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Full Name: Dion O’brien
Description: Vocal, Guitar
Known For: Member of “THE SPRINGFIELDS”
Instruments: Singer, Guitar
Music Styles: Folk
Location: United Kingdom
Date Born: 13th April 1943
Location Born: United Kingdom
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BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
Tom Field
The brother of Dusty Springfield and an important figure in the 1960s folk and pop music scene. He attended the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe from 1944 to 1950.
Initially, Springfield performed in The Springfields (a vocal group) with his sister and a friend before becoming a record producer and songwriter for The Seekers.
He wrote many of their major hits—”I’ll Never Find Another You”, “A World of Our Own”, “The Carnival is Over” (only lyrics) and “Walk with Me”—and co-wrote “Georgy Girl” with Jim Dale: this was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in 1966.
His other hit compositions include “Adios Amour (Goodbye My Love)”, recorded by José Feliciano.
The Springfields’ song “Island of Dreams”, written by Tom Springfield, has been covered by Mick Thomas, Johnny Tillotson, Mary Hopkin and by the Seekers.
He released two solo albums in the late 1960s, Sun Songs (1968) and Love’s Philosophy (1969); these were re-released on CD in 2005.
Members included
Dusty Springfield (Mary O’brien)
Tim Field – replaced by Mike Hurst
Tom Field (Dion O’brien)
The group charted with ’ISLAND OF DREAMS’ plus
’SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES’ in 1963.
The group were a three piece folk group that included
his sister Dusty Springfield.
The group disbanded in 1963
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