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Doris Troy (January 6, 1937 – February 16, 2004) was an American R&Bsinger, known to her many fans as "Mama Soul".She was born as Doris Elaine Higginsen,[1] in The Bronx, the daughter of aBarbadian Pentecostal minister. She later took her grandmother's name and grew up as Doris Payne.[3] 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 James Brown.....
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