Biography exposes conflicts that tormented singing star

Dusty: An Intimate Portrait of a Musical Legend

**By** Karen Bartlett

**Robson Press,** €24.99

**Reviewed by** Brendan Daly

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Dusty Springfield was arguably the finest blue-eyed soul singer ever. Her smoky, sultry voice of coiled emotion propelled her into the orbit of the greatest British female singers of all time, while her trademark panda-eye black mascara, blonde bouffant hair, and glamorous evening gowns made her an icon of the 1960s.

Dusty Springfield was, ...