Doris Troy
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Born Doris Higginsen on January 6, 1937 in the Bronx, the soul singer is commonly known by her stage name Doris Troy. She is best-known for her 1963 hit âJust One Lookâ and her short stint on The Beatlesâ Apple Records label in 1970. When she was growing up, she took her grandmotherâs name and became known as Doris Payne. Working as an usherette at the Apollo, she was discovered at the age of 16 by James Brown. She began her career as a songwriter, penning Dee Clarkâs 1960 hit âHow About Thatâ. She worked as a backing vocalist at Atlantic Records alongside sisters Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick. She briefly joined the original lineup of The Sweet Inspirations with Cissy Houston (Whitneyâs mother) and the Warwick sisters. She co-wrote (as Doris Payne), recorded and released â as Doris Troy â the single âJust One Lookâ, which rose to Number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. Since the release of the original single, the song has been covered numerous times by artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Harry Nilsson, Klaus Nomi, Major Lance, and many others. The song was the title track of her 1963 debut album. Troyâs only other charting single was 1965âs âWhatcha Gonna Do About Itâ. In between her own sessions, she was a backing vocalist on recordings by the Rolling Stones (âYou Canât Always Get What You Wantâ), Pink Floyd (The Dark Side of the Moon), Carly Simon (âYouâre So Vainâ), and many others. She released a series of singles throughout the rest of the â60s but did not release another album until her self-titled 1970 release, which appeared on Apple Records. The album featured musical assistance from George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Stephen Stills, Klaus Voorman and more. The album wasnât a chart success, but it has become a cult release thanks to its connection to the Beatles. Troy released The Rainbow Testament in 1972, a live collaboration with The Gospel Truth. In 1974, she released the Stretchinâ Out album. In the late â80s, her sister Vy Higginsen wrote Mama, I Want to Sing, a stage play based on her life. It was eventually turned into a movie in 2012. Doris Troy died of emphysema in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 16, 2004.
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- Just One Look by La Roux
- Room Service
- Can't Hold On
- Precious Lord
- Getaway
- Rock Bottom
- Blame the Whiskey
- Seeing Ghosts
- It's All In The Game
- Please Little Angel
- DREAMS.
- Don't Call Me
- Another Look
- Somewhere Along The Way
- Ain't No Quittin' You
- Time
- A School For Fools
- Trust In Me
- Just in Case
- What'cha Gonna Do About It
- Draw Me Closer
- Say the Word
- Be Sure
- Gifted Is
