A Girl Called Dusty: An Intimate portrait of Dusty Springfield
by Sharon Davis
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Book Summary Information
Author: Sharon DavisEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-06
ISBN: 0233002375
Number of pages: 264
Publisher: Carlton Publishing Group
Book Reviews of A Girl Called Dusty: An Intimate portrait of Dusty Springfield
Book Review: Definitive??
Summary: 3 Stars
Definitive? Hardly...I bought this book by the previous reviewers glowing review, I was misled. The book does have one strong point, it tracks most of her songs, albums and performances, but is VERY light on any personal biography. If you are looking for a more personal history of Dustys interesting life, look elsewhere, because this book will not satisfy your interest. I am hoping there is someone out there that will, in fact, write the DEFINITIVE biography of our beloved Dusty. In the meantime I will enjoy the amazing music she has left us and hope for a well written, truthful and honest biography that she deserves.
Summary of A Girl Called Dusty: An Intimate portrait of Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield is a pop music legend. Goddess of the sixties, reluctant recluse of the seventies, enigmatic icon of the eighties and nineties, she attracted a passionate following that has remained loyal to this day. She crossed the line into soul music, her first love, but never turned her back on pop music. A perfectionist in her work, she was a shy, awkward girl off stage. Misunderstood and misquoted, that was Miss Springfield. She had a lifestyle to envy, was the original 'IT' girl and achieved, many believed, the height of decadence. But who really knew her? Who was the real lady behind the black mascara and backcombed hair? This is the story that she never had the chance to tell herself because, nearly two years after her first battle with breast cancer, the disease returned to take her life in 1999.When the end finally came, the music business descended into mourning, tributes flooded in from all over the world, "The Daily Telegraph" front page announced 'Dusty Springfield dies on day she was to get OBE' and her Majesty The Queen was reported to be 'deeply saddened'. Dusty Springfield was the very heart and soul of British music. Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant, who was responsible for her return to chart success in 1987, believed that 'she was the very essence of fabness'.Entertainers Books
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