Trudy Erwin

Trudy Erwin

Person from United States

Trudy Erwin

About Trudy Erwin

Trudy Erwin (known as Jinny) (born August 12, 1918 – October 29, 2000) was an American singer and actress in films who was a vocalist with the Kay Kyser orchestra in the 1940s. As a teenager. she had been part of a vocal quintet called the Music Maids. They were used in the Bing Crosby film East Side of Heaven to back Crosby on the song "Hang Your Heart on a Hickory Limb." Subsequently the Music Maids joined the cast of the Kraft Music Hall hosted by Crosby, making their debut on February 23, 1939. Whilst they remained on the show until 1944, Erwin left the group to join Kay Kyser in October 1941 as a partial replacement for Ginny Simms. She had a hit record with Kyser on "Who Wouldn't Love You" when she paired with Harry Babbitt and the song reached the top of the charts in April 1942. She returned to the Kraft show on February 4, 1943 as the resident female singer until December 1943 when she left to have a baby. Whilst working with Bing, she recorded several hit songs with him including the 1943 duets "People Will Say We're In Love (#1) and "Oh! What A Beautiful Mornin' (#4). Erwin married Murdo McKenzie (NBC Engineer) at San Juan Capistrano Mission on February 14, 1942.

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