This day in music history.

March 2, 1999, At the age of 59, Dusty Springfield died after a long battle against breast cancer. Born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, the British singer had her first hit single in 1963 with "I Only Want To Be With You". In all she had over 15 top 40 hits including "Son of a Preacher Man", "You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me" and "Losing You". Dusty died just 11 days before her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Son Of A Preacher Man
Billy-Ray was a Preacher's son,
And when his daddy would visit he'd come along,
When they gathered round and started talking,
Cousin Billy would take me walking,
ah, through the back woods we'd go walking,
Then he'd look into my eyes,
Lord knows to my surprise.
The only one who could ever reach me,
Was the son of a preacher man,
The only boy who could ever teach me,
Was the son of a preacher man,
yes he was, he was, mmh,
yes he was.
Being good isn't always easy,
No matter how hard I tried,
When he started sweet talking to me,
he'd come and tell me everything is alright,
he'd kiss and tell me everything is alright,
Can I get away again tonight?
The only one who could ever reach me,
Was the son of a preacher man,
The only boy who could ever teach me,
Was the son of a preacher man,
Yes he was, he was, Lord,
oh he was.
How well I remember,
The look that was in his eyes,
Stealing kisses from me on the sly,
Taking time to make time,
Telling me that he's all mine,
Learning from each others knowing,
Looking to see how much we'd grown.
And the only one who could ever reach me,
Was the son of a preacher man,
The only boy who could ever teach me,
Was the son of a preacher man,
Yes he was, he was,
oh yes he was.