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
Dusty Springfield Springfield was the presenter or host of several TV musical series: Produced by Stanley Dorfman. Broadcast Thursdays on BBC1 at 9:00pm (Except Episode 4 at 9:05pm) Produced by Stanley Dorfman. Broadcast Tuesdays on BBC1 at 9:05pm Produced by ATV. Broadcast on ITV Produced by Mel Cornish. Broadcast Tuesdays on BBC1 at 7:30pm Dusty Springfield Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), professionally known as Dusty Springfield, was an English pop singer and record producer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s. With her distinctive sensual mezzo-soprano sound, she was an important singer