Dusty Springfield funeral

May 2024 · 1 minute read

Dusty Springfield whose original name is known Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien was born on April 16, 1939. Dusty was born in London, England and she died on March 2, 1999.

Dusty was the daughter of a tax consultant. She grew up in prosperous Hampstead in North London. In the year 1958, Dusty became the third member of a short-lived girl group called the Lana Sisters. It was at this point she reinvented herself as Dusty Springfield and then she joined her brother named Dion whose stage name was Tom Springfield) in the British country music trio the Springfield. The trio achieved moderate success in the early 1960s.

Dusty had the single titled “I Only Want to Be with You” in the year 1963. Dusty Springfield then went solo and made her way into the heart of “Swinging London.” Dusty proceeded to record into the 1970s. However, Dusty’s career was derailed by some poor management and struggles with drugs alongside alcohol.

Dusty Springfield funeral

In 1999 Dusty’s funeral was held at St.Mary the Virgin Parish Church in Henley on the Thames. It was a sad day with lots of fans bidding her farewell.

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