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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”
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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Celestica_ wrote:
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uma rainha <3
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Meditation ♥
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narci91 wrote:
I love Dusty but I'd be even more glad if the default picture would change every now and then and not just stay the same for years. Please....
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rolsroyse wrote:
Dusty was / is underated, I think in her early days her sexuality was a problem for some people, ...........
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semionato wrote:
DUSTY IN MEMPHIS is the definitive break-up album. dusty is just suffering, going through hell. there's no bitterness, or anger; the loved one is still terrific, wondrous; and she's so wrong, so clueless.
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coanta wrote:
Son Of A Preacher Man it's so perfect in the Pulp Fiction soundtrack!
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clavis_aurea wrote:
She's simply wonderful.
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davesantos wrote:
for portuguese readers: http://hungryfreakdaddy.blogspot.com/2011/12/10-mulheres-rockn-roll.html
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reynan_mtv wrote:
Divíssima ♥
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TheKillerQueeen wrote:
I love Dusty.
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Ariues wrote:
she's blowing my mind. no one told me she was pale.......AND BRITISH! pale+british unbelievable! thanks 'this website'.
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iAmYourDrug wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5roaW2wrieE&feature=related 1:06 - 3:20 Girl in black is awesome. *....*
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AtropaBeladonna wrote:
любимая исполнительница...
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nitty_look wrote:
She is so much more than "Son of the preacher man". Great singer!
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b1ackberry wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Dusty+Springfield/_/You+Don%27t+Have+To+Say+You+Love+Me
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Dajefmustejn wrote:
springfield is american sniper rifle ;d
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discotequedude wrote:
Amy, Adele, Joss and Duffy, they're all walking the path Dusty blazed for them, to the benefit of us all. She was more than an innovator, she was truly a heroine! [2]
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escaladecinza wrote:
it´s dusty springfield, bitch!
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