Awful news. One of the best female singer ever. RIP.
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From: Jeff Sohn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 9:07 AM
Subject: Dusty Springfield Dies of Cancer
I was real sad to hear this news this morning. I know Dusty's name came up
once or twice around here- or maybe that was just me comparing her sultry
voice to that of Lucinda's on songs like "Right n Time." Anyway this is from
AP.
March 3, 1999
Web posted at: 6:47 a.m. EST (1147 GMT)
LONDON (AP) -- Singer Dusty Springfield, whose husky, white soul voice
fueled such 1960s hits as "Son of a Preacher Man" and "Wishin' and Hopin',"
has died after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 59.
Springfield died Tuesday night at her home in Henley-on-Thames, about 30
miles (45 kilometers) west of London, said her agent, Paul Fenn.
"She was one of the icons of the music industry," Fenn said. "She was one of
the most talented female singers of this century."
Springfield's first hit was 1964's "I Only Want To Be With You," followed by
a string of smashes, including "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself"
and "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me."
In the 1990s, she resurfaced with another hit, teaming up with the Pet Shop
Boys for the single "What Have I Done to Deserve This."
Springfield's breast cancer was diagnosed in 1994 shortly after she recorded
her most recent album, "A Very Fine Love."
She underwent extensive chemotherapy until 1995, when she was diagnosed as
being clear of the disease. But the cancer returned the following year.
