Dusty Springfield - Wikipedia 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 During her 1960s peak, she ranked among the most successful British female performers on both sides of the Atlantic
JAZZ CHILL : Dusty Springfield’s Long-Lost Masterpiece Finally Arrives . . . This dual CD and vinyl release features new mixes of eight songs and comes with vintage artwork, rare images, and detailed track-by-track notes by Dusty biographer Paul Howes The vinyl is pressed on eco-conscious PET black plastic, combining sustainability with a long-overdue celebration of Springfield’s brilliance Tracklist: Side One
Dusty Springfield - JazzRockSoul. com She listened to a mix of show tunes (Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein), big band (Count Basie, Duke Ellington), and jazz vocalists (Peggy Lee, Jo Stafford) At age 12, she made her first amateur recording, an impromptu rendition of Irving Berlin’s “When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabama ”
Dusty Springfield - This Day In Music Dusty Springfield died after a long battle against cancer, aged 59 The British singer had her first UK hit single in 1963 with ‘I Only Want To Be With You’, which reached No 4, the 1966 UK No 1 US No 4 single with 'You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me’ plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles
Dusty Springfield: Real name, songs, partners and death of the . . . - Gold Dusty was a fan of music from a very young age, being a big fan of the golden era of American composers including George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein (and Rodgers and Hart), and Cole Porter, and jazz musicians like Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller
Biography of Dusty Springfield, British Soul Singer - LiveAbout By the late 1960s, Springfield's commercial success began to fade She tried a contemporary jazz-influenced sound with marginally popular results Echoing her trip with The Springfields early in the decade, she traveled to Memphis, Tennessee in the U S to record an R B album
Dusty Springfield: A Life In Music - Music Feature - No Ripcord Springfield’s BBC TV series was a showcase for her wide musical range Take the August 29, 1967 programme, for instance, where she starts with a Broadway tune ( Come Back To Me ), moves to a soul ballad ( Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream ), veers to a jazz standard ( Peel Me A Grape ), takes the scenic route with a French chanson ( If You Go
From Memphis To Manchester: The Legacy Of Dusty Springfield In the latter part of 1967, Dusty headlined the second season of her BBC TV series, “Dusty” (also known as “The Dusty Springfield Show”) Though the series garnered a healthy audience, it faced challenges keeping pace with the evolving pop music landscape
Dusty Springfield The 1970s - jazzdiscography. com a Mixed Up Girl - 03:25 (Jimmy Webb) Mercury CD: 546 730-2 - Simply Dusty Universal CD: 586 009-2 - See All Her Faces b Sweet Inspiration - 03:12 (John Cameron) : c What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life - 03:30 (Michel LeGrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) Philips CD: 522 254-2 - Dusty: The Legend Of Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield – Biography, Songs, Albums, Discography Facts She was a notable singer of blue-eyed soul, pop, and dramatic ballads, as well as French chanson, country, and jazz, with her distinctive mezzo-soprano tone She was one of the most successful British female entertainers on both sides of the Atlantic during her heyday in the 1960s