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Doris Troy
also recorded as Doris Payne
real name Doris Elaine Higginsen
The Bronx, United States · 1937-01-06 – 2004-02-16
Doris Troy is credited on 1,418 releases across 126 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,418
Credits
126
Albums
7
Decades active
1,499
In collections
Biography
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American R&B singer and songwriter, aka Mama Soul.
Born on January 6, 1937, in Harlem, New York, USA.
Died on February 16, 2004, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Lived in London, England, between 1969 and 1974 and did a lot of session work for British bands then. She also released a solo album on Apple whilst living in the UK.
Sister of Vy Higginsen
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,418 releases · 126 albums · active 1963–2026
- Performance · 1,614
- Other credits · 134
- Production · 17
Studios: Abbey Road Studios · Olympic Studios · Trident Studios · I.B.C. Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Dark Side Of The Moon
1973
Let It Bleed
1969
Madman Across The Water
1971
Bryter Layter
1971
No Secrets
1972
The Best Of Carly Simon
1975
Living In The USA
1978
Echoes (The Best Of Pink Floyd)
2001
Forty Licks
2002
Wonderwall Music
1968
Songs Of Freedom
1992
Singles Collection✱ The London Years
1989
A Treasury
2004
The Sun, Moon & Herbs
1971
Way To Blue - An Introduction To Nick Drake
1994
Bananamour
1973
Made In England
1972
Rock On
1971
8-Tracks
2026
Anthology 1966-1972
2009
Fruit Tree · The Complete Recorded Works
1979
The Making Of The Dark Side Of The Moon
2003
It Ain't Easy
1971
Nick Drake
1971
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