Judy Lynn
Judy Lynn | |
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Birth name | Judy Lynn Voiten |
Born | Boise, Idaho, U.S. | April 16, 1936
Died | May 26, 2010 Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 74)
Judy Lynn Kelly (née Voiten; April 16, 1936 – May 26, 2010)[1][2] was an American country music singer and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Idaho in 1955.
Life and career
Lynn was born in Boise, Idaho, United States.[1] As a teenager she joined a nationwide tour of Grand Ole Opry performers.[1] She was hired to fill in for Jean Shepard, who had become ill during the tour.[1]
Lynn soon married her manager and for over 20 years her show was a popular staple piece of the Las Vegas strip, featuring her brand of country music, appearing in dazzling Nudie costumes.[1]
In 1951, Lynn starred in the Broadway musical Top Banana and its film adaptation, alongside comedic actor Phil Silvers who won a Tony Award for his performance.
Death
Lynn retired from the music business in 1980 to become a Christian minister.[1] She died on May 26, 2010, after suffering congestive heart failure at her home in Jeffersonville, Indiana.[2]
Discography
Albums
Year | Album | US Country | Label |
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1962 | Judy Lynn at the Golden Nugget | — | United Artists |
1963 | Here Is Our Girl | — | |
1964 | America's Number One Most Promising Country and Western Girl Singer |
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A King & Two Queens (with George Jones and Melba Montgomery) |
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1965 | The Judy Lynn Show | 14 | |
The Judy Lynn Show, Act 2 | — | ||
1966 | The Best of Judy Lynn | — | |
The Judy Lynn Show Plays Again | — | Musicor | |
1967 | Honey Stuff | — | |
Golden Nuggets | — | ||
1969 | Judy Lynn Sings at Caesar's Palace | — | Columbia |
1971 | Parts of Love | — | Amaret |
1973 | Naturally | — | |
1975 | Judy Lynn Sings Her Most Requested Songs | — | Sunset |
Singles
Year | Single | US Country[3] | Album |
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1952 | "Riverboat Rag" | — | singles only |
"Pretty Bride" | — | ||
"I Cried for You" | — | ||
"Baby Come Home" | — | ||
"Do, Baby, Do" | — | ||
1953 | "Satin Pillows" | — | |
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" (with Alan Dale) | — | ||
"Tinsel and Joy" (with Alan Dale) | — | ||
1956 | "I Slipped Off My Wedding Ring" | — | |
1958 | "See If I Care" | — | |
1961 | "Count Up to Ten Little Heart" | — | |
1962 | "Footsteps of a Fool" | 7 | Judy Lynn at the Golden Nugget |
"My Secret" | 29 | ||
1963 | "My Father's Voice" | 16 | |
"Oh, Why Can't He Forget Her" | — | Here's Our Gal | |
"I Make Excuses" | — | ||
1964 | "My Tears Are on the Roses" | — | America's Number One Most Promising Country and Western Girl Singer |
"I'm Making Plans" | — | single only | |
1965 | "Antique in My Closet" | — | America's Number One Most Promising Country and Western Girl Singer |
"The Letter" | — | ||
"Hello Mister D.J." | — | The Best of Judy Lynn | |
1966 | "Golden Nugget" | — | The Judy Lynn Show Plays Again |
"That Was in the Deal" (with Benny Barnes) | — | ||
"Moment of Silence" | — | ||
"Do I Look Like I Got?" | — | single only | |
1967 | "Little Shoes" | — | Golden Nuggets |
"Lost My Wings Last Night" | — | singles only | |
"Lonely Came to Visit" | — | ||
"On Smoke, Not Fire" | — | Golden Nuggets | |
"Evil on Your Mind" | — | singles only | |
1968 | "Cheatin' Traces" (with Benny Barnes) | — | |
"Green Paper" | — | ||
"Our Little Man" (with Melba Montgomery) | — | ||
"Bring the Woman Out in Me" | — | ||
1969 | "Bull by the Tail" | — | |
"America, the Beautiful" | — | Judy Lynn Sings at Caesar's Palace | |
1971 | "Married to a Memory"A | 74 | Parts of Love |
"When the Love Stars to Come" | — | ||
"Parts of Love" | — | ||
1972 | "Winterwood" | — | Naturally |
"Give Me Something to Believe" | — | ||
"Pour Me a Little More Wine" | — | ||
1973 | "I'll Never Sing You a Sad Song" | — | |
"I've Never Been a Fool Like This Before" | — | singles only | |
1974 | "Padre" | 92 | |
1975 | "Burden of Freedom" | — | |
1977 | "In the Beginning" | — |
- A "Married to a Memory" also peaked at number 4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and number 42 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It also charted at #18 on the Billboard AC charts.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1537/8. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ a b Country Singer Judy Lynn Dies At 74 Archived 2010-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.