| LC control no. | no 96040928 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Troy, Doris, 1937-2004 |
| Variant(s) | Payne, Doris, 1937-2004 Higginsen, Doris, 1937-2004 |
| Birth date | 19370106 |
| Death date | 20040216 |
| Place of birth | Bronx, New York, N.Y. |
| Place of death | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Field of activity | Rhythm and blues music |
| Profession or occupation | Rhythm and blues musicians Singers Composers |
| Found in | The R & B box [SR] p1994: v. 4, container (Doris Troy) set booklet, p. 42 (aka Doris Payne; singer) The Guinness encyc. of pop. mus., 2nd ed. (Troy, Doris; b. Jan. 6, 1937, New York City, as Doris Higginsen; recorded as half of Jay and Dee; wrote songs under pen name of Doris Payne) New York times, Feb. 19, 2004 (Doris Troy, 67, gospel, soul, and rock singer; d. Feb. 16, 2004, Las Vegas; b. Doris Higginson; took her name from Helen of Troy) Wikipedia, August 13, 2013 (Doris Troy; born Doris Elaine Higginsen, January 6, 1937, The Bronx, New York, and grew up as Doris Payne; died February 16, 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada, aged 67; American R&B singer and songwriter, known to her many fans as "Mama Soul") |
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