Dusty related snippets

[Rob]

I noticed this in the Guardian newspaper about two weeks ago





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[daydreamer]

Going to see this on Friday.....

http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/eve/J ... 6055495.jp

Stephanie Ridings was travelling by train, listening to her iPod, when a
Dusty Springfield number sparked her imagination.
It led her on a journey of discovery finishing in a one-woman stage play - Me, Mum & Dusty Springfield.
The Blackpool actor explains: " I was listening to Dusty Springfield, not that I am a particular fan, and thought what a fantastic way to end a show - with a Dusty number. First I had to find a way to get to that, I'm not a trained singer, so I started at the end and worked from there."
Nor did Stephanie know much about the Sixties sensation, who in the six-year period between 1963 and 1969- had 17 UK chart entries of which 10 were top ten singles.
The 1966 hit song which inspired Stephanie, You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, went to the No One slot and remained in the UK charts for 13 weeks.
As a playwright and actor, Stephanie embarked on a fact-finding mission to gain her own insight into the life and career of the iconic singer who died of breast cancer in 1999.
"Her life was so full of colour and incident that it gave me loads to work with," she said.
The result is Me, Mum & Dusty Springfield, which comes to Manchester's Lowry Studio this weekend, starring Stephanie as Mary, a young woman who is getting ready for the scattering of her mother's ashes.
The Dusty link is down to her mother's dying wish – or demand. Mary's life was filled with her mother's demands set within a world of Dusty Springfield. Not just Dusty's songs, but Dusty-like outbursts, Dusty-like drinking and finally her breast cancer.
As Mary applies the thick layers of make-up – Dusty's trademark look learnt after years of watching her mother do the same – she tries to unravel the ties that bind herself, her mother and Dusty Springfield, in the hope that this final act will enable her to move on.
It's a black comedy, peppered with Dusty lyrics and the odd song or two."In a way there's something very liberating about make-up so thick, and the blonde wig, they are something to hide behind," said Stephanie, a natural brunette.
Performing a one-woman show, which she has written herself, puts tremendous pressure on the performer.
"The buck stops with me, there is no-one else, so it just has to be the best it can possibly be every time - that's what drives me," she said.
Stephanie, who grew up in Layton where her mum and dad, Margaret and Chris, still live, was educated at St Mary's School, Blackpool.
She started dancing as a little girl with the Sue Turner Dance School and then went on to Phil Winston's Theatreworks.
As a dancer she got to perform in shows in every Blackpool theatre, but eventually decided to take her career in a different direction as an actor and writer, studying for a performing arts degree at University of Central Lancashire.
At 33, her list of stage credits is varied from theatre performances to television. On the small screen she has popped up in commercials for Hovis and Kellogg's, plus the odd appearance in Coronation Street and Holyoakes.
Now based in Manchester, where she lives with her fiance Tom Langford, Stephanie is taking Mum, Me and Dusty Springfield on the road .
A hit on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer, it is in Manchester at the weekend followed by dates in New Milton, Rotherham and Kendal.
Her parents will get to see as many performances as they can. "They come to see me every time I am nearby," she said.
Her tour will take her into May and afterwards she plans to concentrate on more writing. "I think I'm now more inclined towards writing, although I do enjoy my acting."
* Me, Mum & Dusty Springfield is at The Lowry Studio Theatre, Salford, on Friday and Saturday, 7.45pm, visit http://www.thelowry.com or call the box office on 0843 208 6000.

[trek007]

Hope you enjoy Carole

[Cas19]

Hope you enjoy it again Carole, wonder if there will be any slight changes.

Casx

[daydreamer]

I shall let you know

[daydreamer]

Have you heard?: A Girl Called Dusty


Sunday, 14th February 2010
Hannah McCarthy
Written by Peter Searle
Considering the musical landscape of the early Sixties that she inhabited, as well as spearheading the female contingent of The British Invasion, it is clear that Dusty Springfield is not to be taken lightly. All that being said, what we have here may in fact be one of the first acclaimed female-voiced pop albums as we would recognise it by today’s standards.

Tracks on here range from the breezy to power ballads that are all subtly tinged with soul and Motown. So while she was obviously an impressive woman to be able to get her foot in the door, it is nice to know that there was a more playful side that was able to be show in tracks like ‘Mama Said’, while maintaining the artistic prestige on ‘Anyone Who Had a Heart’. While Dusty is also noted as being the voice that has become associated as the inspiration for the likes of Duffy, it is fair to say that when it comes to this there is no need to accept any imitations (especially when they choose to caterwaul quite a few of their album tracks).

While I am quite aware that Dusty In Memphis was meant to be her masterpiece, I would have to admit that this album comes mighty close to that status. In A Girl Called Dusty there is a nice variety of songs - granted they are all covers - but still there is plenty of variation in the material that she has decided to include. This is rather refreshing for this era, something which is now expected of major artists, since major albums could be made with little variation around the theme. Dusty, however, is here standing on her soapbox in her high-heels (due to being 5’3’’) and is proclaiming to the world that there is now a woman on the scene and she can play this pop-game better than any of the boys.

The production values here are also something to be noted. The productions here resemble Phil Spector’s Wall Of Sound technique, but are slightly muted in comparison as a means to completely showcase Dusty’s vocals. This can be witnessed on ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow’ where she sings as clear as a bell over layers of strings, percussions and backing singers.

This is an album that is truly knee-deep in classic songs. I would actually challenge anyone to go through this album and not recognise at least 3 songs from this, my personal count was six. When you listen to songs like ‘Wishin’ And Hopin’’ and ‘Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa’, and then consider that this was actually a debut, this effort becomes so much more laudable. Through looking at the song choices her on this album, the image that is portrayed is a proto-feminist who will not be tied down and demands to be treated as she would want to treat her partner; as such she remain her own woman (‘You Don’t Own Me’) while still advocating smothering your lover with affection to show that you care (‘Wishin’ And Hopin’’). Not so bad for a girl called Dusty is it?

[Clive]

Nice appreciation of Dusty by journalist Lauren Murphy in this article 'Women Who Rocked Our World' in today's Irish Times newspaper

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

I still remember the first time I heard Dusty in Memphis . It was closing time in the music shop I worked in. A colleague grabbed an album from the easy listening section and told me that I needed to hear it. Initially dismissive of a singer best known for the overplayed Son of a Preacher Man , there was something about opening track Just a Little Lovin’ that was immediately spellbinding.


The album quickly became a permanent fixture in my playlist, and the woman born Mary O’Brien an all-time favourite. Springfield’s ability to convey love, lust, heartbreak and elation with a voice that was original, soulful, and oh-so-sexy has rarely been bettered by a singer of any genre. This was a woman who poured her heart and soul into her art – a fact that resonated even more powerfully, considering her own troubled private life and struggle with her sexuality. Easy listening? Far from it. Essential listening? Undoubtedly. LM

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/the ... 90963.html

[Corinna]

Very nice snippet indeed!

[daydreamer]

Maybe a few more copies of DIM will be sold this weekend

[Cas19]

Thats a nice little snippet Clive. Thank you.

Casx

[karen]

quote] Essential listening ? undoubtedly . LM. Couldn't agree more..

Karen.

[Clive]

Dusty's banana pudding


http://www.frankdecaro.com/site/recipes ... 100.htm#81

[karen]

Definitely a sweet tooth amazing selection here, hope no one's on a diet.

Karen.

[neonouille]

banana pudding...
Thank you, Clive !

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[daydreamer]

Mirroring the stars from the past.........

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... xties.html

[Cas19]

Thank you for the link Carole, lovely pic of Dusty.

Casx

[Carole R.]

Yes...Some of those stars are eerily alike...I LOVE the way Dusty keeps popping up in mags, newspapers and radio!!
Ta for the link, Carole, most interesting.

CR xx

[Clive]

review of Dusty's EP in Gramaphone magazine 1965

Dusty Springfield is one of the latest British pop singers to invade France's Tin Pan Alley. In her EP "Mademoiselle Dusty" (Philips (21) BE 12579) she sings Demain tu pewc changer ("Will you love me tomorrow"); L'Ete est fini ("Summer is over"): Je no peux pas t'en vouloir ("Losing you") and Reste encore un instant ("Stay awhile"). She is ably accompanied by The Breakaways, whom she coached in French, and the backing by Ivor Raymond and his Orchestra is also first class. This EP is a successful reply to the challenge being issued lately by her French rivals of the Entente Cordiale.

http://www.gramophone.net/Issue/Page/Oc ... /85/776156

[karen]

A lot of you have probably seen this interview with The Pet Shop Boys , but for those who haven't. around the 3 minute mark.

[Clive]

Lesley Gore's eulogy of Dusty from Time magazine 1999

I met DUSTY SPRINGFIELD in 1963 on the BBC TV show Top of the Pops, when I was promoting It's My Party. Her talent was obvious the moment she opened her mouth--a sound so unique that she could take someone else's song and make it her own. She sang live with the band and sounded totally awesome. I lip-synched and felt somewhat foolish.

Our paths crossed again in Los Angeles in the '70s. We both enjoyed watching women's tennis and developed quite a friendship. She was very bright, with a great sense of humor. When she recorded a song I wrote, Love Me by Name, Dusty knew exactly what she wanted. She handpicked the musicians and worked with the arranger for weeks. When she went into the vocal booth, put on the headset and closed her eyes, she reached down into the depths of her soul and made magic. As Dusty is wailing and the record is fading she ad-libs two little words: "sweet baby." She reserved this phrase for songs she most loved. It was the Springfield seal of approval.

It's sad that she should pass just before she was to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But she'll be there, I'm sure, so the rhythm section had better be tight.