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Dusty Springfield. Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE [2] (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop and dramatic ballads, with French chanson, country, and jazz in her repertoire.
18 mar 2022 · By mid-1996, the cancer had returned, and despite treatments, she died in Henley-on-Thames on March 2, 1999, six weeks before her 60th birthday. Dusty Springfield was one of the greatest singers of all time, and one of the first British solo stars to truly break America.
4 mar 1999 · British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II — pop singer Dusty Springfield succumbed to breast cancer last night (March 2) at her home in Henley-on-Thames. She was fifty-nine.
- Who Was Dusty Springfield?
- Early Years
- Solo Career
- Troubled Years
- Final Years and Death
Dusty Springfield made her way into the heart of 1960s swinging London with the British trio The Springfields. Her solo hits include "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (1966) and "Son of a Preacher Man" (1969). After a bout with drugs and alcohol, she saw her career resurrected with the 1987 Pet Shop Boys song "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" a...
A British singer whose style and husky voice emulated the Motown sounds she adored, Dusty Springfield was born Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien on April 16, 1939, in London, England. Her love of music came early. At a young age, she teamed up with her older brother Dion, singing with him in their parents' garage. They liked to record their ...
In late 1963, The Springfields disbanded, allowing Springfield to launch a successful solo career. Over the next half-decade, Springfield was a fixture on the pop charts. The run of success began just months after The Springfields ended, with the January 1964 hit "I Only Want to Be With You," which reached No. 4 in the U.K. and No. 12 in the U.S. B...
Springfield's career following Dusty in Memphisproved inconsistent. Long fascinated by the United States and a bit of a Civil War geek, she moved to America in 1970. But her life only took on more struggles in her new home. Beset by drug issues and other personal problems, Springfield failed to capture the run of stardom she'd once enjoyed. She did...
Springfield, who returned to England in the early 1990s, released her final studio album, A Very Fine Love,in 1995. That same year, she was diagnosed with cancer. From there on out, health problems were a constant in her life. Still, her final years introduced a renewed interest in her work and career. In 1997, Mercury Records issued a 3-CD set, Th...
Dusty Springfield, pseudonimo di Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, è stata una cantante britannica il cui impatto sulla storia del costume e della musica popolare britannica del Novecento è paragonabile a quello che Mina ha avuto in Italia o Dalida in Francia.
3 mar 1999 · British pop star Dusty Springfield died at her home outside London Tuesday, two weeks before she was to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She was 59 and had fought a long battle...
Springfield was diagnosed with breast cancer while recording what would become her final album, 1995's A Very Fine Love, and succumbed to the disease in March 1999 at the age of 59.
