Trudy DuMay
For 30 years Trudy DuMay has been performing with the Bobby Layne
Orchestra, as the full time exclusive featured female Vocalist.
She has recorded ten albums with the Bobby Layne Orchestra, "Swingin'
Down the Layne" 1979, "Wishing" 1983, "Songs From the Heart" 1986, "40th
Years Celebration" 1993, "Dancing on the Ceiling" 1995, "When you Wish
Upon a Star" 1996, "More" 2000, "Jump Jive and Swing" 2000, "Dance in that
Old Fashioned Way" 2004, and "You Belong to My Heart" 2004.
Recognized by Jules Herman for her outstanding singing ability, in 1995
Jules Herman said "Trudy DuMay may possibly be the best big band singer
on the road today."
Most recently Miss DuMay was recognized as a Big Band Featured Vocalist
in the nationally publicized books by Lee Barron, Odyssey of the
Midnight Flyer and Annabelle You Did What by Don Darnell.
After hearing Miss Trudy DuMay sing on a broadcast on KFOR Radio, disc
jockey Scott Young said "the quality and sincerity she adds to a song is
great! She makes the romance of the Big Band era live again! One
terrific vocalist, Trudy DuMay."
What people are saying about Trudy DuMay
After taping the NETV documentary/performance "Hard Times Swing", Joel Geyer, Executive Producer NETV (Lincoln NE), said, "I haven't had a chance to thank you. You were wonderful. Also, your talent does not keep you from being refreshingly gracious. Like swing dancing, I sometimes fear that graciousness is becoming a lost art form. You are its personification."
"She can sing soft and sensitive with songs like You Belong to My Heart, and Could I Have This Dance. Then she can sing New York, New York and blow the plaster off the back wall. I love her vocal versatility."
--Carroll Davis, Dallas TX
"Trudy DuMay's vocal range is amazing! She has a lovely voice. Easy to listen to and the change of styles adds interest to her performance. I'm very impressed."
--Helen Howard, Manhattan KS
"When you sing Perhaps, A Guy is a Guy, and Everybody Loves a Lover, you sound more like Doris Day than Doris Day does!"
--Rockie Rockwell of The Lawrence Welk Show, Sun City AZ
"We get lost in your songs."
--Frank Leighty, Tulsa OK
While attending the University of Nebraska in 1967 she won the
prestigious "Jazz Symphonic Vocalist of the Year" award and was featured
in many performances with the U of N Jazz Band. Other honors and
recognitions include a feature in Jack Lebo's Big Band Report in the
American Rag 2002, Big Band USA Magazine feature story, and Journal
Star, Lincoln, NE, portrait article 2004. After college, her next step
was into the recording studios doing advertising jingles and musical
commercials.
Active in musical productions around Lincoln and Omaha, Trudy worked for
years with a four piece group before she joined the Bobby Layne
Orchestra in 1974. Miss DuMay now travels full time with the Orchestra
as the featured vocalist. Working solo, duet and trio, Miss DuMay has a
talent for "bringing out the best in a song, in the big band style." Her
background in music as well as being a professional model complements
her singing career and serves her well in performing beside the
professional people the Bobby Layne Orchestra works with.
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