2008) was a music journalist turned music producer and was regarded ^[4][40]

The LP Dusty in Memphis was a real drifting, cool, smart soul album. ^[21] It was reviewed by the Rolling Stone magazine as a piece of^[40]:

The sales numbers of the LP rested short of making it to the UK Top 40. The peak of the album sales was weekly #99 of the Billboard Top 200. Dusty in Memphis received the Grammy Hall of Fame award in 2001. The Grammy Hall of Fame Award is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old and that have "qualitative The album was listed among the 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by the panels of artists by Rolling Stone and VH1, the readers of the New Musical Express and viewers of Channel 4. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began The standout track of the album, "Son of a Preacher Man", reached #10 in UK, in US and international charts. " Son of a Preacher Man " is a song recorded by Dusty Springfield in 1968 and featured on the album Dusty in Memphis. The song was the 96th most popular song in US in 1969. ^[41] The song was revived by Quentin Tarantino in 1994,^[22] which sold over three million copies. Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and ^[42]

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Decline (1969–86)

In September and October 1969 Dusty Springfield hosted the 8 sequences of the BBC TV show "Decidedly Dusty". ^[15] Her second album for Atlantic Records, A Brand New Me, was issued in 1970. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock The songs were written and produced by Gamble and Huff. In 2007, the LP was listed among the 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die by the Guardian newspaper. The album yielded a Billboard Top 25 single, "A Brand New Me". The third album for the Atlantic label, including the intended title track "(I'll Be) Faithful" and produced by Jeff Barry, was abandoned because of the sales figures of the initial single releases. Jeff Barry (born April 3, 1938) is an American pop music Songwriter, Singer, and Record producer. Most of the material was released on the 1999 reissue of Dusty in Memphis on Rhino Records. Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group. Her next album, See All Her Faces, was released only in Britain, having none of the cohesion of her previous two albums. In 1972, Dusty Springfield signed a contract with ABC Dunhill Records, and the resulting album, Cameo, was released in 1973 with a minimum of publicity. ABC Records started in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records the record label of Am-Par Record Corporation (a subsidiary of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres Cameo is the ninth studio album and eighth released by singer Dusty Springfield.

In 1974, Dusty recorded the theme song for the TV series The Six Million Dollar Man. The Six Million Dollar Man is an American Television series about a fictional Cyborg working for the OSI (which was usually said to refer Her second ABC Dunhill album was given the working title Elements and scheduled for release as Longing. The sessions were abandoned due to Dusty Springfield's personal problems. A part of the material, including tentative and incomplete vocals, was released on the 2001 compilation Beautiful Soul. Dusty put her career on hold in 1974, living reclusively in USA to avoid the scrutiny by British tabloids. ^[4] She recorded nothing until 1978. Haunted by drinking and drug problems, she tried to live off the earnings of her 1960s success. In the period she only provided the background vocals for Anne Murray's LP Together^[10] and Elton John's LP Caribou, including the single "The Bitch is Back". Anne Murray CC ONS (born Morna Anne Murray on June 20 1945 is a Canadian singer Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Caribou is the eighth Studio album by British Singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music) In 1978 she continued to work for the United Artists Records label. United Artists Records was a Record label founded by Max E Youngstein of United Artists in 1958 initially to distribute Soundtracks This resulted in the albums It Begins Again produced by Roy Thomas Baker. It Begins Again is the eleventh studio album by Dusty Springfield, but only the ninth released Roy Thomas Baker is an English Record producer who helped create a number of extremely popular pop and rock records from the 1970s to the present The LP charted on either side of the Atlantic and was well received by critics but was not a commercial success. The album Living Without Your Love did slightly better. Living Without Your Love is the twelfth studio album recorded by singer Dusty Springfield and tenth released ^[10] In London, she recorded two singles for her British label Mercury Records. Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of The first was the disco-influenced "Baby Blue", which reached #61 in Britain. The second, "Your Love Still Brings Me to My Knees", was Dusty Springfield's final single for Philips Records. In Autumn, 1979, Dusty Springfield played her first club dates in eight years in New York. ^[10] On December 3, 1979, she performed a charity concert for a full house at The Royal Albert Hall, in the presence of Princess Margaret. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) She signed a deal in USA with the 20th Century Fox Records, which resulted in the single "It Goes Like It Goes". 20th Century Records, also known as 20th Fox Records and 20th Century-Fox Records, began in 1958 was a subsidiary of film studio 20th Century Fox. In 1980, Dusty Springfield recorded the song "Bits and Pieces", written by Dominic Frontiere and Norman Gimbel. Dominic Frontiere (born June 17, 1931) is an American Composer, Arranger, and Jazz Accordionist. Norman Gimbel ( November 16, 1927) is an Oscar - and Grammy -winning American Lyricist of pop songs and movie themes Sections of the song are used twice in the film The Stunt Man. The Stunt Man is a critically acclaimed 1980 American Film directed by Richard Rush, starring Peter O'Toole, Steve Dusty Springfield was uncharacteristically proud of her 1982 album White Heat, influenced by the New Wave genre. For the album by The Velvet Underground, see White Light/White Heat. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s After the commercial failure of the album, Dusty Springfield stopped drinking and tried to get her life back together. ^[4] She gave an effort to revive her career again in 1985 by returning to the UK and signing to Peter Stringfellow's Hippodrome Records label. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Peter Stringfellow (born 17 October 1940, Sheffield) is an English nightclub owner who has cultivated a "playboy" image in the British popular This resulted in the single "Sometimes Like Butterflies" and an appearance on Stringfellow's live television show. The song was released against Springfield's wishes with a practice vocal recorded while she had laryngitis. Laryngitis is an Inflammation of the Larynx. It causes hoarse voice or the complete loss of the voice because of irritation to the Vocal folds The singer left the label in response. None of Dusty Sprinfield's recordings in 1971—1986 made it to the Top 40 of neither UK nor USA.

Comeback (1987–95)

Comeback: In 1987, Dusty Springfield returned to the global scene on the promotional video of the song "What Have I Done to Deserve This?"

In 1987, Dusty accepted an invitation from the British pop duo Pet Shop Boys to sing with the duo's Neil Tennant on their single "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" and appear on the promotional video. " What Have I Done to Deserve This? " is a 1987 collaboration between two UK recording artists Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954 is a English Musician, singer and songwriter who with his colleague Chris Lowe, make up the successful " What Have I Done to Deserve This? " is a 1987 collaboration between two UK recording artists Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield The record rose to #2 at both the British and the American charts. The song subsequently appeared on the Pet Shop Boys' album Actually, as well as on both of their greatest-hits collections. Actually is the third Album, the second of entirely new music by the UK Electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. Dusty Springfield sang lead vocals on the Richard Carpenter track "Something in Your Eyes". Richard Lynn Carpenter (born October 15 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut He frequently played the piano while his sister Karen played baseball outside The song was recorded for Carpenter's album Time. Released as a single it became a #12 Adult Contemporary hit in the US. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in For use over the main credits of the US sitcom Growing Pains, Dusty with singer BJ Thomas recorded the show's theme song "As Long as We Got Each Other". Growing Pains is an American Television sitcom that ran on the ABC network from 1985 to 1992 B J Thomas ( Billy Joe Thomas, b August 7, 1942, in Hugo Oklahoma) is an American popular singer known for his chart-topping hits in

In 1988 a new compilation of her greatest hits, The Silver Collection, was issued. Dusty was soon back in the studio with the Pet Shop Boys, who produced her recording of their song "Nothing Has Been Proved". " Nothing Has Been Proved " is a song and a single release by British singer Dusty Springfield, produced by the Pet Shop Boys. This was commissioned for the soundtrack of the film Scandal. Scandal ( 1989) is a British Drama film, a fictionalised account of the Profumo affair. Released as a single in early 1989 the song gave Dusty Springfield a Top 20 hit in the UK. So did its follow-up, the upbeat "In Private", written and produced by the Pet Shop Boys. " In Private " was the third single in a row to be a charting success for British singer Dusty Springfield, after nearly two decades of little if any chart Dusty Springfield capitalised on this by recording the 1990 album Reputation. Reputation is the fourteenth studio album by British singer Dusty Springfield, and twelfth released This was another Top 20 success in UK. The writing and production credits for half the album, which included the two recent hit singles, went to the Pet Shop Boys, while the album's other producers included Dan Hartman. Daniel Earl "Dan" Hartman ( December 8, 1950 — March 22, 1994) was an American Singer, Songwriter and Prior to recording the Reputation album, Dusty Springfield decided to leave California for good. By 1988, she had relocated to Britain. In 1993, Dusty Springfield was invited to record a duet with her former 1960s professional rival and friend Cilla Black. Cilla Black OBE (born Priscilla Maria Veronica White on 27 May, 1943) is an English Singer-songwriter and Television This was "Heart and Soul", from Black's Through the Years album. In 1994, Dusty started recording the album A Very Fine Love for Sony Records. A Very Fine Love is the fifteenth studio album by singer Dusty Springfield, and thirteenth released is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Some of the songs were written by well-known Nashville songwriters and produced with a typical country feel. The last song Dusty Springfield recorded was the George and Ira Gershwin standard "Someone to Watch over Me". George Gershwin (September 26 1898 &ndash July 11 1937 was an American Composer. Ira Gershwin ( 6 December 1896 &ndash 17 August 1983) was an American Lyricist who collaborated with his younger "Someone to Watch Over Me" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin from the musical Oh Kay! (1926 where The recording was made in London in 1995 for an insurance company's television advertisement. It was made available commercially in 2000 on Simply Dusty, the extensive anthology the singer had helped plan but did not live to see released.

Illness and death (1995–99)

While recording her final album, A Very Fine Love, in 1995 in Nashville, Dusty felt unwell. In England, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men She received months of radiation treatment and, for a time, the cancer was in remission. ^[3] In apparent good health again, Springfield set about promoting the album and gave a live performance of "Where Is a Woman to Go?", on the television music show Later With Jools Holland (BBC). Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL (born 24 January 1958) is an English Pianist, Bandleader On the show she was backed by singers Alison Moyet and Sinéad O'Connor. Alison Moyet (born Genevieve Alison Jane Moyet on 18 June 1961 is an English pop Singer-songwriter noted for her Bluesy voice. Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (ʃɪˈneɪd oʊˈkɒnɚ (born 8 December 1966 is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter Cancer was detected again in the summer of 1996. After a fight, Dusty was defeated by the illness in 1999. She died in Henley-on-Thames, on the day she had been due to go to Buckingham Palace to receive her Order of the British Empire insignia. Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in south Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Before her death the officials of St James's Palace gave permission for the medal to be collected by the manager Vicki Wickham. St James's Palace is one of London's oldest Palaces It is situated on Pall Mall in London, just north of St She duly presented it to the singer in hospital, where they had been joined by a small party of friends and relatives. Her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had been scheduled for 10 days after her death. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States Elton John helped induct Dusty Springfield into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, stating:^[43]

The singer's funeral service was attended by hundreds of fans and people from the music business, including Elvis Costello, Lulu and the Pet Shop Boys. Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE, (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie on 3 November 1948 in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed It took place in Oxfordshire, at the ancient parish church of St Mary the Virgin, in Henley-on-Thames where Springfield had lived for the last years. History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in south Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from A marker dedicated to her memory is in the church graveyard. Some of Springfield's ashes were buried at Henley, while the rest were scattered by her brother Tom Springfield, at the Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland. The Cliffs of Moher (Aillte an Mhothair lit cliffs of the ruin, also known as the Cliffs of Coher from the Mhothair are located in the Parish of County Clare ( Irish: Contae an Chláir) commonly referred to as simply Clare, is a county on Ireland and part of the wider Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world In what was considered a very rare departure from royal protocol, Queen Elizabeth said she was 'saddened' to learn of Springfield's death. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Dusty's will provided care for her cat Nicholas, including a marriage to the five-year-old female cat of a friend in a private ceremony later that spring. ^[44]

Personality

Main article: Dusty Springfield's personality

The conflict between Dusty Springfield's Catholic faith and her life affected her deeply. ^[45] Springfield's biographers and journalists have suggested she had two personas: shy, quiet, Mary O'Brien, and the persona she created in Dusty Springfield. ^[22]

In all aspects of her career, but especially in the studio, Springfield was a perfectionist. ^[46] Male colleagues, who were unused to women taking control in the studio, labelled her 'difficult'. ^[45] She often produced her songs, but could not take credit for doing so, as it was seen as bad form. ^[47] Springfield's musical ear was finely tuned, but she could neither read nor write music. ^[48] This made it even harder for her to communicate with the session musicians. During her extensive vocal sessions, she repeatedly recorded short phrases and single words. ^[13][49]

In her early career, much of her odd behaviour was carried out more or less in fun — like her famous food fights and hurling a box of crockery down the stairs. As the Springfield persona became more famous, she was indulged, pampered and spoiled, and plummeted into chronic drug and alcohol abuse. For much of the 1970s, living in Hollywood, Springfield alternately battled mental health and substance abuse issues. The seriousness of her increasingly frequent acts of self-harm resulted in her being hospitalized on numerous occasions. Self-injury ( SI) or self-harm ( SH) is deliberate Injury inflicted by a person upon their own body without suicidal intent ^[49]

Dusty Springfield had great love for animals, particularly cats. WikipediaManual of Style (spelling, articles should conform to one overall spelling style of English typically the one most linked to the article topic (if it is geographic She was an advocate for several humane groups. ^[49] She also enjoyed maps, getting lost and navigating her way out. ^[25]

Sexuality

Main article: Dusty Springfield's sexuality

The fact that Dusty Springfield was never in a publicly known relationship meant that the issue of her being bisexual continued to be raised throughout her life. ^[18] In 1970, Dusty told the Evening Standard:^[18]

In the standards of year 1970, that was a very bold statement. ^[18] Three years later, she explained to the Los Angeles Free Press:^[25]

Later she stated that she had enjoyed relationships with both men and women and "liked it". ^[50] Later she avoided the issue, apart from the occasional comment in the presence of her drag queen fans and Princess Margaret at the performance at the Royal Albert Hall in 1979:^[51]

Dusty's 1981 live-in relationship with Canadian rock icon Carole Pope, burdened with drug and alcohol abuse and self-injury, was described in a chapter of Pope's 2000 autobiography Anti-Diva. Self-injury ( SI) or self-harm ( SH) is deliberate Injury inflicted by a person upon their own body without suicidal intent ^[52]

Artistry

Dusty Springfield had an oddly erotic^[6] husky voice,^[10] any moment liable to launch into heartbreaking urgency. ^[3] As Burt Bacharach said:^[53]

Dusty Springfield's voice communicated a sense of longing that demanded the listener's attention. ^[54] Influenced by American soul,^[10] Dusty Springfield created a distinctive white soul sound. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Blue-eyed soul (also known as white soul) is a term used to describe R&B or Soul music performed by white artists ^[11][12] While recording new songs, Springfield implored musicians to capture the passion of American songs she had heard. ^[4] Her soul inclinations resulted in Dusty Springfield often performing as the only white singer on all-black bills in the 1960s. ^[4] She insisted that her white British session musicians copy precisely the instrumental playing styles of black American musicians. Dusty Springfield’s covers of songs by African American singers ranged from close copies of the original versions to clever reworkings. ^[13] Unlike Aretha Franklin, who took possession of all of her songs, Dusty sang around her material. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the ^[11] Depending on the requirements of the song, she could be pop diva, soul siren or rock n' roll queen. ^[4] She created music that was evocative rather than overwhelming. ^[11] Rather she sang songs that ordinarily would have been offered by their writers to black vocalists. ^[11] She had her own way with lyrics, described by journalist Greil Marcus^[11] on the example of the lyrics of "Wishin' and Hopin'" as:

Her songs had depth, while presenting direct and simple statements about love. ^[11] Dusty's performances were intimate moments with her audience, who used to sing along. In her own words her special relationship with the listeners lifted her performance. ^[26] Dusty Springfield's joyful, dashing image^[13] was supported by trademark peroxided blonde beehive hairstyle,^[1] heavy use of eye makeup^[6] and luscious evening gowns. The beehive is a woman's hairstyle that resembles a beehive; it is also known as the B-52, for its similarity to the bulbous nose of the B-52 Stratofortress An evening gown is a long flowing lady's Dress usually worn to a formal affair ^[17]

Legacy

Dusty Springfield was one of the best selling British singers in the 1960s. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands ^[10] She was voted the Top British Female Artist by the readers of the New Musical Express in 1964, 1965,^[4] and 1968. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been ^[5] Of the female singers of the British invasion of pop music in the sixties, Dusty Springfield made the biggest impression on the US market. The British Invasion was the term applied by the news media — and subsequently by consumers — to the influx of Rock and roll, beat and pop performers ^[55] From 1963 to 1970 she scored 26 singles in either the Billboard Hot 100 or the UK Top 40. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Dusty Springfield is an inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame. This is a list of inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The UK Music Hall of Fame honours musicians for their lifetime fame in music ^[6] She was placed among the 25 female rock artists of all time, by the readers of the Mojo magazine (1999),^[56] editors of the Q magazine (2002),^[8] and the panel of artists by the VH1 TV channel (2007). Mojo (ˈmoʊdʒoʊ is a term commonly encountered in the African-American folk belief called hoodoo. Q is the seventeenth letter of the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled cue (kjuː VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television ^[9]

Discography

For more details on this topic, see Dusty Springfield discography. A list of albums and singles released or planned for release by British Singer Dusty Springfield.

For more details on this topic, see Dusty Springfield singles.

Bibliography

Selected sources by musicianguide. " I Only Want To Be With You " is a song by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde. " Wishin' and Hopin' " is a song written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach. " You Don't Have to Say You Love Me " is a song recorded by British singer Dusty Springfield. " The Look of Love " is a popular Song. Since its first appearance in the 1967 James Bond film Casino Royale, it " Son of a Preacher Man " is a song recorded by Dusty Springfield in 1968 and featured on the album Dusty in Memphis. " What Have I Done to Deserve This? " is a 1987 collaboration between two UK recording artists Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry " I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself " is a song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. " Nothing Has Been Proved " is a song and a single release by British singer Dusty Springfield, produced by the Pet Shop Boys. " In Private " was the third single in a row to be a charting success for British singer Dusty Springfield, after nearly two decades of little if any chart com site^[4]

• McAleer, The Fab British Rock 'N' Roll Invasion of 1964, St. Martin's Press, 1994, pp. 90, 95, 96.
• Clifford, Mike, consultant, The Harmony Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, Sixth Edition, Harmony Books, 1988, p. 162.
• Rees, Dafydd, and Luke Crampton, Encyclopedia of Rock Stars, Dorling-Kindersley, 1996, pp. 810-812.
• New Musical Express, October 2, 1993, p. 29.
• New York Times, January 13, 1997, p. C16.
• New York Times Magazine, October 29, 1995, p. 34.

References

External links

• Dusty Springfield at the Open Directory Project