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    • Apr 16, 1939
    Mary O'Brien is born in London, England. Under the name Dusty Springfield, she records "Son-Of-A Preacher Man," named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    May 2, 1965
    Future country hitmaker Tom Jones makes his American TV debut, performing on CBS' "The Ed Sullivan Show." Also appearing that evening: Dusty Springfield, The Rolling Stones and comedian Totie Fields
    Nov 8, 1965
    Little Jimmy Dickens performs "May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" on "Hullabaloo." Also appearing on the NBC show: Marvin Gaye, Dusty Springfield and The Serendipity Singers
    Nov 8, 1968
    Atlantic releases Dusty Springfield's single "Son-Of-A Preacher Man." It will be ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Nov 24, 1968
    Dusty Springfield sings "Son-Of-A Preacher Man" from New York on CBS' telecast of "The Ed Sullivan Show." The Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" ranks her recording among the 500 greatest country singles of all-time
    Nov 10, 1969
    The Everly Brothers appear on ABC's "The Music Scene" with a medley of former hits: "Cathy's Clown," "All I Have To Do Is Dream," "Wake Up Little Susie," "Bird Dog" and "Bye Bye Love." Also featured are Dusty Springfield, James Brown and Joe Cocker
    Nov 29, 1969
    Ray Stevens performs on NBC's "The Andy Williams Show." Also appearing: Bob Hope, The Osmonds and Dusty Springfield
    Feb 4, 1970
    "The Johnny Cash Show" features The Everly Brothers, Dusty Springfield, Rod McKuen and Kirk Douglas, who joins the Man In Black on "I Walk The Line." Cash also employs The Statler Brothers on the gospel standard "This Ole House"
    Feb 15, 1985
    CBS telecasts "Anne Murray: Sounds Of London." The music special features guest appearances by Bananarama, Dusty Springfield and Miss Piggy. Murray performs "A Love Song," "Time Don't Run Out On Me" and "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do"
    Sep 27, 1994
    MCA releases the soundtrack to the John Travolta movie "Pulp Fiction." It features The Statler Brothers' "Flowers On The Wall," Chuck Berry's "You Never Can Tell" and Dusty Springfield's "Son-Of-A Preacher Man," plus Ricky Nelson and Al Green
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