Gosh, Mom! Don't They Know You'Re Not Anybody?

As a professional singer, Judy Dye has concertized in many venues that have included the Kennedy Center, the National Gallery in Washington DC, and Teddy Roosevelt's home in New York City. But her most memorable concert experience was when, while performing at The Toledo Zoo's annual summer concert series, a pigeon made an unwarranted deposit on the shoulder of her beautiful evening gown. As she and five thousand audience members burst into laughter, Judy chalked the moment up to just another fun experience in her adventurous journey through life. In a memoir filled with humorous and poignant vignettes and observations, Judy leads others through her varied experiences as she followed her dream of becoming a professional vocalist, traveled the world, married and became a mother, and embraced all that life had to offer. While revealing a glimpse into all those who surrounded her on her path to achieving her professional accomplishments, Judy reminds all of us that we are never alone on our journeys through life as we bravely face obstacles, strive for success, and learn the value of unconditional love. Gosh, Mom! Don't They Know You're Not Anybody? shares true stories from a professional singer as she laughed, loved, and followed her dream.
About the Author: Judith Woodall Hauman Dye, a native of Paducah, Kentucky, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Newcomb College of Tulane University. She received a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship for graduate study, and earned her Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan. A singer, she won the Detroit Grand Opera Scholarship Award, was a finalist in the regional Metropolitan Opera auditions, and a runner up in the WGN Chicago radio opera auditions. She has performed many roles in opera and musical theater, has appeared as soloist with Symphony orchestras, and in concerts and recitals throughout much of the U.S., including venues in New York City, the Kennedy Center, and the National Gallery of Art . Judy was honored as an Outstanding Alumna of the Interlochen National Music Camp, and of Newcomb College. She has appeared as guest artist on the Carras Cruise Line. Judy was a recipient of the Outstanding Women of Toledo Award, and the Community Achievement Award as an Artist by the Toledo, Ohio Arts Commission. She has been seen and heard on both public television and radio, and served on the faculty of the University of Toledo. She was a volunteer music and art docent at the Toledo Museum of Art. She served on the boards of the Toledo Symphony, the Toledo Opera, and the Toledo Ballet. In 2016 she was named to the Ottawa Hills, Ohio, Hall of Fame in recognition of her contribution to the arts. She is the author of "An Extraordinary Year, a Journal of a Student Abroad-1956-57", and the mother of two daughters: Constance Hauman, singer and Composer, and Carrie Hauman, artist and writer. Judy lives in Toledo, Ohio with her husband, Nicholas Dye.