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Celebrating Dusty Springfield
Today’s Doodle celebrates performer and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Dusty Springfield. Known for her impressive versatility across genres, eye-locking stage presence, and her signature blonde beehive, Springfield was a cultural icon whose successful career spanned over five decades. On this day in 1963, Dusty released her first solo single, 'I Only Want to Be with You.'
Springfield found her love for music at an early age, and dedicated her life to performing right out of school. Her professional career began when she briefly joined the Lana Sisters in 1958. Soon after, Dusty joined the likes of Tom, her brother, and Tim Field to form a pop-folk trio called The Springfields. In 1962, the group released “Silver Threads and Golden Needles,” which became a top 20 hit in America—a rare feat for a British group at the time. On her way to Nashville for a recording session, she made a career-changing stop in New York and realized her creative calling was closer to that of soul and R&B.
Although the group disbanded, Dusty continued the Springfield stage persona into her solo career. Over the next decade, she released a number of hits like the overwhelmingly successful “You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me.” The peak of her career success came in 1968 when her album “Dusty in Memphis” found critical acclaim across the U.S. and U.K.
In the years that followed, Springfield’s career journey spanned across various genres and styles. In the 90’s, she released her last studio album, was inducted into the Class of 1999 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and recognized as Britain's best-ever pop singer by The Rolling Stones!
Thank you for always keeping us wishin’ and hopin’, Dusty. Proud to be celebrating you today!
She was an icon 👌
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