End of the month so you know what it is. Crew Love, snitches! As we get ready to flip the calendar, we mark another month in the books by pointing [...]
One-hit wonders have made a number of appearances on the ol' GMC and I wouldn't even begin to try to list them, but one thing does occur to me. Some of them were probably lucky to have had that one hit, while others were so talented that they deserved more. The latter description would certainly fit Doris Troy, who hit big with 19632s "Just One Look," but over the course of her long career was never able to replicate its success on the charts. The Bronx native was born Doris Higginson, the daughter of a minister [...]
Portland's finest record shop Mississippi Records has an ongoing Tape Series that serves as a treasure trove of forgotten gems for music enthusiasts. Over the past two years the RootStrata blog has been collecting these cassette tapes and digitizing them for folks. I highly recommend downloading shop owner and Mississippi label head Eric Isaacson's wonderfully curated collections while the good times last. Just type "Mississippi" into the blog's search bar and you'll be inundated with choices, from early blues and soul music to themed selection's like "Satan Is Real." Personally, I've fallen head over heels for [...]
Discovered by soul general, James Brown during a stint as an usherette at Harlem's Apollo, Doris Troy bagged her first top-ten hit for Atlantic with, "Just One Look" in 1963. She continued, singing backup on "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison, Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" and on celebrated albums, Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd's, Dark Side Of The Moon . In 1970 George Harrison signed 'Mama Soul' to Apple Records and waxed her self-titled long player, to little promotion and fanfare -- even though the album featured a mighty [...]
"Just One Look" is an infectiously happy song recorded by Doris "Mama Soul" Troy back in 1963. There are some absurdly terrible covers by Rick Springfield, Linda Ronstadt and the Hollies and it's very sad that these exist—please avoid them. The original, however, is a beautiful guitar and piano pairing that bounces along under the timeless vocals of Troy which prove irresistible to sing along to time and again. Doris Troy - "Just One Look" (from Sings Just One Look & Other Memorable Selections [...]
"I need to tell you something. I had sex with your sister." Hi, friends. It's Friday night and midnight is fast approaching. Why aren't I out getting blackout and having a good time? Simply put, it's because I hate myself. What would be the sense in allowing myself to enjoy a few measly hours between work and sleep to have fun and forget about my troubled existence? Better I should sit at home in the dark drinking bourbon and grumbling about my ills to no one in particular. I need to make a change. [...]
Apple Records catalogue remastered and reissued on CD and digital download Launched by The Beatles in 1968, as the new outlet for their own recordings as well as the music of an eclectic roster of artists - James Taylor, Badfinger, Billy Preston, Mary Hopkin, Doris Troy , and Jackie Lomax among them - who were all personally brought to the label by The Beatles (individually and/or collectively), Apple Records made popular music history from the very moment it opened its doors. [...]
Ray Charles: Come Rain or Come Shine Doris Troy: Just One Look The Sweet Inspirations: A Brand New Lover, Part 1 Howard Tate: She's a Burgler Daryl Hall and John Oates: She's Gone All from Atlantic Soul (Rhino Handmade, 2007) When I first saw this boxset, my initial thought was, "isn't 'Atlantic Soul' redundant"? It's just that I've always associated Atlantic with soul and certainly, [...]
Doris Troy n'est pas Aretha ni Nina. Elle n'a pas la notoriété d'une Gladys ou d'une vulgaire Diana. Elle n'est pas non plus tombée dans l'oubli qui sembla être de mise pour Candy pendant des années, ou qui est toujours le lot de Dee Dee (non, non, pas Bridgewater). Doris survit dans une espèce d'entre deux, ni tout à fait passée à la postérité ni tout à fait oubliée. Probablement l'un des seconds couteaux les plus brillant de la soul, dans l'ombre des grandes - un alter ego féminin d'OV Wright en quelque sorte. (...)
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