Dusty Springfield

Birth Name: Mary Isobel Catherine O’Brien

Date of Birth: 16 April, 1939

Place of Birth: Hampstead, London, England, U.K.

Date of Death: 2 March, 1999

Place of Death: Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, U.K.

Ethnicity: Irish, some Scottish

Dusty Springfield was a British pop singer and record producer. She is known for her hit singles Son of a Preacher Man and I Only Want to Be with You. Her brother was musician, songwriter, and record producer Tom Springfield.

Dusty was the daughter of Catherine Anne “Kay” (Ryle), from Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland, and Gerard Anthony “OB” O’Brien, who was raised in British India, and had Irish and Scottish ancestry.

Dusty’s paternal grandfather was named Joseph Aloysius O’Brien.

Dusty’s paternal grandmother was named Isabelle Francis.

Dusty’s maternal grandfather was Maurice Patrick Ryle (son of Thomas Ryle). Maurice was born in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. He was a prominent journalist, who edited the Irish Independent and Evening Herald in the 1920s.

Dusty’s maternal grandmother was named Bridget Myles. Bridget was born in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland.