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| Dusty Springfield |
Dusty Springfield was born Mary O’Brien in West Hampstead, London. She was part of a folk group “The Springfields” with her brother and adopted that surname when she went solo.
By 1966 he was the best selling female pop vocalist in the world. She could be described accurately as a cultural icon of the Swinging Sixties. Her best album is “Dusty in Memphis
My favourite Dusty tracks include: Willie and Laura Mae Jones and of course "Son of a Preacher Man".
In her later years she did a duet with the Pet Shop Boys. She died in 1999 of breast cancer. A real loss to music.
Oh yes, I loved "Son of a Preacher Man"
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I too liked that song.Son of a Preacher Man
ReplyDeleteOMG! I didn't even know she had died already! I used to love Dusty, what a lose for the world of music, but I did enjoy her when I was a young teenager. Thanks for posting on her.
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I didn't realize she had died, either! Her music lives on......
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you, Carol~ thank you for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteSon of a Preacher Man is one of my favorites~ I love her version and Katey Segal's version.
I love the "The son of a preacher man" but never knew who sang it (I don't always do, lol) and they played it several times yesterday on the radio. She was such a beautiful lady, may she R.I.P.
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