Doris Troy (born Doris Elaine Higginsen; January 6, 1937 – February 16, 2004) [2] [3] was an American R&B singer and songwriter, known to her fans as "Mama Soul". Her biggest hit was "Just One Look", a top 10 hit in 1963.

Sep 22, 2021 · R&B Singer Doris Troy was born Doris Elaine Higginsen in the Bronx, New York, on January 6, 1937. Both a singer and a songwriter, her biggest hit, “Just One Look,” was released in 1963 and peaked at no. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Jan 6, 2025 · Born in the Bronx, New York, on January 6, 1937, Doris Elaine Higginsen changed her name to Doris Troy after she was “discovered” working at Harlem’s famous Apollo Theatre by James Brown. This...

Feb 19, 2004 · 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 on Monday in...

R&B singer Doris Troy was born Doris Payne in New York City in 1937. A songwriter as well as a singer, she scored a major hit in 1963 with "Just One Look" (remade by The Hollies several years later) on Atlantic Records.

Feb 20, 2004 · Doris Troy, the soul/gospel singer and songwriter best known for her 1963 pop hit “Just One Look” and as the inspiration for “Mama, I Want to Sing,” a black gospel musical based on...

Oct 6, 2014 · If like me you’re an assiduous reader of the indexes of reference works and biographies concerning gospel, soul and pop music in the 1960s the name of Doris Troy will certainly be familiar as she features in the histories of some of …

Mar 7, 2004 · 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...

No other "one-hit wonder" can boast a record of survival as impressive as Doris Troy's. Best known for the 1963 hit single "Just One Look," the soul chanteuse kept an enviable career going long after the majority of her contemporaries had packed it in.

DORIS TROY (1937 - 2004) Mama Soul. Although she was born in the Bronx, and first came to prominence in the US with her 1963 hit 'Just One Look', Doris Troy, who has died aged 67 of emphysema, earned probably her most loyal following in Britain.