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	VH1.com : Doris Troy : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
		Unlike many soul performers of the time, Troy wrote most of her own material (under the pseudonym Payne), and had already written for other artists and sung backup with Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick and Cissy Houston on New York soul records before striking out on her own.
		Troy never reached the charts again after "Just One Look," but was more appreciated in England, where she toured occasionally and where the Hollies covered her "What'cha Gonna Do About It" on their first album.
		The musical became a touring success, one which Troy remained involved with until 1998.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/troy_doris/bio.jhtml (296 words)

	The Record - Obituaries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Born in Troy, he was the son of the late Sylvester and Elsie Prince Fath and the devoted husband of Roberta Nelson Fath of North Greenbush.
		Considered as a daughter to the late Charles and Gladys Regan of Troy, Jayne was the oldest of 28 cousins in the Regan family.
		Doris was one of eight children born to the late Albert and Catherine Laware, formerly of Cohoes.
	www.troyrecord.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1170&dept_id=7019&newsid=17543238&PAG=461&rfi=9 (4061 words)

	Doris Troy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Doris Troy (January 6, 1937 - February 16, 2004) was an RandB singer, known to her many fans as "Mama Soul."
		She was born Doris Payne in The Bronx, the daughter of a Barbadian Pentecostal minister.
		Troy worked with Solomon Burke, The Drifters, Cissy Houston, and Dionne Warwick before she co-wrote and recorded "Just One Look," which hit #10 in 1963.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Doris_Troy (214 words)

	THE DORIS TROY PAGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Doris would play the role of her own mother, right there in front of mother Geraldine, a salt-of-the-earth sprightly woman who was so proud of her children’s success, many times on the stage with both sister Vy and her brother Randy Higginsen.
		Doris was tickled that one of her show biz protégés had been responsible for making her music available again and we spent a time on the phone, laughing and marveling at how life had conspired to keep us together through thick and thin, encouraging and supporting each other.
		Doris was such a star, undoubtedly a supreme talent, who will be sorely missed....as she said to me in London that night...."baby, baby, baby.....that was some wonderful soul (music) you were playing there." I will never forget that moment, or that lady.......GOD BLESS DORIS TROY.......
	www.soulmusic.com /doristroy.htm (4089 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: 'Just One Look' singer, stage star Troy dies at 67
		Doris Troy was a teenage usher at the famed Apollo Theatre in Harlem when she dreamed of stardom as a professional singer.
		Born Doris Higginsen on Jan. 6, 1937, in Harlem, Troy was the daughter of Geraldine Higginsen, a singer, and the Rev. Randolph Higginsen, pastor of the Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church in Harlem, where Doris got her start in the church choir.
		Troy, who took her stage name from Helen of Troy of Greek mythology, performed early on with local gospel and rhythm and blues groups.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/2004/feb/19/516381350.html (847 words)

	Guardian \| Doris Troy
		Troy was born Doris Higgensen, the daughter of a Barbadian Pentecostal minister who had settled in New York.
		Troy embarked on a solo career, though after a couple of singles flopped, she realised she could earn steadier wages as a backing singer for more established artists.
		Despite the renewed prominence the show brought her, Troy was far from wealthy in her later years, and was forever grateful for the royalties that continued to trickle in from Just One Look.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4862839-111261,00.html (759 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Doris Troy
		Doris Troy, the American soul singer who died on Monday aged 67, was best known for her 1963 hit Just One Look; she also inspired, and performed in, the award-winning gospel musical Mama I Want To Sing.
		Doris Troy recorded one album for Atlantic in 1963, and singles for Calla and Capitol, before coming to live in Britain in 1969.
		In 1996 Doris Troy was presented with a Pioneer Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/02/20/db2003.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/02/20/ixportal.html (410 words)

	Blog of Death: Doris Troy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Doris Troy, a singer, songwriter and actress who left an indelible mark on the music industry, died on Feb. 16 from emphysema.
		One of the first soul divas, Troy was often labeled in the press as a one-hit wonder for her 1963 R&B/pop crossover, "Just One Look." But her vibrant, distinctive vocals accompanied numerous artists over the years.
		Troy's life story served as the inspiration for the 1981 gospel musical, "Mama, I Want to Sing." The play, which was written by her sister Vy Higgensen and producer Ken Wydro, became the highest grossing off-Broadway show ever.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/000818.html (800 words)

	Doris Troy \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Doris Troy, the big-voiced soul singer of the 1963 hit "Just One Look," whose life story was the inspiration for the long-running musical "Mama, I Want to Sing," died Feb. 16 in a hospital in Las Vegas.
		Troy's other songs for Atlantic during this period – including "What'cha Gonna Do About It?," also recorded by the Hollies – had more success in Britain than in America, and in the late '60s she moved to London.
		Troy sang the role of her mother, Geraldine, from early 1984 until 1998, toured with it throughout the country and took it to London and Japan.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040307/news_1m7troy.html (435 words)

	Doris Troy Page
		Doris also recorded for the People and Polydor labels and later worked as a session singer, contributing to a number of albums including Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon' along with Nick Drake's 'Bryter Layter' on the song 'Poor Boy'.
		From the mid-80's to 1991, Doris performed in the U.S. musical (personal) biography, 'Mama, I Want To Sing', and repeated her performance when the show opened in London in February 1995.
		Doris Troy passed away in her sleep on the 16th of February 2004, in Las Vegas, Nevada after a lengthy bout with emphysema.
	www.soulwalking.co.uk /Doris%20Troy.html (292 words)

	New York Daily News - City Life - Big Town Songbook: Waiting to sing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		No, it was the story of how Doris Troy battled her way to record that one hit single that would become her most enduring legacy — because that story would form the basis for one of the most popular and heartwarming productions in the history of Off-Broadway musical theater.
		Doris Higginsen was born in the Bronx on Jan. 6, 1937, one of four daughters of a Pentecostal minister who saw a powerful lot of sin as he looked out over the land and vowed he would do all within his power to keep it from despoiling his own tribe.
		With Higginsen playing a disc jockey/narrator, "Mama" focused on Doris Troy's early life, gently suggesting their father was wrong in his insistence that no one who sang secular music could simultaneously retain her faith.
	www.nydailynews.com /city_life/story/291873p-249897c.html (905 words)

	Doris Troy -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Doris Troy (January 6, 1937 - February 16, 2004) was an R&B singer, known to her many fans as "Mama Soul."
		She was born Doris Payne in (A borough of New York City) The Bronx, the daughter of a Barbadian (Any member of a Pentecostal religious body) Pentecostal minister.
		She died from (An abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age) emphysema at her (Click link for more info and facts about Las Vegas, Nevada) Las Vegas, Nevada home.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/do/doris_troy.htm (291 words)

	Doris Troy
		Troy was born Doris Higginsen, the daughter of a Barbadian Pentecostal minister who had settled in New York.
		Doris embarked on a solo career, though after a couple of singles flopped, she realised she could earn steadier wages as a backing singer for more established artists.
		From 1984 to 1998, Troy sang the role of her mother, Geraldine, travelling with the show internationally and opening it in London, with Chaka Khan co-starring.
	www.spectropop.com /remembers/DTobit.htm (694 words)

	BeatleLinks Fab Forum - Singer Doris Troy Dies (was signed on the Apple label, sang song "Just One Look"...)
		Doris was born Doris Higginsen in New York (in January of 1937).
		She was born Doris Higgensen in the Bronx, New York, in 1937, the daughter of a minister who had left his native Barbados to settle in the United States.
		On her eponymous album for Apple, Doris Troy was backed not only by Harrison (who wrote "Ain't That Cute", the lead-off single) and Preston, but also by a stellar line-up of musicians which included Ringo Starr, Peter Frampton, Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills and Leon Russell.
	www.beatlelinks.net /forums/showthread.php?t=14805 (2243 words)

	dustbury.com: That's all it took (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Born in New York in 1937, Doris Higginsen — "Troy" was her grandmother's surname — started singing jazz in the late Fifties and writing songs on the side as "Doris Payne".
		Doris and I were spiritually connected and would discuss the Bible and the goodness of God in our lives.
		Doris and I would visit each during our show breaks (if we were close) and she would bring the house down singing the blues, when I would invite her to the stage.
	www.dustbury.com /archives/002276.html (742 words)

	Doris Troy - Doris Troy (Memorable Music Classic Albums) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Another well-intentioned Beatles project: Troy had been singing backup on rock and RandB records for years, and she was signed by Apple to do her own stuff.
		She has a fine voice, but nothing exceptional or distinctive, and her songwriting is very ordinary light RandB, both lyrics ("Don't Call Me No More") and music (the single "Ain't That Cute," produced by Harrison).
		But it has the feel of a disorganized all-star jam: as if they were doing Troy such a favor just appearing on her album that they didn't really need to exert themselves.
	www.memorabletv.com /musicworld/classicalbums/doristroy.htm (184 words)

	Floydian Slip(tm) : The Pink Floyd Experience > News archive > Doris Troy dead at 67
		RandB vocalist/songwriter Doris Troy died Feb. 16 in Las Vegas, Nev. She was 67 years old.
		Troy is best known in the United States for her Top 10 hit "Just One Look" (1963) and in the U.K. for the Top 40 hit "What'cha Gonna Do About It?" (1964).
		After arriving in England she recorded a solo album ("Doris Troy," 1970) that featured contributions from rock heavyweights George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, and Stephen Stills, and continued backing sessions for groups such as The Rolling Stones, Kevin Ayers, Tom Jones, Billy Preston and others.
	www.floydianslip.com /news-archive/2004/04-feb-20-troydies.htm (198 words)

	Doris Troy: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Surely one of the most talented one-hit wonders of the rock era, Doris Troy [+] hit the Top Ten with "Just One Look" in 1963, but also recorded many other fine pop-soul sides for Atlantic between 1963 and 1965.
		Unlike many soul performers of the time, Troy wrote most of her own material (under the pseudonym Payne), and had already written for other artists and sung backup with Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick [+] and Cissy Houston [+] on New York soul records before striking out on her own.
		Troy never reached the charts again after "Just One Look," but was more appreciated in England, where she toured occasionally and where the Hollies [+] covered her "What'cha Gonna Do About It" on their first album.
	www.music.com /person/doris_troy/1 (335 words)

	CNN.com - R&B star Doris Troy dead at 67 - Feb. 19, 2004
		Doris Troy, best known for the 1963 Atlantic R&B/pop crossover hit "Just One Look," died Monday in Las Vegas.
		Born Doris Payne in Harlem, New York, Troy did not restrict herself to R&B. Her distinctive vocals graced the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want," Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" and Dusty Springfield's "In the Middle of Nowhere," among other classics.
		Also a talented actress, Troy was the inspiration for the award-winning fl gospel musical "Mama, I Want to Sing." She played her own mother in the long-running play, which was co-written by her sister, Vy Higgensen, an air personality for WBLS in New York.
	www.cnn.com /2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/19/obit.doris.troy.reut (249 words)

	♫ Crazy Beat Records -Doris Troy
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	www.crazybeat.co.uk /Doris-Troy.htm (609 words)

	Roger Waters Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This moving obituary says, "Her distinctive voice came to the attention of 1970s rock fans on Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon." The full article can be read here.
		Yesterdays (19th Feb) Independent also featured a long and moving obituary to Doris Troy, that can be read here.
		The Doris Troy Scholarship Fund c/o Mama Foundation for the Arts, 149 W. 126th St., New York City, NY 10027.
	www.rogerwatersonline.com /daily_telegraph_doris_troy.htm (125 words)

	Doris Troy
		Born Doris Payne in New York City in 1937, she was a truly great soul singer and songwriter who shot to fame in 1963 with her top ten Atlantic smash ‘Just One Look’.
		She agreed to straight away (and very reasonably), even if it was on the only day she had off from the show.
		Doris Troy (born Doris Higgensen on 6-January-1937 in New York City.
	www.soulfulkindamusic.net /dtroy.htm (1147 words)

	[FLOYD] È MORTA DORIS TROY in (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Doris (Higginsen) Troy who was one of the female singers on Dark Side of the Moon, died in her sleep on February 16th 2004.
		Doris enjoyed huge success with songs 'Just One Look and Watcha Gonna Do About It.
		Doris was one of 'The Beatles first signings to their record label 'Apple.
	www.casadelte.it /message_963.asp (176 words)

	Doris Troy, Pop Singer Whose Life Inspired a Show, Dies at 67
		oris Troy, the big-voiced soul singer of the 1963 hit "Just One Look," whose life story was the inspiration for the long-running musical "Mama, I Want to Sing," died on Monday in a hospital in Las Vegas.
		Higginsen's husband, the show told the story of a young woman named Doris Winter who sings in a gospel choir and becomes an international pop star.
		Troy is survived by another sister, Joyce Davis, of Fort Lee, N.J. Get The New York Times for as low as $2.90 a week.
	www.nytimes.com /2004/02/19/arts/music/19TROY.html?ex=1392613200&en=c887ecad34908137&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (581 words)

	SH Forums - Doris Troy Apple CD available again
		If you're an Apple completist (or a Doris Troy fan), collector's choice has the CD again as an import $35.
		For the longest time, I was SURE that it was Doris Troy, but is was not.
		Doris, however, is credited as a backing vocalist.
	www.stevehoffman.tv /forums/showthread.php?t=33173 (701 words)

	Mama Foundation Links
		In an effort to share their vast wealth of experiences and to enlighten teenagers about the importance of gospel music as an art form, writer/producer Vy Higginsen and gospel legend Dr. Cissy Houston will come together to participate in The Gospel for Teens arts education program.
		Troy's rich voice in pop and soul circles far outweighed her chart success."
		A selection of Doris Troy's albums and guest appearances with individual tracks listed.
	www.mamafoundation.org /links.html (1133 words)

	Just One Look: The Best of Doris Troy - Doris Troy - Song Listings
		This 21-track anthology of her 1963-65 Atlantic sides is as comprehensive as one could ask for.
		Much more than a collector's item, this proves Troy to be a genuinely overlooked major talent.
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	www.mp3.com /albums/161527/summary.html (563 words)

	Weekly Journal, The: The musical legend of Troy: Doris Troy, Mama, I Want To Sing@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		She was old enough to see artists like Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington perform at the Apollo Theatre and young enough to be asked by the Rolling Stones to sing with them.
		"My whole career is a miracle," says Troy who is now 56 and shows no signs of flagging.
		Troy's biggest break came when she recorded the song, Just One Look back in 1965 which has subsequently picked up by Lulu, Cilla Black and a host of other artists since then.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:2306785&refid=ip_almanac_hf (233 words)

	Doris Troy
		Obituary: Doris Troy; Singer known as `Mama Soul'.(Obituaries) (The Independent (London, England))
		Doris Troy, 67; soul singer and songwriter (The Record (Bergen County, NJ))
		Doris Troy, singer immortalized in musical `Mama, I Want to Sing,' dead at 67 (AP Worldstream)
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0921261.html (145 words)

	Tower Records - Doris Troy (+5 Bonus Tracks) - Doris Troy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The late Doris Troy was one of the most talented soul singers of the Sixties who has many fans, not only among the global Soul and Northern Soul scenes, but also via her connections with members of The Beatles.
		Doris, as ever, is in great voice, with tracks ranging from beefy rock-y soul to emotional, slower tunes.
		The album was produced by Doris, George Harrison and Stephen Stills.
	www.towerrecords.com /product.aspx?pfid=2981518 (256 words)

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