TRUDY LYNN
Genres: Blues, RnB • United States

Born Lee Audrey Nelms in Houston’s Fifth Ward, Trudy Lynn comes from strong musical stock: the late Al “TNT” Braggs, one of Houston’s most electrifying R&B vocalists and a prolific songwriter for Bobby “Blue” Bland, was her cousin.  Growing up, she and her five siblings would gather on their big screened-in porch to sing in talent shows for the neighborhood kids.  By high school, she took it to the next level as a member of the choirs and jazz groups, even joining Archie Bell as one of the Drells, back in ’64 before they took off.  It was Albert Collins who was the first to get her on the stage while still in high school, at Walter’s Lounge on Lockwood.  After singing ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ and ‘Money,’ Lynn knew she had found her calling. In 1965 after graduating from high school, Lee Audrey went read more...