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West Hampstead, England (1939 – 1999)

Dusty Springfield (born Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien 16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999) was a British pop singer. Of the female artists of the british invasion, Springfield made the biggest impression on the U.S. market. From 1963 to 1970, she scored 18 singles in the Billboard Hot 100. She was voted the Top British Female Artist by readers of New Musical Express in 1964, 1965, and 1968. Springfield is an inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame. She was named among the 25 female rock artists of all time by readers of Mojo magazine (1999), editors of Q magazine (2002), and a panel of artists on the TV channel VH1 (2007).

Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien was born in West Hampstead, England to an Irish family, and was raised in the West London borough of Ealing. The name “Dusty” was given to her when she was a child, as she had been a tomboy in her early years. Dusty was brought up listening to a wide range of music, George Gershwin, Rogers and Hart, Rogers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller, among others. She was a fan of American Jazz and the music of Peggy Lee, with a desire to sound like her. Her tax consultant father used to tap out rhythms on the back of her hand, encouraging young Dusty to guess the musical piece. At age 11, Dusty went into a local record shop in Ealing and made her first record, the Irving Berlin song “When The Midnight Choo Choo Leaves For Alabam”

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bcnliz wrote:
Sunday evening

Luv her!

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HelloClarice wrote:
last week

I can't help but feel like a sixteen year old lesbian from 1962 whenever I listen to Dusty, but man is it good.

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BrandonnLeon wrote:
last month

awsome voice, not like nowdays radio hits..

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RyanJones wrote:
last month

SHE SO FINE OF THE COVER OF A GIRL CALLED DUSTY

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antarai wrote:
last month

Hey rainy-dog, it's not stupid at all what you say, I've been feeling something similar with other artists. Dusty is very special.

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frengermoy wrote:
last month

little by little :3

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rainy-dog wrote:
last month

there's something about dusty that's different from a lot of other singers i like. even though she died when i was 5, it's like, i just feel so close to her when i listen to her music. when i watch her interviews. stuff like that. i just feel like i know her. i know that sounds stupid.

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abstrators wrote:
last month

Musa inspiradora que se não pela pele, uma voz tradicional que inspira emoções. Sensível, sensual e agressiva na sua forma de interpretação.

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lis-sukie wrote:
last month

I really love the new pictures that have been uploaded recently!

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fi_moon wrote:
last month

♥ [2] : D

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thatspicegirl wrote:
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♥!

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nekit_tyazheljy wrote:
last month

bein' good isn't always easy no matter how hard I try)) Willie and Laura Mae Jones The Windmills of your mind жаль, что уже нельзя услышать это вживую

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essi_daven wrote:
December 2009

bein' good isn't always easy no matter how hard I try ...

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Madameobscure wrote:
November 2009

<3

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kiwibeard wrote:
November 2009

her music makes me so happy

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souris-modeste wrote:
October 2009

No kidding, James. Makes me weep for the future. Especially since Amy Wino has 36.8 MILLION+.

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JAMESisCreepy wrote:
October 2009

that's a ridiculously shit amount of plays!

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mirko16 wrote:
October 2009

I Only Want To Be With You

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marcelodylan wrote:
October 2009

I Only Want To Be With You

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dandyforsdyke wrote:
October 2009

The voice!

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