Becoming The Springfields
In 1960, Dusty left The Lana Sisters to form a pop trio with her brother and Reshad Field. They called themselves The Springfields and were a mixture of pop and folk. Why Springfield? They chose their name one day when they were rehearsing in a field in the springtime and decided on taking the stage names of Dusty, Tim, and Tom Springfield.
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Their intentions were to make an authentic US album, and traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, to record “Folk Songs from the Hills.” The music that Dusty heard during her US visit, like Bert Berns’ song “Tell Him,” turned her style from folk and country to pop and rhythm and blues. The Springfields were called “Top British Vocal Group” in 1961 and 1962. But Dusty wanted to go solo…