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Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer.With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop and dramatic ballads, with French chanson, country, and jazz also in her repertoire.
Norma Cecilia Tanega (January 30, 1939 – December 29, 2019) [2] was an American folk and pop singer-songwriter, painter, and experimental musician.In the 1960s, she had a hit with the single "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog" and wrote songs for Dusty Springfield and other prominent musicians.
Dusty (Philips, September 1964) UK #3 [17] Dusty in New York (Philips, May 1965) UK #13 [17] Mademoiselle Dusty (Philips, July 1965) UK #17 [17] If You Go Away (Philips, August 1968) Note: The above chart placements are from the UK EP chart. The EP chart, which was separate from the singles chart and album chart, ran from 1960 to 1967.
'So Much Love' will tell the story of Dusty Springfield's move from the UK to Memphis in the 1960s.
Tom Springfield (born Dionysius Patrick O'Brien, [1] 2 July 1934 – 27 July 2022) was an English musician, songwriter, and record producer who was prominent in the 1960s folk and pop music scene. He was the older brother of singer Dusty Springfield, with whom he performed in the Springfields.
Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield performed the song for the 1988 Brit Awards. [20] Since Springfield's death in 1999, Pet Shop Boys have performed the song live several times with guest performers singing Springfield's parts. In 2000, singer Cerys Matthews performed the song with Pet Shop Boys during their set at Glastonbury Festival. [26]
A total of eight tracks were recorded in New York in September 1964, produced by Shelby Singleton Jr., some of which were first issued in the UK on the 1965 EP Dusty in New York, others as single B-sides, while some in fact would remain unreleased in Springfield's native Britain for more than thirty years, until they had their debut as bonus ...
Smith continued to develop her Dusty Springfield piece over the next four years. During this time she revised her play into a full-scale, multi-character musical intended for the New York stage. In 2012, the new version of Smith's Dusty Springfield bio-musical, now entitled Forever Dusty , opened Off-Broadway at New World Stages in New York City.