Dusty Springfield Death
Dusty passed away on March 2, 1999 at the age of 59 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. Dusty's cause of death was breast cancer.
When did Dusty Springfield die?
March 2, 1999How did Dusty Springfield die? What was the cause of death?
Breast cancerHow old was Dusty Springfield when died?
59Where did Dusty Springfield die? What was the location of death?
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Dusty Springfield Birthday and Date of Death
Dusty Springfield was born on April 16, 1939 and died on March 2, 1999. Dusty was 59 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: April 16, 1939
Date of Death: March 2, 1999
Age at Death: 59
Is Dusty Springfield's father, Gerard Anthony O'Brien, dead or alive?
Gerard Anthony O'Brien's information is not available now.
Is Dusty Springfield's mother, Catherine, dead or alive?
Dusty Springfield's mother, Catherine, is still alive and kicking.
Dusty Springfield - Biography
Dusty Springfield was an English singer who was born on April 16, 1939.
As a fan of US soul music, she brought many little-known soul singers to the attention of a wider UK record-buying audience by hosting the first national TV performance of many top-selling Motown artists beginning in 1965. Partly owing to these efforts, a year later she eventually became the best-selling female singer in the world and topped a number of popularity polls, including Melody Maker's Best International Vocalist. Although she was never considered a Northern Soul artist in her own right, her efforts contributed a great deal to the formation of the genre as a result. She was the first UK singer to top the New Musical Express readers' poll for Female Singer.
In January 1994, while recording her penultimate album, A Very Fine Love, in Nashville, Tennessee, Springfield felt ill. When she returned to England a few months later, her physicians diagnosed breast cancer. She received months of chemotherapy and radiation treatment and the cancer was in remission. In 1995, in apparent good health, Springfield set about promoting the album, which was released that year. By mid-1996, the cancer had returned and in spite of vigorous treatments, she died in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire on 2 March 1999.
Her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame occurred 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 claimed as her own."
In the 1970s and 1980s, Springfield became involved in several romantic relationships with women in Canada and the US that were not kept secret from the gay and lesbian community. From late 1972 to 1978, Springfield had an "off and on" domestic relationship with Faye Harris, a US photojournalist. In 1981 she had a six-month love affair with singer-musician Carole Pope of the rock band Rough Trade. During periods of psychological and professional instability, Springfield's involvement in some intimate relationships, influenced by addiction, resulted in episodes of personal injury.
