The late English singer Dusty Springfield’s ‘Son of a Preacher Man‘ was played on 9-1-1: Lone Star last night — 9-1-1: Lone Star, Season 4, Episode 2, “The New Hot Mess“.
It was heard as Trevor and Tommy are kissing.
Dusty Springfield’s ‘Son of a Preacher Man‘ was released in late 1968 as a single from her fifth studio album Dusty in Memphis.
The song went on to become one of Springfield’s biggest hits, charting at #1 on the singles chart in Singapore, and in the Top 10 in six other countries including in the United Kingdom.
In the United States, ‘Son of a Preacher Man‘ hit #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and became one of Dusty Springfield‘s most popular songs in that country.
Over 25 years later, the song received a second lease on life when it was used by Quentin Tarrantino in a scene from his smash-hit film Pulp Fiction.
That usage helped the soundtrack of the film sell over two million copies, and introduced the song to a new generation of music lovers.
Nowadays the track is still going strong on streaming services, with almost 390 million plays on Spotify alone.
Listen to Dusty Springfield’s ‘Son of a Preacher Man‘ as heard on 9-1-1: Lone Star in the video, and on her Dusty in Memphis album.
Springfield herself sadly died in early 1999 at the age of just 59-years-old from cancer.