Doris Troy

Doris Troy (born Doris Elaine Higginsen ) ( born January 6, 1937 in Bronx, New York, † 16 February 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American soul singer, also known by their fans as Mama Soul been.

She was a member of the halos and Jay & Dee. Their hit Just One Look reached # 10 in the U.S. Billboard charts in 1963. Besides, she was a backing vocalist for Solomon Burke, Chuck Jackson, Dionne Warwick, Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones and Dusty Springfield.

Troy was the daughter of Dr. Randolph Higginsen, a preacher of the Pentecostal movement, and his wife Geraldine. Since her parents " godless " rejected music as rhythm and blues, she began her singing career in the church choir. As a background singer in New York's Apollo Theater, she was discovered by James Brown. Her life was brought to the stage in the performance Mama, I Want to Sing. The piece, which was written as a co -author of her sister Vy Higginsen, it brought 1,500 performances at the Heckscher Theater in Harlem. Here Doris Troy played her mother and Chaka Khan presented Doris Troy dar.

In 2011, the musical with Ciara as the lead actress, Lynn Whitfield and Patti LaBelle was released straight to DVD in Australia. A year later, the DVD was released in the United States.

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  • Biography of Doris Troy on her official website
  • Doris Troy at soulwalking.co.uk
  • Doris Troy at SoulMusic.com
  • Mama I Want to Sing at the Internet Movie Database (English)
  • Woman
  • Soul singer
  • American musician
  • Born in 1937
  • Died in 2004
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