# Judy Lynn

Judy Lynn Kelly (née Voiten; April 16, 1936 – May 26, 2010) 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. 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.
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.
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. She died on May 26, 2010, after suffering congestive heart failure at her home in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
| 1962 | Judy Lynn at the Golden Nugget | — | United Artists |
| 1963 | Here Is Our Girl | — | United Artists |
| 1964 | America's Number One Most Promising Country and Western Girl Singer | — | United Artists |
| 1964 | A King & Two Queens (with George Jones and Melba Montgomery) | — | United Artists |
| 1965 | The Judy Lynn Show | 14 | United Artists |
| 1965 | The Judy Lynn Show, Act 2 | — | United Artists |
| 1966 | The Best of Judy Lynn | — | United Artists |
| 1966 | The Judy Lynn Show Plays Again | — | Musicor |
| 1967 | Honey Stuff | — | Musicor |
| 1967 | Golden Nuggets | — | Musicor |
| 1969 | Judy Lynn Sings at Caesar's Palace | — | Columbia |
| 1971 | Parts of Love | — | Amaret |
| 1973 | Naturally | — | Amaret |
| 1975 | Judy Lynn Sings Her Most Requested Songs | — | Sunset |

### Singles

| Year | Single | US Country | Album |
| 1952 | "Riverboat Rag" | — | singles only |
| 1952 | "Pretty Bride" | — | singles only |
| 1952 | "I Cried for You" | — | singles only |
| 1952 | "Baby Come Home" | — | singles only |
| 1952 | "Do, Baby, Do" | — | singles only |
| 1953 | "Satin Pillows" | — | singles only |
| 1953 | "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (with Alan Dale) | — | singles only |
| 1953 | "Tinsel and Joy" (with Alan Dale) | — | singles only |
| 1956 | "I Slipped Off My Wedding Ring" | — | singles only |
| 1958 | "See If I Care" | — | singles only |
| 1961 | "Count Up to Ten Little Heart" | — | singles only |
| 1962 | "Footsteps of a Fool" | 7 | Judy Lynn at the Golden Nugget |
| 1962 | "My Secret" | 29 | Judy Lynn at the Golden Nugget |
| 1963 | "My Father's Voice" | 16 | Judy Lynn at the Golden Nugget |
| 1963 | "Oh, Why Can't He Forget Her" | — | Here's Our Gal |
| 1963 | "I Make Excuses" | — | Here's Our Gal |
| 1964 | "My Tears Are on the Roses" | — | America's Number One Most Promising Country and Western Girl Singer |
| 1964 | "I'm Making Plans" | — | single only |
| 1965 | "Antique in My Closet" | — | America's Number One Most Promising Country and Western Girl Singer |
| 1965 | "The Letter" | — | America's Number One Most Promising Country and Western Girl Singer |
| 1965 | "Hello Mister D.J." | — | The Best of Judy Lynn |
| 1966 | "Golden Nugget" | — | The Judy Lynn Show Plays Again |
| 1966 | "That Was in the Deal" (with Benny Barnes) | — | The Judy Lynn Show Plays Again |
| 1966 | "Moment of Silence" | — | The Judy Lynn Show Plays Again |
| 1966 | "Do I Look Like I Got?" | — | single only |
| 1967 | "Little Shoes" | — | Golden Nuggets |
| 1967 | "Lost My Wings Last Night" | — | singles only |
| 1967 | "Lonely Came to Visit" | — | singles only |
| 1967 | "On Smoke, Not Fire" | — | Golden Nuggets |
| 1967 | "Evil on Your Mind" | — | singles only |
| 1968 | "Cheatin' Traces" (with Benny Barnes) | — | singles only |
| 1968 | "Green Paper" | — | singles only |
| 1968 | "Our Little Man" (with Melba Montgomery) | — | singles only |
| 1968 | "Bring the Woman Out in Me" | — | singles only |
| 1969 | "Bull by the Tail" | — | singles only |
| 1969 | "America, the Beautiful" | — | Judy Lynn Sings at Caesar's Palace |
| 1971 | "Married to a Memory"$^A$ | 74 | Parts of Love |
| 1971 | "When the Love Stars to Come" | — | Parts of Love |
| 1971 | "Parts of Love" | — | Parts of Love |
| 1972 | "Winterwood" | — | Naturally |
| 1972 | "Give Me Something to Believe" | — | Naturally |
| 1972 | "Pour Me a Little More Wine" | — | Naturally |
| 1973 | "I'll Never Sing You a Sad Song" | — | Naturally |
| 1973 | "I've Never Been a Fool Like This Before" | — | singles only |
| 1974 | "Padre" | 92 | singles only |
| 1975 | "Burden of Freedom" | — | singles only |
| 1977 | "In the Beginning" | — | singles only |
* $^A$ "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.