Dusty Springfield

2022 - 11 - 8

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Interesting and Fun Facts about Dusty Springfield; Google Doodle ... (Time Bulletin)

Search engine giant Google celebrates Dusty Springfield, the original name Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, an English singer who made her mark as ...

- Performer and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Dusty Springfield. - Dusty Springfield acquired various accolades and awards in her career. She was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. - At her peak, Dusty Springfield was one of the most successful British female performers, with six top 20 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 and sixteen on the UK Singles Chart from 1963 to 1989. Understanding the surroundings is also essential. The album generated an international hit, “Son of a Preacher Man”, yet her career went into eclipse because of her drug and alcohol issues. Her funeral service was attended by notable famous celebrities like Elvis Costello, Lulu, Pet Shop Boys, and many fans from everywhere in the world. - Dusty Springfield’s solo career started in 1963 with the upbeat pop hit, “I Only Want to Be with You”. - Dusty Springfield moved to America, where she experienced a career slump for several years. [Entertainment3 hours ago ](https://www.timebulletin.com/meet-dj-raahyl-who-made-the-people-to-groove-with-their-whole-hearts-on-his-amazing-beats/) Her father, Gerard Anthony O’Brien, was a tax accountant for the British Raj. Here are some interesting and fun facts you should need to know about Dusty Springfield.

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Google Doodle celebrates singer Dusty Springfield (Oxford Mail)

Google is today celebrating the life of singer Dusty Springfield, who lived in Oxfordshire prior to her death.

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Google celebrates soul singer Dusty Springfield with animated Doodle (Stuff.co.nz)

On this day in 1963, the Son of a Preacher Man singer recorded her first solo hit, I Only Want to Be With You.

The singer passed away at the age of 59 in 1999 following a battle with breast cancer. The group immediately went on to success with a number of top 40 UK hit singles in the early 1960s. Springfield was born in West Hampstead, London on April 16, 1939, but was not until 1958 that she joined the girl group The Lana Sisters. * The song was recorded on November 8, 1963 – 59 years ago today, US time (Google is based in the US). [Dusty Springfield](https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/lifestyle/86624033/abbey-musical-theatre-brings-dusty-springfield-to-palmerston-north-stage) with an animated Doodle on its homepage.

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