Dusty Springfield
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1939-04-16
- Died
- 1999-03-02
- Works
- 1
Top works
- A brand new me
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Film & TV
Acting · Enfield, Middlesex, England, UK
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, professionally known as Dusty Springfield, was an English pop singer and record producer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s.
Known for
- 40 Hidden Music Treasures at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2024
- Dusty Springfield at the BBC: Volume Two — Self (archive footage)2023
- Burt Bacharach at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2023
- Carole King and her Songs at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2023
- Dusty Springfield at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2013
- Dusty Springfield: Once Upon a Time (1964-1969) — Performer2010
- Just Dusty: The Real Dusty Springfield — Self2009
- Classic Soul at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2007
- Alma Cogan: Her Fabulous Story — Self (Archive Footage)2006
- Original Up-Town Divas — Self (archive footage)2004
via TMDB
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- 2,072,343
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Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE (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 blonde bouffant/beehive hai
Recent publications · Crossref
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Key facts
- Born
- Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien , ( 1939-04-16 ) 16 April 1939, London , England
- Died
- 2 March 1999 (1999-03-02) (aged 59), Henley-on-Thames , England
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter record producer television presenter
- Years active
- 1958–1995
- Genres
- Pop blue-eyed soul country jazz R&B
- Works
- Dusty Springfield discography
- Labels
- Philips Mercury Hippodrome Parlophone Columbia Atlantic Phonogram ABC Dunhill United Artists 20th Century
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 16 April 1939
- Died
- 2 March 1999
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bernadette
- Family name
- O'Brien
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Henley-on-Thames
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
Article
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (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 performers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her image – marked by a peroxide blonde bouffant/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.
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, she formed the folk-pop vocal trio the Springfields. Two of their five 1961–63 top 40 UK hits – "Island of Dreams" and "Say I Won't Be There" – reached No. 5 on the charts, both in the spring of 1963. In 1962, they also achieved success in the United States with their cover of "Silver Threads and Golden Needles". Her solo career began in late 1963 with the upbeat pop record "I Only Want to Be with You"—a UK No. 4 hit, and the first of her six transatlantic top 40 hits in the 1960s, along with "Stay Awhile" (1964), "All I See Is You" (1966), "I'll Try Anything" (1967), and two releases which are now considered her signature songs: "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (1966 UK No. 1/US No. 4) and "Son of a Preacher Man" (1968/69 UK No. 9/US No. 10). The latter is featured on the 1968 pop and soul album Dusty in Memphis, one of Springfield's legacy-defining works. In March 2020, the US Library of Congress added the album to the National Recording Registry, which preserves audio recordings considered to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".