Real name: Judy Lynn Kelly nèe Voiten

Effective period / Period of releases: 1956 - 1975

American Country music singer and beauty queen.
Married to her manager Jack Kelly.
Crowned Miss Idaho in 1955 and Grand Ole Opry performer since her youth.

Born: April 16, 1936 in Boise, Idaho
Died: May 26, 2010 in Jeffersonville, Indiana

As a teenager she joined a nationwide tour of Grand Ole Opry performers. She was hired to fill in for Jean Shepard, who had become ill during the tour. For over 20 years her show was a staple of the Las Vegas strip featuring her brand of country in dazzling Nudie costumes. She starred in the Broadway musical "Top Banana"and its film adaptation (1954). She also appeared in the film "Three's Company" (1950) and on The Jimmy Dean Show (1963) and The Johnny Cash Show.