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Mar 18, 2022 · Dusty Springfield's birth name was Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien. She was born on April 16, 1939 in West Hampstead, London. She was the second child of parents Gerard Anthony 'OB' O'Brien (1904–1979) and Catherine Anne 'Kay' O'Brien (1900–1974), both of Irish descent.
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.
Feb 21, 2023 · As is often the case with successful performers, though, neither Dusty nor Springfield were her real name. Advertisement. According to Britannica, the woman whom the world would later know as Dusty Springfield was born in London, England in 1939.
- Her Real Name Wasn't Dusty
- She Gave Herself A Makeover Aged 16
- Her Childhood Was Less Than Perfect
- Her First Stage Name Was Shan
- ‘Dusty Springfield’ Was Born in 1960
- She Had An Oddball Sense of Humour
- She Wanted to Make People Dance
- She Was Insecure About Her Looks
- She Loved The Blues
- She only Had One Number One
Dusty Springfield was born Mary Catherine Isobel Bernadette O’Brien in London on April 16th 1939, to an Irish mother and a Scots-Irish father. Her mother Kay was born in Dublin, and grew up in Tralee, and Dusty’s grandfather, Maurice Patrick Ryle was a prominent journalist who edited the Irish Independent and Evening Herald in the 1920s. He was wel...
Dusty was an un-prepossessing teenager at St Anne’s convent school in Enfield, with short auburn hair and thick glasses. Although she credited it with her first ‘blues’ performance in a school assembly, she quickly shed the persona of Mary O’Brien after she left at 16, and shocked school friends a year later when she appeared as a glamorous and ful...
Despite visiting her parents regularly as a young performer, and even taking them on tour with her to the United States, Dusty later she said she had a very unhappy childhood. Her parents were trapped in a loveless marriage, and her father was strict disciplinarian who would hit her. They gifted her, however, with a deep love of music: Dusty often ...
Dusty’s first stage name was ‘Shan’ when she joined the all-girl singing trio the Lana Sisters in 1958. Dusty had already been singing with her brother, Dion, in small clubs in London, but joining the Lana Sisters was her first big professional break. They recorded the songs Tell Him No and Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Back Seat). “We didn’t ...
Her career really came into being on a spring day in 1960 when Dusty agreed to be a founding member of the hugely successful group, The Springfields with her brother Dion, who changed his name to Tom. For three years The Springfields were one of the biggest groups in Britain and Ireland, with hits including Silver Threads and Golden Needles. Althou...
Even in the early days, Dusty had a whacky sense of humour, and a fearsome temper. Mike Hurst from The Springfields recalled Dusty prompting him to throw a tea tray full of cups on the floor, in annoyance at a shared bill with her former group the Lana Sisters — ruining their performance. You couldn’t really be angry with her, Riss Chantelle, said,...
In November 1963, Dusty released her first solo record, I Only Want To Be With You which was originally written by Ivor Raymonde and Mike Hawker for Hawker’s then wife, Jean Ryder. Inspired by the success of the The Twist and Dancing in the Street, Dusty wanted her first single to be a song that people could dance to and she had already rejected Mo...
With her instantly recognisable blonde beehive, black eye make-up, cool glamour and trade-mark hand gestures Dusty quickly became a Sixties icon and was adopted by the Mods, after her early appearances as a compere on Ready, Steady, Go! on which she interviewed, amongst others, The Beatles. Despite her status, Dusty was inherently shy and rarely at...
From her early years listening to the Blues with her father, Dusty loved Black American music and she was one of the key people to introduce Motown to Britain. She had performed with many Motown stars at the Brooklyn Fox in New York, and struck up a close friendship with Martha Reeves. Dusty later hosted the Motown Revue on British television — and...
Although she recorded such classics The Look of Love, Goin’ Back and I Close My Eyes and Count To Ten Dusty only had one number one hit — You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me which she first heard sung in Italian at the San Remo song contest. The English lyrics were then hastily written by Dusty’s friend, and later manager, Vicki Wickham and Simon Nap...
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Springfield was named after Springfield, Oregon. The only reason is that when I was a kid, the TV show “Father Knows Best” took place in the town of Springfield, and I was thrilled because...
Apr 11, 2012 · Matt Groening says he wanted his viewers to think of Springfield as a town they knew. The creator of the iconic cartoon sitcom The Simpsons has finally revealed the inspiration behind the...
Sep 8, 2022 · Dusty Springfield was often referred to as 'the queen of white soul,' and has been credited with helping to bring Motown and soul music over to the UK.
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