As a member of her brother's folk music trio, The Springfields, Dusty took on Springfield as her stage name. The group had a modest hit with "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" in 1962, but Springfield left the group to pursue a solo career in 1963. A fan of the Motown sound that was sweeping the United States, Springfield helped introduce Britain to soul music.
Springfield was a performer and interviewer for the live British television program Ready Steady Go in the 1960s. Comparable to American Bandstand, British children rushed home after school to see and hear some of the biggest artists in music. Springfield interviewed The Beatles on the show in October 1963, just as Beatlemania was about to take off.
In addition to hits such as "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" and "The Look of Love," which was on the soundtrack for the James Bond film Casino Royale, Springfield is known for the 1969 single "Son Of A Preacher Man," from the album Dusty in Memphis. While the song was a hit, the album was a commercial flop. The album was originally supposed to be recorded in Memphis with session players who had played with Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding, but Springfield was so intimidated by her surroundings that she refused to sing there. Her vocals were done in New York and added in later. She was not happy with the final results, but Rolling Stone magazine ranked Dusty in Memphis as #89 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
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