Person Open DS/UK/4336 Springfield; Dusty (16 April 1939-2 March 1999); OBE; English pop singer and record producer Springfield Dusty 16 April 1939-2 March 1999 English pop singer and record producer Female Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx?sVsyasYYTvw West Hampstead, London, England (born)

Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England (died)

English Musician; Singer White Daughter of Gerard Anthony "OB" O'Brien (raised in British India, tax accountant and consultant) and Catherine Anne "Kay" O'Brien. Both parents are of Irish descent. Bisexual / Pansexual Dusty Springfield was an English pop singer and record producer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was an important singer of blue-eyed soul and at her peak 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. Her image, supported by a peroxide blonde bouffant hairstyle, evening gowns, and heavy make-up, as well as her flamboyant performances, made her an icon of the Swinging Sixties. In 1958 Springfield joined her first professional group, The Lana Sisters, and two years later formed a pop-folk vocal trio, The Springfields, with her brother Tom Springfield and Tim Feild. They became the UK's top selling act. Her solo career began in 1963 with the upbeat pop hit, "I Only Want to Be with You". Among the hits that followed were "Wishin' and Hopin'?" (1964), "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" (1964), "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (1966), and "Son of a Preacher Man" (1968). As a fan of US soul music, she brought many little-known soul singers to the attention of a wider UK record-buying audience by hosting the first national TV performance of many top-selling Motown artists beginning in 1965. Partly owing to these efforts, a year later she eventually became the best-selling female singer in the world and topped a number of popularity polls, including Melody Maker's Best International Vocalist. Although she was never considered a Northern Soul artist in her own right, her efforts contributed a great deal to the formation of the genre as a result. To boost her credibility as a soul artist, Springfield went to Memphis, Tennessee, to record Dusty in Memphis, an album of pop and soul music with the Atlantic Records main production team.The album was awarded a spot in the Grammy Hall of Fame. Despite its current recognition, the album did not sell well. After its release, she relocated to America where she experienced a career slump for several years. However, in collaboration with Pet Shop Boys, she returned to the Top 10 of the UK and US charts in 1987 with "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" Two years later, she had two other UK hits on her own with "Nothing Has Been Proved" and "In Private." Subsequently, in the mid-1990s, owing to the inclusion of "Son of a Preacher Man" on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack, interest in her early output was revived. Activism and Views: Springfield had a great love for animals, particularly cats, and became an advocate for animal protection groups. Family, Sexuality and Relationships: Springfield was never reported to be in a heterosexual relationship. From mid-1966 to the early 1970s Springfield lived in a domestic partnership with fellow singer Norma Tanega. Between the 1970s and 1980s, Springfield became involved in several romantic relationships with women in Canada and the US that were not kept secret from the gay and lesbian community. Springfield had an "off and on" domestic relationship with Faye Harris, a US photojournalist, and in 1981 she had a six-month love affair with singer-musician Carole Pope of the rock band Rough Trade. In 1982 Springfield met an American actress, Teda Bracci, at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting; the pair moved in together and seven months later, they exchanged vows at a wedding ceremony which was not legally recognised under California law. The pair had a "tempestuous" relationship which led to an altercation with both Springfield and Bracci hospitalised. The pair had separated within two years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty_Springfield (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 2/7/2013 RAHAKirkbride 10/5/2022 69bbef1f-a513-4920-8b44-b39de78a6889