Doris Troy passed away in her sleep after a lengthy bout with emphysema. She was 67. Doris was the daughter of a Baptist preacher. She also used to sing in the jazz group, the Halo's.
She recorded as half of Jay And Dee and began songwriting, using her grandmother's surname of Payne. In 1960, Dee Clark recorded one of Doris's songs, 'How About That' for the Vee Jay imprint.
She also recorded for the Everest label before becoming a background singer on a regular basis. Doris worked with the ex-Drinkard Singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick. She also recorded with their aunt Cissy Houston, backing many groups including the Drifters, Solomon Burke and Chuck Jackson.
In 1963, Doris co-wrote 'Just One Look', which became a U.S. Top 10 hit. It was covered the following year by the U.K. band the Hollies, and reached the U.K. number 2 position. 'What'cha Gonna Do About It?' reached the U.K. Top 40 in the following year. Doris also recorded for the Capitol and Calla imprints.
After settling in London in 1969, she recorded a self-titled album for the Beatles label, Apple, with the help of the late George Harrison and Eric Clapton.
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.
∼R&B Singer, Actress. She reached the Top Ten on the Billboard pop charts with "Just One Look" in 1963, but also recorded many other pop-soul songs for Atlantic between 1963 and 1965. Unlike many soul performers of the time, she 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 before making it out on her own. She 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. Moving to Britain, she recorded an album for Apple in 1970 with assistance from George Harrison and Billy Preston. In the early 1970s, she sang backup vocals for British rock groups in addition to recording a few more albums. She made her stage debut in the 1980s in "Mama I Want to Sing", a musical based on her life story. She moved to Las Vegas by the 1990s where she died in her sleep in 2004 at age 64.
She recorded as half of Jay And Dee and began songwriting, using her grandmother's surname of Payne. In 1960, Dee Clark recorded one of Doris's songs, 'How About That' for the Vee Jay imprint.
She also recorded for the Everest label before becoming a background singer on a regular basis. Doris worked with the ex-Drinkard Singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick. She also recorded with their aunt Cissy Houston, backing many groups including the Drifters, Solomon Burke and Chuck Jackson.
In 1963, Doris co-wrote 'Just One Look', which became a U.S. Top 10 hit. It was covered the following year by the U.K. band the Hollies, and reached the U.K. number 2 position. 'What'cha Gonna Do About It?' reached the U.K. Top 40 in the following year. Doris also recorded for the Capitol and Calla imprints.
After settling in London in 1969, she recorded a self-titled album for the Beatles label, Apple, with the help of the late George Harrison and Eric Clapton.
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.
∼R&B Singer, Actress. She reached the Top Ten on the Billboard pop charts with "Just One Look" in 1963, but also recorded many other pop-soul songs for Atlantic between 1963 and 1965. Unlike many soul performers of the time, she 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 before making it out on her own. She 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. Moving to Britain, she recorded an album for Apple in 1970 with assistance from George Harrison and Billy Preston. In the early 1970s, she sang backup vocals for British rock groups in addition to recording a few more albums. She made her stage debut in the 1980s in "Mama I Want to Sing", a musical based on her life story. She moved to Las Vegas by the 1990s where she died in her sleep in 2004 at age 64.
Doris Troy passed away in her sleep after a lengthy bout with emphysema. She was 67. Doris was the daughter of a Baptist preacher. She also used to sing in the jazz group, the Halo's.
She recorded as half of Jay And Dee and began songwriting, using her grandmother's surname of Payne. In 1960, Dee Clark recorded one of Doris's songs, 'How About That' for the Vee Jay imprint.
She also recorded for the Everest label before becoming a background singer on a regular basis. Doris worked with the ex-Drinkard Singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick. She also recorded with their aunt Cissy Houston, backing many groups including the Drifters, Solomon Burke and Chuck Jackson.
In 1963, Doris co-wrote 'Just One Look', which became a U.S. Top 10 hit. It was covered the following year by the U.K. band the Hollies, and reached the U.K. number 2 position. 'What'cha Gonna Do About It?' reached the U.K. Top 40 in the following year. Doris also recorded for the Capitol and Calla imprints.
After settling in London in 1969, she recorded a self-titled album for the Beatles label, Apple, with the help of the late George Harrison and Eric Clapton.
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.
∼R&B Singer, Actress. She reached the Top Ten on the Billboard pop charts with "Just One Look" in 1963, but also recorded many other pop-soul songs for Atlantic between 1963 and 1965. Unlike many soul performers of the time, she 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 before making it out on her own. She 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. Moving to Britain, she recorded an album for Apple in 1970 with assistance from George Harrison and Billy Preston. In the early 1970s, she sang backup vocals for British rock groups in addition to recording a few more albums. She made her stage debut in the 1980s in "Mama I Want to Sing", a musical based on her life story. She moved to Las Vegas by the 1990s where she died in her sleep in 2004 at age 64.
She recorded as half of Jay And Dee and began songwriting, using her grandmother's surname of Payne. In 1960, Dee Clark recorded one of Doris's songs, 'How About That' for the Vee Jay imprint.
She also recorded for the Everest label before becoming a background singer on a regular basis. Doris worked with the ex-Drinkard Singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick. She also recorded with their aunt Cissy Houston, backing many groups including the Drifters, Solomon Burke and Chuck Jackson.
In 1963, Doris co-wrote 'Just One Look', which became a U.S. Top 10 hit. It was covered the following year by the U.K. band the Hollies, and reached the U.K. number 2 position. 'What'cha Gonna Do About It?' reached the U.K. Top 40 in the following year. Doris also recorded for the Capitol and Calla imprints.
After settling in London in 1969, she recorded a self-titled album for the Beatles label, Apple, with the help of the late George Harrison and Eric Clapton.
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.
∼R&B Singer, Actress. She reached the Top Ten on the Billboard pop charts with "Just One Look" in 1963, but also recorded many other pop-soul songs for Atlantic between 1963 and 1965. Unlike many soul performers of the time, she 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 before making it out on her own. She 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. Moving to Britain, she recorded an album for Apple in 1970 with assistance from George Harrison and Billy Preston. In the early 1970s, she sang backup vocals for British rock groups in addition to recording a few more albums. She made her stage debut in the 1980s in "Mama I Want to Sing", a musical based on her life story. She moved to Las Vegas by the 1990s where she died in her sleep in 2004 at age 64.
Gravesite Details
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