1939-1999. Real name: Mary O'Brien; surname came from being a member of The Springfields (of "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" semi-fame). An unfairly semi-forgotten member of the pantheon of soul music divas (being British didn't help), coaxed back into the limelight in the 80s by the Pet Shop Boys' "What Have I Done to Deserve This?", she made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 60s classics like "Son of a Preacher Man" (done on a pilgrimage to Memphis) and "Wishin' and Hopin'".