British
newspaper coverage was overwhelming; it was as if the country
had just realised how important Dusty was to them:
"....the
carefully shaded emotions she brought to the music of her prime.......
she was the only white woman singer worthy of being mentioned
in the same breath as the great divas of 1960's soul music"RICHARD WILLIAMS,
THE GUARDIAN
"The
Queen of Pop is dead"THE EXPRESS
".....few
would deny that Dusty Springfield was the finest female pop singer
that Britain has ever produced"MICK BROWN, DAILY TELEGRAPH
"The
finest female voice we ever had"
THE
INDEPENDENT
"....as
much a part of 1960's Britain as the mini skirt...."THE
TIMES
"Dusty
ended life as the Queen of Britpop" THE MIRROR
"...the
voice that haunted a generation" THE MAIL
"The
day the music died" THE GUARDIAN
The
permanent memorial to Dusty in the grounds of St. Mary's Church,
Henley-on-Thames, where it was laid on June 7, 1999........ A bench
has now been added in order that visitors can sit quietly with
their thoughts. |
Other
floral tributes came from:
CILLA
& BOBBY;ALAN PARKER;M & D;LEON;RISS;TRIS PENNA;DEBBIE,
ANDY & THE DOGS;DOREEN CHANTER;LEE CHARLES;POLLY PERKINS;NICK
STEWART;TONY NUTTALL;PAUL BURGER & SONY MUSIC uk;PAUL MCGUINNESS;RATLIFF;PETER & MARTIN;RUTH;ERIC
, JOHN & FAMILY;TOM;PAT, TONY & LEE;NOLA;HILARY;CAROLE
KING & PHIL ROBINSON;ELTON & DAVID; GLYN & NORMA;JUNE,
ELAINE, DAWSON & CLIFF;ANGELA;MARY MURPHY;DIANNE WARREN;DOUGGIE
& TONY;JENNY;ELLIE GREENWICH;SUE;AILSA;MISS BILLIE DAVIS;JOHN
REID;IRENE CHANTER DAVIES;TERRIE DOHERTY;COUSIN MONICA, JOHN
& FAMILY;ANN GEE;AHMET ERTEGUN;HERE'S TO PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY......;SUE
STEWART & RICHARD;CAROLE GOWER & FAMILY;KRISS, IMOGEN
& CHARLES;GARY GLITTER;ROSEMARY BELL; PAT RAY; yTRUDY;JAY ZAPATA;SUE ELLISTON;MIKE;CORRINNE
& ANDY(SWING OUT SISTER);GIB & LORNA;PENNY & GEORGE
COLE;SARAH NELSON;FOREST STILIN;AUDREY JONES;P.J. PROBY;KAREN
& TONY;RALPH COVINO;MICHAEL;ANTHONY & JILL PERRY;EVELYN
BELL RICHARDS;MICK, KEITH, CHARLIE & RONNIE(THE STONES);THE
ALMA COGAN APPRECIATION SOCIETY;JULIA, CHRIS & THE CHILDREN;ARIF
MARDIN;MARIE & JUSTIN HAYWARD;SECOND MUM(MRS. RHODES);SYLVIA
MULCAHY;UNIVERSAL RECORDS;ANDY, MYRA, JANA & RICHARD;ROD
STEWART & ANNIE CHALLIS;PAT & DENISE;KRIS, KIKI, DION,
ZAK & DEE;ROGER & KATH;TIM FIELD & ROBIN;JUDY STONE
& JOHN ADAMS;PAULA LILLY;LISA & STEVE;CAROLE;DAVID &
DORENE;VICTOR GREENBERG;BRENDA EAGLES;PIETER;LORNA GUESS, KRISTINA,
EZRINE & STACEY CROCKETT(CAROLE KING PRODUCTIONS);ALAN HODGSON;PAUL
McCARTNEY & KIDS;JOAN & JON;RITA & JOHN;TOM JONES
& FAMILY;ALAN;THE STAFF OF THE ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL;DEREK
WADSWORTH;STEVE, PETE & LINDA;MADELINE;MICHAEL;SHIELA BRIDLE;B;
In the year
leading up to Dusty's death on March 2, 1999, many people felt
compelled to write to let Dusty know just how great her influence
on them was.
Thank you
all.
even without
addresses the Post Office found
Dusty(see below).
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