Dusty Springfield "Billboard" 200, and at the time, went platinum (100,000 units) in Canada alone. "Son of a Preacher Man" helped the soundtrack album sell over 2 million copies in the US, and it reached No. 21 on the charts. During September and October 1969 Dusty hosted her third and final BBC musical variety series (her fourth variety series overall), "Decidedly Dusty" (co-hosted by Valentine Dyall). All eight episodes were later wiped from the BBC archives, and to date the only surviving footage consists of domestic audio recordings. By the start of the 1970s Dusty Springfield was a major star, though her
Billy Ray Thunder American cowboy tradition and the history of the American West. Wherever he goes Billy Ray counsels and mentors youth about all the ways they can begin to be involved in the continuation of an American tradition and earn college scholarships. Billy Ray Thunder Billy Ray Thunder (born William Ray Higginbottom) is a bull rider and bareback bronc rider who has been active for nearly 30 years. He is nicknamed "The Living Legend". He is a Black Indian. Thunder is 6'3", 225 pounds, and over 60 years old. This doesn't make him the oldest, active, professional rodeo cowboy, but it does