Coys Auction - Spring Classics
Royal Horticultural Halls
Elverton St
Westminster
London SW1

Thursday 12th March 2009
Registration Number: D16 UST Chassis Number: VT7Y3AC0003ACO695
Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien, OBE otherwise known as Dusty Springfield, was one of the leading British pop singers and entertainer of the 1960s; she also made one of the biggest impressions on the US market owing to her distinctive sensual sound. She was one the most notable white soul artists in the world, born to an Irish Catholic music loving family in April 1939, Dusty Springfield learned to sing at home. She began her solo career in 1963 with the upbeat pop song "I Only Want To Be With You”. Her following chart hits included "I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself”, "Wishin’ and Hopin’”, and "You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me”. A fan of American pop music, she campaigned to bring little-known soul singers to a wider UK audience by devising and