She's gay. "The main issue facing Dusty’s career was her continuous struggle with alcohol and drug addiction, along with self harm brought on due to masking several insecurities. At the time, Dusty had never been reported to be in a heterosexual relationship so questions of her sexuality started to come about. In the 1960s and 1970s, homosexuality wasn’t very accepted by society by any means and Dusty was in constant fear of losing her career due to being outed as a lesbian. This fear and constant struggle continued to lead her down a dark path, causing her to be hospitalized several times. However, eventually Dusty decided to just accept and embrace her sexuality. In 1970 she admitted to being in a domestic partnership with fellow singer-songwriter, Norma Tanega."
Dude, I know it's hard. But, believe it or not when music came on the radio before MTV, nobody gave a shit what color the singer was. Good was good and we listened to it.
Amen, brother. I usually didn't even know the names of the artists. About half the time the DJ would not even give the name of the song. frankly I didn't care, good was good and it didn't matter who sang it.
Dusty was a trailblazer during the apartheid era in the 60s she was booked for performances in South Africa , she was promised she would play to a mixed audience. When she arrived there the South African government said it would be white only audiences. She refused to play and returned immediately to the Uk . She openly supported black acts. Her voice was full of soul. I would recommend her track The Look of Love it's sexy sultry and sublime
I’m a almost 70 yrs young and I could not agree with you more most people were unaware of the colour of skin from the am radio Loved all music I sometimes feel most parts of the great USA felt different sadly have a beautiful day
@@judyw1728 The radio was a great equalizer, but mostly for the younger generation. Sadly the people who wrote the laws were only too aware of the tone of someone's face. Having tasted the tear gas when the Ohio State campus was closed the day after they killed four students at Kent State because our fine governor gave the order to load live ammo in the guns of the National Guard, I'm not so sure that we have learned anything from history. Peace 💚
@@DeAnne1233 My apologies but I think that they are no more caught up in appearances than any other generation. An older person like myself, 65 years old, has seen too much to judge those younger than I am, because every generation makes their own mistakes. Unfortunately many of those mistakes are a repeat of what previous people have done. I have 4 granddaughters, and we have lost their grandmother, my wife, and their mother, my daughter. Now I'm trying to pass along whatever lessons that life has taught me in the hope that they don't make similar mistakes. It's impossible to measure any progress, but as long as I keep waking up in the morning I will have hope. Peace 💚
@firstsurname7099 she is English, born in England and if I wish to call it blue eyed soul I will call it blue eyed soul , none of your business , who the hell do you think you are telling me what to call musical genres ?
Dusty Springfield was born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien in London on April 16, 1939. She died in 1999 of breast cancer. Shortly before her death she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and was given the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Blue-Eyed Soul was a thing. Boundaries across genres weren't much in the 60s, 70s, 80s, and early 90s. You could turn on a radio station and hear pop, soul, country, folk, and rock all from the same DJ. We accepted it all.
Except from 1978 through 1982 - "Disco Sucks" was also a thing. Plus, country music wasn't cool with some people and (I don't know how its possible) but some people didn't like Motown!!! I love it all.
"Son of a Preacher Man" was offered initially to Aretha Franklin because the song's writers thought it suited her sound and the fact that her father was a Minister. Aretha turned the song down because she thought it was disrespectful to her father. It was then suggested that Britain’s Dusty Springfield would be ideal. Dusty was in the States recording her album Dusty In Memphis, so they contacted her and she travelled to New York to hear and then record the song.
Many years ago I was in Henley-on-Thames, UK, and walked into the local graveyard. I came across Dusty's headstone and started to cry. A fully grown man crying (I'm 68 now and tearing up writing this). What a voice. A legend. We miss you Dusty.
You'll be surprised to know that she was from England; sadly, she passed away in 1999 from breast cancer at the age of 59. Her voice was pure gold, however.
Yes… first time I ever heard it was in Pulp Fiction….. I bought the soundtrack (which is a great movie soundtrack!) I would have sworn by listening that she was black (way too much soul that I’ve never heard from a white girl before..lol) …. But she’s fantastic on this song! Loved it!!
Dusty Springfield was a big fan of Motown and she was one of the only white singers who could get close to the sound of the Detroit label's records. She was hugely responsible for bringing the sound and its artists to the UK audience.
This is a rare case where I'm grateful to be a little older. I loved this song even as a kid, and still do. Not only did I not know what color she was, but nobody cared what color she was. Sometimes I wonder if our "progress" really is.
Dusty is a legend. As others have said , she was British. She loved soul and gospel and was instrumental in bringing black musicians over from the States and onto mainstream tv in the 60’s. She was great friends with Martha Reeves and there is some lovely footage of them both singing together and they had so much fun together! She was famous for her heavy eye make up, but always claimed that was because her eyesight was so poor. She was also gay, but didn’t come out until much later in her career.
I’ve found the footage, it’s a song called Wishing and Hoping, by Dusty and Martha. I won’t share the link in case it gets your podcast blocked! It’s worth watching though
My favorite older video of her with the whole "wall of sound" behind her and 3 great backup singers is - "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me". Late '60s, I think.
Yep our Dusty, white, blonde, and British with a voice like Aretha, she had some bangers like, Spooky, The Look of Love, Wishin and Hopin, I Only Wanna Be With You and Take Another Little Piece of My Heart.
@TheoZoffrok well there's always hearing aids, you should give them a try. By the way I didn't say the same, I said like, Aretha had slight more power and better range, Dusty had a purer, smoother voice but yes there are similarities, the soul, it is apparent in songs like Son of a Preacher Man, Wishin and Hopin and I Only Wanna Be With You, more that Spooky and The Look of Love where she has more of a Nancy Sinatra quality to her vocals.
That is the best part, the most fun part about reaction videos. Just like we did when we were kids, and played something new for our friends on our home stereo 👍😁
I think this is why I enjoy his reaction channel; watching BP eyes light up to songs I grew up listening to b/c there were only 4 channels on my dial-by-hand TV and no electronics to hold on by hand…aging myself. I never get upset that he doesn’t know the songs and sometimes he gets the interpretation wrong but that’s the beauty of music.
Tom Jones & Dusty Springfield performing I'm Gonna Make You Love Me on the Tom Jones show 1970 is a must for you to listen too. 🤩 Both British Tom is Welsh and Dusty is English 👍🏻😁🏴
Check out “ The look of love is in your eyes.” You’ll absolutely MELT. They didn’t re-master in those days! One of the best ‘white’ female singers ever. Her voice is insanely sultry. So happy you’re expanding your horizons. Loving your show!
In 1987, the Pet Shop Boys brought Dusty Springfield back from obscurity with a song they had written to be a duet between them and her. She agreed to record it and "What Have I Done To Deserve This?" went to number two becoming the second biggest song of her career after her chart-topping "You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me" in 1966. The two follow-ups, "Nothing Has Been Proved" and "In Private," both written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe (ie, the Pet Shop Boys), both reached the UK top 20.
with due respect, I don't think she hadn't faded into obscurity, she was still well known during the late 70s and 80s, maybe not quite as big as she was in her hey day, but she appeared on the chat shows of the day.
I'm still amazed after all these years that the song (Son of a Preacher Man) made it past the censors back on the day! LOVED her voice, she had a string of hits.
I Only Want To Be With You, The Look Of Love, The Windmills Of You Mind, Wishin' And Hopin', How Can I Be Sure, You Don't Have To Say You Love Me.... to name a few, loads of classic Dusty songs. Absolute LEGEND! Hope you react to more from Ms Springfield :)
Dusty was one of an amazing crop of British female artists to emerge in the 60's. NO autotune just pure talent. Along with Cilla Black, Sandie Shaw, Petula Clake, Shirley Bassey legends were born. I also add to this Judith Durham who although Australian had a load of big hits when she and her band The Seekers came to the UK. Cilla, Dusty and Judith are no longer with us and i cried when each passed. As a boy I played my mums 45's singing away and was lost in another world.
She recorded this around 10 weeks after Elvis had walked into the very same American Sound studios, with the same musicians at 2272 Deadrick Avenue, Memphis. Elvis had cut " Suspicious Minds " and " In the Ghetto " there in those sessions. The " Sweet Inspirations ", Elvis's female backing group from 1969-77 also provided the backing sound on Dusty's Album ... as you might know, one of the group at that time was Cissie Houston, mother of Whitney. Neil Diamond's " Sweet Caroline " was recorded there in the same time period ... as you say, there was definitely something in the water in Memphis at that time ...
Music is universal - couldn't put it any better than that. Colour of the artist doesn't matter if you like their music. I grew up listening to Motown, the Beatles, Supremes, Beach Boys, Ray Charles, Four Tops, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, E L O, Genesis, Moody Blues, Marvin Gaye and hundreds more simply because I enjoyed the songs. One of my favourite songs of all time is "We Have All the Time in the World" by Louis Armstrong, which I believe was recorded just a few short weeks before his death.
As others have already said, Dusty Springfield was British. Her background was Irish, but she was born in London and lived in Britain for much of her life. There are several videos of her performing on TV. She sang "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" on at least a couple of different shows. "Son of a Preacher Man" was used in the movies "Pulp Fiction" and "What's Love Got to Do with It."
White, British, died in 1999 at the age of 59 from breast cancer. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame two weeks after her death. Is considered, with the Beatles, to be part of the British Invasion of the 60's. This song has been sampled at least 12 times by everyone from Cypress Hill to Wu-Tang Clan.
Haha Dusty got to ya! 😂 Have loved this song since it came out….she has a fabulous smoky tone to her voice! It gives me goose bumps when she hits certain notes!
Yes, everyone thought before seeing her that her voice was of a black singer. She had soul in her music. Check out "I only want to be with you" and "wishin and hopin" two of my favorites.
I can't help but say hits from the bong when I hear that first track... Shut out to Cyprus Hill.... Pick it pack it fire it up and come along and take a hit from the bong
One of the most fruitful events to come out of her Memphis sessions was Springfield suggesting to Atlantic Records that they sign a new group called Led Zeppelin. Bassist John Paul Jones was a part of her touring band and she fought for Led Zeppelin to get signed and they did! 🤩
My day keeps getting better.🤣 I assume she performed the original on the "Thomas Crown Affair?" Love that movie. Love Steve McQueen...Now I'll be singing those crazy lyrics all day...Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel...👍
@@lucretialee3691 You are absolutely correct! Just found the title song on TH-cam. 👍I'm not really familiar with Noel Harrison. He's got a GREAT voice. I rabbit hole a lot of music based on everyone's comments here. I learn so much -- and hear terrific music I would have missed out on otherwise! Noel is now on my list.👍
@@rubyslippers8215 TH-cam is great for music rabbit holes, I've fallen down a few myself. Oh, and cat videos, I find I spend far too much time on those as well. 😁
Dusty Springfield’s career began with the pop vocal trio the Lana Sisters before winding up with the folk/country trio The Springfields, featuring her brother Tom Springfield and Tim Feild. Already a huge success in the UK, the Springfields landed in the U.S. Top 20 in 1962 with "Silver Threads and Golden Needles.” While touring in the states, Dusty Springfield developed a great appreciation for the then-emerging Motown sound and American R&B. So strong was this music’s influence on her that she decided to leave the Springfields to pursue a solo career the following year, with her subsequent output from 1963 to 1968 embracing a gorgeous mix of ‘60s girl group pop and Blue-eyed soul. Hits from this time include "I Only Want to Be With You", "Spooky", "Wishin' and Hopin'", "I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten", "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself", "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me", "Goin' Back" and "The Look of Love". She was an Absolute Star!!! 🤩
The backup vocals for this song were by a female group called the Sweet Inspirations, who were made up of Cissy Houston, Sylvia Shemwell, Myrna Smith and Estelle Brown. They were the sought-after female backup vocalists in the New York area, having performed on albums by Aretha Franklin, Wilson Picket, Van Morrison and many others. With four singers, they could create a rich, soulful sound that suited this song perfectly. Later in 1969, the Sweet Inspirations went to work for Elvis Presley, touring and recording with him. Cissy Houston left the group at this time so she could spend more time with her children, including her young daughter, Whitney Houston.
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE (16 April 1939 - 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was a British singer ....
Thanks for that. I suspect that the record was performed in Stax Studios, the soul music studio in Memphis, with Booker T. and the MG's as her band, and local gospel singers. Dusty was a perfectionist who never thought any record was good enough to release.
I’m 43 and I’ve heard this a few times in my life. You don’t forget that hook. I too thought it was a black woman. It just has that soul sound to it. Great reaction. God bless y’all.
In 1968, Dusty Springfield signed with Atlantic Records with the hope of re-energizing her career. Producers Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, and Arif Mardin thought it was a no-brainer to record Springfield’s first album with Atlantic in Memphis, where many of the label’s hits had been recorded. Despite the fact that Springfield had never cut an album outside of the UK, she, along with her manager Vicki Wickham, thought it was the right career move to make. Dusty in Memphis was Dusty Springfield’s fifth studio album, originally released March 31, 1969. It was recorded at Chips Moman’s American Sound Studios in Memphis, Tennessee with session players known as the Memphis Boys, featuring bassist Tommy Cogbill and guitarist Reggie Young. The Sweet Inspirations provided the backing vocals and Gene Orloff conducted the orchestra. One would think that this was the perfect set of circumstances lined up for Springfield, but her quest for perfection made the sessions a little difficult. Springfield was out of her element. Recording outside of the UK for the first time proved to be tough for her, especially as she was used to having complete control over her recording sessions. In addition, recording with musicians who played with the likes of Wilson Pickett and many other R&B greats, whose work she revered, was an intimidating proposition. American Sound Studios was not her turf and eventually her final vocals wound up being recorded in New York.
The horns were provided by the legendary Memphis Horns, players in multiple hits. You can’t help but love Dusty. Her powerful voice is enticing and mesmerizing. You can’t help but get caught in her spell. And yes, Cypress Hill sampled this song.
Dusty had her own television show in England. She and Tom Jones were great friends and guested on each other's TV shows. She was a great soul singer and didn't get enough credit in the US.
Dusty was accepted by and toured with the American soul greats of her era from Motown and Stax records. She hosted a TV special in England that was important in introducing many of those artists to an English audience. Her voice and soulful presentation was uniquely her own, even though she was obviously influenced by American Gospel and Soul. This song has been covered by every Soul singer of any significance over the last sixty years, but hers is still the definitive version.
"A House Is Not A Home" is an awesome duet with Dusty Springfield and Burt Bacharach, other songs by Dusty Springfield "The Look Of Love, You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, 24 Hours From Tulsa, I Only Wanna Be With You, Dusty Springfield and Scott Walker Let It Be Me."
She white. She English. She legendary.
She's gay. "The main issue facing Dusty’s career was her continuous struggle with alcohol and drug addiction, along with self harm brought on due to masking several insecurities. At the time, Dusty had never been reported to be in a heterosexual relationship so questions of her sexuality started to come about. In the 1960s and 1970s, homosexuality wasn’t very accepted by society by any means and Dusty was in constant fear of losing her career due to being outed as a lesbian. This fear and constant struggle continued to lead her down a dark path, causing her to be hospitalized several times. However, eventually Dusty decided to just accept and embrace her sexuality. In 1970 she admitted to being in a domestic partnership with fellow singer-songwriter, Norma Tanega."
True dat!
Yup!!!
Yes she was R.I.P. 🙏✌️
@@msears8576 Your "True dat" has a "translate to English" message below it...🤣🤣🤣
Dude, I know it's hard. But, believe it or not when music came on the radio before MTV, nobody gave a shit what color the singer was. Good was good and we listened to it.
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True. Everything should still be that way.
Amen, brother. I usually didn't even know the names of the artists. About half the time the DJ would not even give the name of the song. frankly I didn't care, good was good and it didn't matter who sang it.
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Yes…we just loved the songs.
Dusty was a trailblazer during the apartheid era in the 60s she was booked for performances in South Africa , she was promised she would play to a mixed audience.
When she arrived there the South African government said it would be white only audiences.
She refused to play and returned immediately to the Uk .
She openly supported black acts.
Her voice was full of soul. I would recommend her track The Look of Love it's sexy sultry and sublime
You should look up the 'Battle of Bamber Bridge', I hope you enjoy.
When you try to place the sound don’t forget that the early rock and roll comes to us through R&B.
I didn't know that, about her, and apartheid era SA. So, she was completely awesome. Got it.
The Look of Love is one of my favs.
Thanks for learnin' me this. I know about Gabriel, Simone and Johnny Clegg And Savuka among others, but I didn't know about Dusty.
in my 53 years of life, I have learned soul dose not come from the skin, it comes from the heart. If you have a heart, you can be soulful.
@@scottluvisi9941 Yes, sadly a lesson many never learn. Peace 💚
That's beautiful!
I’m a almost 70 yrs young and I could not agree with you more most people were unaware of the colour of skin from the am radio
Loved all music I sometimes feel most parts of the great USA felt different sadly have a beautiful day
@@judyw1728 The radio was a great equalizer, but mostly for the younger generation. Sadly the people who wrote the laws were only too aware of the tone of someone's face. Having tasted the tear gas when the Ohio State campus was closed the day after they killed four students at Kent State because our fine governor gave the order to load live ammo in the guns of the National Guard, I'm not so sure that we have learned anything from history. Peace 💚
@@DeAnne1233 My apologies but I think that they are no more caught up in appearances than any other generation. An older person like myself, 65 years old, has seen too much to judge those younger than I am, because every generation makes their own mistakes. Unfortunately many of those mistakes are a repeat of what previous people have done.
I have 4 granddaughters, and we have lost their grandmother, my wife, and their mother, my daughter.
Now I'm trying to pass along whatever lessons that life has taught me in the hope that they don't make similar mistakes. It's impossible to measure any progress, but as long as I keep waking up in the morning I will have hope. Peace 💚
Blue eyed soul at it's finest , yes , she is white , she is English and she is an absolute legend
Ed Sheeran is a modern example. Sounds like a legendary soul singer... until you see him :)
Irish, arguably - born in London though, to parents who were both immigrants from Ireland.
Just soul (only weird 'mericans think you need to add colour to musical genre, please don't) Plus she's British Irish not English
@firstsurname7099 she is English, born in England and if I wish to call it blue eyed soul I will call it blue eyed soul , none of your business , who the hell do you think you are telling me what to call musical genres ?
@@larspetrus3917I wouldn't go that far myself, personally. George Michael, maybe. But Ed Sheeran? Definitely no!
You paid her the greatest compliment for her sound. She loved the blues and did her best to introduce black artists from the States to the UK .
Dusty Springfield was born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien in London on April 16, 1939. She died in 1999 of breast cancer. Shortly before her death she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and was given the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Blue-Eyed Soul was a thing. Boundaries across genres weren't much in the 60s, 70s, 80s, and early 90s. You could turn on a radio station and hear pop, soul, country, folk, and rock all from the same DJ. We accepted it all.
Except from 1978 through 1982 - "Disco Sucks" was also a thing. Plus, country music wasn't cool with some people and (I don't know how its possible) but some people didn't like Motown!!! I love it all.
"Son of a Preacher Man" was offered initially to Aretha Franklin because the song's writers thought it suited her sound and the fact that her father was a Minister. Aretha turned the song down because she thought it was disrespectful to her father. It was then suggested that Britain’s Dusty Springfield would be ideal. Dusty was in the States recording her album Dusty In Memphis, so they contacted her and she travelled to New York to hear and then record the song.
Many years ago I was in Henley-on-Thames, UK, and walked into the local graveyard. I came across Dusty's headstone and started to cry. A fully grown man crying (I'm 68 now and tearing up writing this). What a voice. A legend. We miss you Dusty.
You'll be surprised to know that she was from England; sadly, she passed away in 1999 from breast cancer at the age of 59. Her voice was pure gold, however.
Aretha Franklin covered this also. Both are great IMO ✌️
Huge surprise to learn she was British. With that voice, I always thought she was American. TY for the info!👍 RIP to a GREAT singer...🙏
I loved her music. RIP DUSTY!
Do check out more from Dusty. She was a beautiful soul with a heavenly voice.
Springfield and Carpenter. Didn’t need to shout, didn’t need to do vocal gymnastics just sang smooth and beautifully, pure gold.
If you’ve seen Pulp Fiction, this is a big part of the movie.
Such a good soundtrack!
Two shakes of a lambs tail
I used to have it, I think I wore it out! The entire soundtrack was excellent.
Yes… first time I ever heard it was in Pulp Fiction….. I bought the soundtrack (which is a great movie soundtrack!) I would have sworn by listening that she was black (way too much soul that I’ve never heard from a white girl before..lol) …. But she’s fantastic on this song! Loved it!!
Dusty Springfield was a big fan of Motown and she was one of the only white singers who could get close to the sound of the Detroit label's records. She was hugely responsible for bringing the sound and its artists to the UK audience.
This is a rare case where I'm grateful to be a little older. I loved this song even as a kid, and still do. Not only did I not know what color she was, but nobody cared what color she was. Sometimes I wonder if our "progress" really is.
Talent is just talent
Dusty was one of the Top Female Singers from the UK throughout the 60’s . She had many hits
Dusty is a legend. As others have said , she was British. She loved soul and gospel and was instrumental in bringing black musicians over from the States and onto mainstream tv in the 60’s.
She was great friends with Martha Reeves and there is some lovely footage of them both singing together and they had so much fun together!
She was famous for her heavy eye make up, but always claimed that was because her eyesight was so poor.
She was also gay, but didn’t come out until much later in her career.
I’ve found the footage, it’s a song called Wishing and Hoping, by Dusty and Martha.
I won’t share the link in case it gets your podcast blocked! It’s worth watching though
Dusty’s “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” is my number one favorite song of all time. RIP.
I'm partial to Vikki Carr's version myself.
Yes an awesome song. Must listen
Dusty's real passion was soul music....she went to America, but it didn't work out. Huge rabbit hole to go down 😊
Didn't work out for many an artist in those days...so much waste due to an inability to share..
She got on the charts in the US, maybe just not as big as she was in UK. I loved her voice and her soul.
Her voice is what you’d call ‘smoky’…❤
My favorite older video of her with the whole "wall of sound" behind her and 3 great backup singers is - "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me". Late '60s, I think.
Oh yeah! That song is a killer, rips right at the heart.
Yes! Totally forgot about this song...How could I????😲
Love that song!
Yes, amazing song
Peggy Lee...! Fever!...Now!
What a lovely way to burn!
Yep our Dusty, white, blonde, and British with a voice like Aretha, she had some bangers like, Spooky, The Look of Love, Wishin and Hopin, I Only Wanna Be With You and Take Another Little Piece of My Heart.
A voice like Aretha? Seriously? I adore both Aretha and Dusty, but I am *really* struggling to hear much similarity in their voices.
@TheoZoffrok well there's always hearing aids, you should give them a try. By the way I didn't say the same, I said like, Aretha had slight more power and better range, Dusty had a purer, smoother voice but yes there are similarities, the soul, it is apparent in songs like Son of a Preacher Man, Wishin and Hopin and I Only Wanna Be With You, more that Spooky and The Look of Love where she has more of a Nancy Sinatra quality to her vocals.
She gave every preacher man’s son HOPE !
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I love it when you get totally blown away by something I've heard (and loved) for years. 👍
It happens so often with him.. but I like to see his honesty about it.
That is the best part, the most fun part about reaction videos. Just like we did when we were kids, and played something new for our friends on our home stereo 👍😁
I think this is why I enjoy his reaction channel; watching BP eyes light up to songs I grew up listening to b/c there were only 4 channels on my dial-by-hand TV and no electronics to hold on by hand…aging myself. I never get upset that he doesn’t know the songs and sometimes he gets the interpretation wrong but that’s the beauty of music.
This is literally one of the most popular songs of all time.
This is blue-eyed soul, something Dusty was known for.
No it's just soul. We dont need these bullshite racist terms. Jimmy Hendricks and lenny Kravitz aren't afro-rock stars they are just rockstars.
@@davebrown9707You are correct. I got that term in reference to Dusty online. My mistake. It shouldn’t be used.
@@pamelahofman1785 no worries.
Hendrix!! @@davebrown9707
@davebrown9707 Vanessa Williams is blue eyed soul.
Tom Jones & Dusty Springfield performing I'm Gonna Make You Love Me on the Tom Jones show 1970 is a must for you to listen too. 🤩 Both British Tom is Welsh and Dusty is English 👍🏻😁🏴
Yes that’s Dusty, she was so soulful and folky!!! Love her
Check out “ The look of love is in your eyes.” You’ll absolutely MELT. They didn’t re-master in those days! One of the best ‘white’ female singers ever. Her voice is insanely sultry. So happy you’re expanding your horizons. Loving your show!
In 1987, the Pet Shop Boys brought Dusty Springfield back from obscurity with a song they had written to be a duet between them and her. She agreed to record it and "What Have I Done To Deserve This?" went to number two becoming the second biggest song of her career after her chart-topping "You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me" in 1966. The two follow-ups, "Nothing Has Been Proved" and "In Private," both written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe (ie, the Pet Shop Boys), both reached the UK top 20.
with due respect, I don't think she hadn't faded into obscurity, she was still well known during the late 70s and 80s, maybe not quite as big as she was in her hey day, but she appeared on the chat shows of the day.
I'm still amazed after all these years that the song (Son of a Preacher Man) made it past the censors back on the day! LOVED her voice, she had a string of hits.
Me too. Oozes with sex.
I Only Want To Be With You, The Look Of Love, The Windmills Of You Mind, Wishin' And Hopin', How Can I Be Sure, You Don't Have To Say You Love Me.... to name a few, loads of classic Dusty songs. Absolute LEGEND! Hope you react to more from Ms Springfield :)
RIP Dusty. Gone too young at 59💕
Dusty was British. She did a duet with the Pet Shop Boys- What Have I Done to Deserve This ❤
Her whole catalogue is brilliant.
She was AMAZING, Just Perfect. She was British, white, and SPECIAL.😊
SHE HAD SOUL! 💖🍀🙏🤟🤗🦓
PULP FICTION.
We had the best music in the 60s and 70s and it’s so exciting to see a younger generation discovering it.
Dusty was one of an amazing crop of British female artists to emerge in the 60's. NO autotune just pure talent. Along with Cilla Black, Sandie Shaw, Petula Clake, Shirley Bassey legends were born. I also add to this Judith Durham who although Australian had a load of big hits when she and her band The Seekers came to the UK. Cilla, Dusty and Judith are no longer with us and i cried when each passed. As a boy I played my mums 45's singing away and was lost in another world.
Try out some of The Seekers hits, I am Australian (the farewell version) , I will not find another you etc the list goes on.
Dusty also played a big role in getting Motown and other black stars airtime in the UK
She recorded this around 10 weeks after Elvis had walked into the very same American Sound studios, with the same musicians at 2272 Deadrick Avenue, Memphis. Elvis had cut " Suspicious Minds " and " In the Ghetto " there in those sessions. The " Sweet Inspirations ", Elvis's female backing group from 1969-77 also provided the backing sound on Dusty's Album ... as you might know, one of the group at that time was Cissie Houston, mother of Whitney. Neil Diamond's " Sweet Caroline " was recorded there in the same time period ... as you say, there was definitely something in the water in Memphis at that time ...
Pulp Fiction just pop up in my head every time I hear this I love it 😁🤩
Moovies on the little brain!
This is blue eyed soul! She was a legend
Yes please more Dusty.
Music is universal - couldn't put it any better than that. Colour of the artist doesn't matter if you like their music. I grew up listening to Motown, the Beatles, Supremes, Beach Boys, Ray Charles, Four Tops, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, E L O, Genesis, Moody Blues, Marvin Gaye and hundreds more simply because I enjoyed the songs. One of my favourite songs of all time is "We Have All the Time in the World" by Louis Armstrong, which I believe was recorded just a few short weeks before his death.
Her voice was slightly husky sounding; very attractive then and now. She was amazing. Thanks for the review.
As others have already said, Dusty Springfield was British. Her background was Irish, but she was born in London and lived in Britain for much of her life.
There are several videos of her performing on TV. She sang "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" on at least a couple of different shows.
"Son of a Preacher Man" was used in the movies "Pulp Fiction" and "What's Love Got to Do with It."
White, British, died in 1999 at the age of 59 from breast cancer. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame two weeks after her death. Is considered, with the Beatles, to be part of the British Invasion of the 60's. This song has been sampled at least 12 times by everyone from Cypress Hill to Wu-Tang Clan.
Haha Dusty got to ya! 😂 Have loved this song since it came out….she has a fabulous smoky tone to her voice! It gives me goose bumps when she hits certain notes!
My Mom had this on a 45 record, so I heard it for the first time at 6 years old. I've loved this song my whole life.
Dusty was British, white-- Sixties and SEventies singer. Dusty was gorgeous and memorable live.
Yes, everyone thought before seeing her that her voice was of a black singer. She had soul in her music. Check out "I only want to be with you" and "wishin and hopin" two of my favorites.
Its not the color, its the heart that puts out the sound
Blue Eyed Soul.... This is my favorite song by a female artist. Ever.
She also has a single with The Pet Shop Boys called “ What Have I Done to Deserve This “.
I can't help but say hits from the bong when I hear that first track... Shut out to Cyprus Hill.... Pick it pack it fire it up and come along and take a hit from the bong
We never thought about colour in the '60s '70s just the music. She had a sad life actually and she was a wonderful singer.
One of the sexiest voices ever
My first boyfriend, crush, kiss was a preachers son. This song always brings a smile to my face even after 45 years
One of the most fruitful events to come out of her Memphis sessions was Springfield suggesting to Atlantic Records that they sign a new group called Led Zeppelin. Bassist John Paul Jones was a part of her touring band and she fought for Led Zeppelin to get signed and they did! 🤩
Of all Dusty's songs, I have always loved her singing The Windmills Of Your Mind.
My day keeps getting better.🤣 I assume she performed the original on the "Thomas Crown Affair?" Love that movie. Love Steve McQueen...Now I'll be singing those crazy lyrics all day...Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel...👍
@@rubyslippers8215 Noel Harrison sang it for the original movie I think.
@@lucretialee3691 You are absolutely correct! Just found the title song on TH-cam. 👍I'm not really familiar with Noel Harrison. He's got a GREAT voice. I rabbit hole a lot of music based on everyone's comments here. I learn so much -- and hear terrific music I would have missed out on otherwise! Noel is now on my list.👍
@@rubyslippers8215 TH-cam is great for music rabbit holes, I've fallen down a few myself.
Oh, and cat videos, I find I spend far too much time on those as well. 😁
@@rubyslippers8215 Noel Harrison.
"The Look of Love" from James Bond "Casino Royale" 1967 is a Must. Dusty's voice is sensual and sounds so good and the sax is great too!!
She’s a great singer. Great singers don’t just hit the notes, they hit the soul. Black or white, if you got soul you will sing like that
She knocks this song and other ones she sings out of the park , always has ♥ this is another banger (Dusty Springfield You Don't Have To Say You )
Rip Dusty thanks for all the good songs
Dusty Springfield’s career began with the pop vocal trio the Lana Sisters before winding up with the folk/country trio The Springfields, featuring her brother Tom Springfield and Tim Feild. Already a huge success in the UK, the Springfields landed in the U.S. Top 20 in 1962 with "Silver Threads and Golden Needles.”
While touring in the states, Dusty Springfield developed a great appreciation for the then-emerging Motown sound and American R&B. So strong was this music’s influence on her that she decided to leave the Springfields to pursue a solo career the following year, with her subsequent output from 1963 to 1968 embracing a gorgeous mix of ‘60s girl group pop and Blue-eyed soul.
Hits from this time include "I Only Want to Be With You", "Spooky", "Wishin' and Hopin'", "I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten", "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself", "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me", "Goin' Back" and "The Look of Love". She was an Absolute Star!!! 🤩
Wishin and hopin is one of my favorites.
Love listening to Dusty Springfield, I heard some years ago that she was actually invited to go sing for Motown. Don't know how true it was .
The backup vocals for this song were by a female group called the Sweet Inspirations, who were made up of Cissy Houston, Sylvia Shemwell, Myrna Smith and Estelle Brown. They were the sought-after female backup vocalists in the New York area, having performed on albums by Aretha Franklin, Wilson Picket, Van Morrison and many others. With four singers, they could create a rich, soulful sound that suited this song perfectly.
Later in 1969, the Sweet Inspirations went to work for Elvis Presley, touring and recording with him. Cissy Houston left the group at this time so she could spend more time with her children, including her young daughter, Whitney Houston.
Backup singers to Elvis.
So beautifully unique. We'll never hear the likes of her again. Great great talent.
One of the best albums ever laid down.
...and she had incredible stage presence.
I love that you feel that music is music and it speaks its own language. And classics will always remain classic. This is one of them.
Dusty Springfield You Don't Have To Say You Love
RIP Ms Dusty. What a great singer.
She was one of my Dad's favorite singers. It brings me back to those days in my heart.
My all time favourite Dusty song is.... I close my eyes and count to ten. But if you want to hear her SOUL OUT. THEN....Baby Blue
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE (16 April 1939 - 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was a British singer ....
Dusty Springfield, is the artist that the phrase blue eyed soul was created for. Check out, You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me by Dusty.
"...bringing me to church..." Indeed. Heartfelt soul in a smooth, rich delivery.
A Mega hit in the day .I was in highschool when this was out. I was in love with a son of a preacher 😊❤
That color is referred to as strawberry blonde, she was white, and the album was recorded in Memphis
Thanks for that. I suspect that the record was performed in Stax Studios, the soul music studio in Memphis, with Booker T. and the MG's as her band, and local gospel singers. Dusty was a perfectionist who never thought any record was good enough to release.
Her incredible voice was a true instrument not just a singer. British.
Her voice gave me goosebumps. Always a favourite!!
“Only Want To Be With You” is phenomena!!!😁😁😁😁
also covered by many others! Bay City Rollers version was great. Then Samantha Fox remade it in the 80s.
Dusty Springfield's , "The Look of Love", is my all-time, favorite, song that she recorded, out of all of her hits.
I’m 43 and I’ve heard this a few times in my life. You don’t forget that hook. I too thought it was a black woman. It just has that soul sound to it.
Great reaction. God bless y’all.
Her songs, “Some of Your Loving ’” and “Goin’ Back” are both phenomenal and worth a listen.
In 1968, Dusty Springfield signed with Atlantic Records with the hope of re-energizing her career. Producers Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, and Arif Mardin thought it was a no-brainer to record Springfield’s first album with Atlantic in Memphis, where many of the label’s hits had been recorded. Despite the fact that Springfield had never cut an album outside of the UK, she, along with her manager Vicki Wickham, thought it was the right career move to make.
Dusty in Memphis was Dusty Springfield’s fifth studio album, originally released March 31, 1969. It was recorded at Chips Moman’s American Sound Studios in Memphis, Tennessee with session players known as the Memphis Boys, featuring bassist Tommy Cogbill and guitarist Reggie Young. The Sweet Inspirations provided the backing vocals and Gene Orloff conducted the orchestra.
One would think that this was the perfect set of circumstances lined up for Springfield, but her quest for perfection made the sessions a little difficult. Springfield was out of her element. Recording outside of the UK for the first time proved to be tough for her, especially as she was used to having complete control over her recording sessions. In addition, recording with musicians who played with the likes of Wilson Pickett and many other R&B greats, whose work she revered, was an intimidating proposition.
American Sound Studios was not her turf and eventually her final vocals wound up being recorded in New York.
Cher was first to record for Muscle Shoals studio, her Jackson Highway album, Dusty followed along with many others.
The horns were provided by the legendary Memphis Horns, players in multiple hits.
You can’t help but love Dusty. Her powerful voice is enticing and mesmerizing. You can’t help but get caught in her spell.
And yes, Cypress Hill sampled this song.
Only want to be with you by Dusty is a must!!
Dusty had her own television show in England. She and Tom Jones were great friends and guested on each other's TV shows. She was a great soul singer and didn't get enough credit in the US.
She had her own TV shows in the UK!
So Fantastic. Love this song since I was 5 years old. I'm 60 now❤
One of my favourite, all time female vocalists. Check out more of her catalogue. You will fall in love with her.
Dusty springfield was british , a mega star of her towns
Dusty was accepted by and toured with the American soul greats of her era from Motown and Stax records. She hosted a TV special in England that was important in introducing many of those artists to an English audience. Her voice and soulful presentation was uniquely her own, even though she was obviously influenced by American Gospel and Soul. This song has been covered by every Soul singer of any significance over the last sixty years, but hers is still the definitive version.
"A House Is Not A Home" is an awesome duet with Dusty Springfield and Burt Bacharach, other songs by Dusty Springfield "The Look Of Love, You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, 24 Hours From Tulsa, I Only Wanna Be With You, Dusty Springfield and Scott Walker Let It Be Me."
The pulp fiction movie/ soundtrack is what introduced this song to me and it’s been forever on my playlist since!
Bobbie Gentry wrote this song the same lady that wrote fancy and also she wrote ode to Billy Joe all Bobbie Gentry song plus more she's fantastic😊
No, Gentry didn't write this one,
What I love about Dusty's voice is it's both soulful and airy at the same time. ❤
Dusty was amazing. Such a beautiful voice. Check out her live performance of You Don't Have to Say You Love Me from her BBC TV show 1966. Gorgeous.