To The Other Woman (I’m The Other Woman) – 1970
I’m A Loser
Doris Duke started her career as a gospel singer before quitting the cloth to become a session singer in New York. She released a couple of singles which didn’t do particularly well before working with writers and producers Gamble and Huff in Philadelphia. She received her new name Doris Duke courtesy of ‘Swamp Dogg’ Williams, Atlantic producer who quit to set out on his own.
Born: Doris Curry in 1945, Sandersville, Georgia
Died: March 21, 2019