found: The R & B box [SR] p1994:v. 4, container (Doris Troy) set booklet, p. 42 (aka Doris Payne; singer)
found: 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)
found: 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)
found: 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")