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. 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 married her manager shortly thereafter. For more than 20 years, she performed a country music residency on the Las Vegas Strip, often wearing signature Nudie-style 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. 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. 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. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1537/8. ISBN 0-85112-939-0. 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.