The Springfields

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The Springfields were a British folk-pop vocal trio of the early 1960s that helped launch Dusty Springfield’s career and achieved international chart success.

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The Springfields canonical 6

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instanceOf British folk-pop vocal trio ⓘ
achieved international chart success ⓘ
activePeriodEnd 1963 ⓘ
activePeriodStart 1960 ⓘ
associatedAct Dusty Springfield ⓘ
Tom Springfield ⓘ
basedIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
chartAchievement first British vocal group to reach the US top 20 in the rock era ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
disbandedAfterMemberDeparture Dusty Springfield left to pursue solo career ⓘ
linked to: Dusty Springfield
formedBy Tom Springfield ⓘ
formedIn early 1960s ⓘ
genre folk music ⓘ
folk-pop ⓘ
pop music ⓘ
hasVocalStyle vocal harmony trio ⓘ
helpedLaunchCareerOf Dusty Springfield ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
notableMember Dusty Springfield ⓘ
Mike Hurst ⓘ
Tim Feild ⓘ
Tom Springfield ⓘ
notableWork Island of Dreams ⓘ
Say I Won’t Be There ⓘ
Silver Threads and Golden Needles ⓘ
performedOn British television and radio in early 1960s ⓘ
recordLabel Philips Records ⓘ
styleCharacteristic blend of folk melodies with pop arrangements ⓘ
USChartHit Silver Threads and Golden Needles ⓘ
USChartPosition Silver Threads and Golden Needles reached Billboard Hot 100 top 20 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dusty Springfield → associatedAct → The Springfields ⓘ
Cotton Fields → coveredBy → The Springfields ⓘ
Dear Hearts and Gentle People → recordedBy → The Springfields ⓘ