Dusty Springfield (April 16, 1939 – March 2, 1999) was an English singer with a career in pop that spanned nearly four decades. As part of sibling folk trio The Springfields, she scored one of the earliest stateside hits by a UK act when “Silver Threads and Golden Needles” made the Billboard Top 20 in […]
Everyone knows the first British Invasion of 1964, spearheaded by The Beatles and codified as a movement by The Dave Clark Five. They opened the US charts to UK acts that ranged from Mersey-lite Northerners (Gerry & The Pacemakers, Herman’s Hermits, The Hollies, The Searchers, Freddie & The Dreamers) to rough/edgy Londoners (The Rolling Stones, […]
Dusty… Definitely is an album by English vocalist Dusty Springfield, released in 1968 on Philips. Tracklist: A1. “Ain’t No Sun Since You’ve Been Gone” (Sylvia Moy, Norman Whitfield, Cornelius Grant) (2:48) A2. “Take Another Little Piece of My Heart” (Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy) (2:38) A3. “Another Night” (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) (2:13) A4. “Mr. Dream […]
Tumbleweed Connection is the third album by English pianist/performer Elton John, released in 1970 on DJM. Tracklist: A1. “Ballad of a Well-Known Gun” (4:59) A2. “Come Down in Time” (3:25) A3. “Country Comfort” (5:08) A4. “Son of Your Father” (3:46) A5. “My Father’s Gun” (6:19) B1. “Where to Now St. Peter?” (4:12) B2. “Love Song” […]
