Early life (1939–1957) Dusty Springfield was born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien in West Hampstead, North London, England, on 16 April 1939, the second. Dusty Springfield was a member of the folk trio The Springfields in the 1960s. She also had a solo career with hits like Son of a Preacher Man. Dusty Springfield has been acknowledged around the world as the best female soul singer that Britain ever produced. With her oddly erotic, throaty voice, she racked. Dusty Springfield (born Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien on 16 April 1939 – died 2 March 1999) was a British pop singer. Of the female artists of the. Find Dusty Springfield bio, music, credits, awards, & streaming links on AllMusic - The greatest female soul singer to come out of… Fist fights with her lesbian lover and multiple suicide attempts: The dark side of Dusty Springfield. By Karen Bartlett. Published: 17:00 EST, 21 June 2014 | Updated. Dusty Springfield was an enormous cat lover. She left behind her twelve year old pet cat, Nicholas. She had suffered from drug and alcoholism during the seventies. Visit Amazon.com's Dusty Springfield Store to shop for Dusty Springfield albums (CD, MP3, Vinyl), concert tickets, and other Dusty Springfield-related products (DVDs. Dusty Springfield new music, concerts, photos, and official news updates directly from Dusty Springfield's Twitter and Facebook. Dusty Springfield. 399,608 likes · 5,954 talking about this. Few singers are as loved, revered and fondly remembered as Dusty Springfield. Born Mary.