Springfield was born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien on 16 April 1939 in West Hampstead, the second child of Gerard Anthony 'OB' O'Brien (1904–1979) and Catherine Anne 'Kay' O'Brien (née Ryle; … See more

1958–1963: Career beginnings
After leaving school, Springfield sang with Tom in local folk clubs. In 1957 the pair worked together at holiday camps. The next year Springfield responded to an advertisement in The Stage to join The Lana Sisters, … See more

She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame two weeks after her death. Her friend Elton John helped induct her into the Hall of Fame, declaring: "I'm biased, but I just think she was the greatest white singer there ever has been ... every song she sang, she … See more

• 1964 – A Girl Called Dusty
• 1965 – Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty
• 1967 – Where Am I Going? See more

Springfield's parents, Catherine and Gerard, lived in Hove, East Sussex from 1962. Catherine died in a nursing home there in 1974 of lung cancer. In 1979, Gerard died of a See more

In January 1994, while recording her penultimate album, A Very Fine Love, in Nashville, Tennessee, Springfield began feeling ill. When she returned to England a few months later, … See more

Springfield is an inductee of both the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999) and the UK Music Hall of Fame (2006). She has been placed among … See more