Doris Troy
b. Doris Payne, 6 January 1937, New York City, USA. The daughter of a Baptist preacher, Doris abandoned her gospel beginnings in favour of a jazz group, the Halos. She recorded as half of Jay And Dee before signing with Atlantic in 1963. An accomplished writer, her shuffling Just One Look was a US Top 10 hit that same year, and covered the following year by the Hollies, reached the UK number 2 slot. Other releases included the equally insistent What'cha Gonna Do About It?, which reached the UK Top 40 in 1964, but failed to succeed in her home country. Later singles for Capitol and Calla were equally under-rated. After settling in London in 1969, she recorded a self-titled album for the Beatles’ label Apple, with the help of George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Doris also recorded for People and Polydorand later worked as a session singer, contributing to a number of albums including Pink Floyd's DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. From 1980-1986, Troy performed in an off-Broadway musical, MAMA I WANT TO SING, which produced a live album.