Editing Dusty Springfield (section)

{{Short description|British singer (1939–1999)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Dusty Springfield
| honorific_suffix   = {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|OBE}}
| image              = Dusty Springfield.png
| caption            = Springfield in 1966
| birth_name         = Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1939|4|16|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[London]], England
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1999|3|2|1939|4|16|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[Henley-on-Thames]], England
| occupation         = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|record producer|television presenter}}
| years_active       = 1958–1995
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre         = {{flatlist|
*[[Pop music|Pop]]
*[[blue-eyed soul]]<ref>*Jazz * Northern Soul [https://lithub.com/dusty-springfield-reluctant-queen-of-blue-eyed-soul/  Dusty Springfield queen of blue-eyed-soul] Retrieved 12 April 2022</ref>
* [[Chanson|French chanson]]
* [[country music|country]]
* [[jazz]]
}}
| discography   = [[Dusty Springfield discography]]
| label         = {{flat list|
* [[Philips Records|Philips]]
* [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
* Hippodrome
* [[Parlophone Records|Parlophone]]
* [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
* [[Phonogram Records|Phonogram]]
* [[ABC Dunhill Records|ABC Dunhill]]
* [[United Artists Records|United Artists]]
* [[20th Century Records|20th Century]]}}
}}
| signature          = Dusty Springfield signature.svg
}}
'''Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien''' (16 April 1939&nbsp;– 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name '''Dusty Springfield''', was a British singer. With her distinctive [[mezzo-soprano]] voice, she was a popular singer of [[blue-eyed soul]], [[Pop music|pop]] and dramatic [[Sentimental ballad|ballads]], with [[Chanson|French chanson]], [[Country music|country]], and [[jazz]] also in her repertoire. During her 1960s peak, she ranked among the most successful British female performers on both sides of the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]]. Her image–marked by a [[Blond#Varieties|peroxide blonde]] [[bouffant]]/[[Beehive (hairstyle)|beehive]] hairstyle, heavy makeup (thick black eyeliner and [[eye shadow]]) and [[evening gown]]s, as well as stylised, gestural performances–made her an icon of the [[Swinging Sixties]].<ref name=queen />

Born in [[West Hampstead]] in [[London]] to a family that enjoyed music, Springfield learned to sing at home. In 1958, she joined her first professional group, [[the Lana Sisters]]. Two years later, with her brother Dion O'Brien ("[[Tom Springfield]]") and [[Reshad Feild|Tim Feild]], she formed the folk-pop vocal trio [[the Springfields]]. Two of their five 1961–63 top 40 UK hits – "[[Island of Dreams (song)|Island of Dreams]]" and "Say I Won't Be There"–reached No. 5 on the charts, both in the spring of 1963. In 1962, they also achieved success in the United States with their cover of "[[Silver Threads and Golden Needles]]". Her solo career began in late 1963 with the upbeat pop record "[[I Only Want to Be with You]]"—a UK No. 4 hit, and the first of her six transatlantic top 40 hits in the 1960s, along with "Stay Awhile" (1964), "All I See Is You" (1966), "[[I'll Try Anything]]" (1967), and two releases which are now considered her signature songs: "[[You Don't Have to Say You Love Me]]" (1966 UK No. 1/US No. 4) and "[[Son of a Preacher Man]]" (1968/69 UK No. 9/US No. 10). The latter is featured on the 1968 pop and [[soul music|soul]] album ''[[Dusty in Memphis]]'', one of Springfield's defining works. In March 2020, the US [[Library of Congress]] added the album to the [[National Recording Registry]], which preserves audio recordings considered to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Between 1964 and 1969, Springfield enjoyed success in her native [[United Kingdom]] with several singles which in America either failed to chart or were not released, among them being "[[I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself]]" (the biggest of her many [[Burt Bacharach]]/[[Hal David]] covers), "In the Middle of Nowhere", "Some of Your Lovin{{'"}}, "[[Goin' Back]]", and [[I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten (song)|"I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten]]". Conversely, she charted in the US (but not in the UK) with hits including "[[Wishin' and Hopin']]{{-"}}, "[[The Look of Love (1967 song)|The Look of Love]]", and "[[The Windmills of Your Mind]]". From 1971 to 1986, she failed to register a hit from five album releases (aside from a minor 1979 UK chart appearance), but her 1987 collaboration with UK [[synth-pop]] duo [[Pet Shop Boys]], "[[What Have I Done to Deserve This? (song)|What Have I Done to Deserve This?]]", took her back near the top of the charts, reaching No. 2 on both the [[UK Singles Chart]] and the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The collaboration yielded two 1989 UK top 20 hits: "[[Nothing Has Been Proved]]" and "[[In Private]]". In 1990, Springfield charted with "Reputation"–the last of 25 UK top 40 hits in which she featured.

A fixture on British television, Springfield presented many episodes of the popular 1963–66 British TV music series ''[[Ready Steady Go!]]'' and, between 1966 and 1969, hosted her own series on the [[BBC TV|BBC]] and [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]. In 1966, she topped popularity polls, including ''[[Melody Maker]]''{{'}}s "Best International Vocalist",<ref>{{cite web |title=Dusty Springfield obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/mar/04/guardianobituaries |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 March 1999 |access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref> and was the first UK singer to top the ''[[New Musical Express]]'' readers' poll for best female singer. She has been inducted into the [[National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame]], the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], and the [[UK Music Hall of Fame]]. Multiple critics and polls have lauded Springfield as one of the greatest female singers in popular music.