Doris Troy
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1937-01-06
- Died
- 2004-02-16
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Hilarious Hunting and Fishing Cartoons
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Doris Troy (January 6, 1937 – February 16, 2004) was an American Rhythm & Blues singer, known to her many fans as "Mama Soul". She was born as Doris Elaine Higginsen, in The Bronx, the daughter of a Barbadian Pentecostal minister. She later took her grandmother's name and grew up as Doris Payne. Her parents disapproved of "subversive" forms of music like rhythm & blues, so she cut her teeth singing in her father's choir. She was working as an usherette at the Apollo where she was discovered by
Key dates
- Born
- 6 January 1937
- Died
- 16 February 2004
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Doris
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- The Bronx
- Place of death
- Las Vegas
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- soul
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Categories
1937 births2004 deaths20th-century African-American women singers20th-century American singers20th-century American women singersActresses from the BronxAmerican expatriates in the United KingdomAmerican people of Barbadian descentAmerican rhythm and blues singersAmerican soul singersApple Records artistsAtlantic Records artists