The first thing that gets you is the voice--seemingly effortless, melodic lines and so easy to listen to. With her uncomplicated acoustic guitar arrangements and long hair, this is obviously a folksinger. Then come the stories--song by song she tells of people and events, weaving the everyday into the universal. Judy’s delivery of a song creates a direct, emotional connection with the listener.
     Judy Krueger grew up in Princeton, N.J., spent her young adult years in Ann Arbor, MI., moving to Los Angeles in 1991. She learned to read music at the same time as she learned to read, thanks to her music-teacher Mom. Throughout her school years she studied piano and violin, sang in any choir she could get into and devoured books.
     She won her first songwriting contest in the 4th grade and her first short-story contest in 7th grade. In her late teens she discovered folk music and took up the acoustic guitar. “I love a good song more than anything. The challenge of condensing a story and a viewpoint into a few verses and a chorus is like a good game to me,” she says.
     After a decade of making a living as bandleader and lead singer on the TOP 40 cover band circuit in Michigan (and raising her two sons on her earnings), Judy arrived in Los Angeles just as the coffeehouse scene and singer/songwriter genre were having a rebirth. In June, 1996 she released a self-produced 6 song cassette EP, Simple Songs For A Complex Age. Joe Seta, creator of the Artist Underground internet site called it “an intensely personal listening experience.”
     Her first full-length CD, After All, was released in November, 1997 on Judy’s own label, OffWorld Records. The songs cover women’s issues, divorce, unfaithfulness, the pitfalls of friendship and the longing for a world at peace. The high-quality production of Judy’s voice and acoustic guitar earned her radio play on folk stations around the United States. A rave review in Independent Songwriter Web Magazine said: “Judy’s songwriting is uncluttered and uncompromised. Her music is nothing short of incredible. A revolutionary new sound and exciting creativity.”
     1998 was a year of intense activity for Judy. She played over 150 shows including several of Los Angeles’ premier acoustic showcases and toured throughout California as well as in the Midwest. She also wrote new material and recorded her second CD in Nashville with Johnny Pierce, producer for Americana singer-songwriter Kate Campbell.
     The new CD, entitled Keep the Wisdom, features full production with top Nashville session players and Judy’s signature writing style. She continues to face life, love and social issues with honesty, spirituality and artistry. Following the CD’s release in May 1999, Judy’s tour schedule covers nine states on the West Coast and in the Midwest.
     “Living is certainly hard, but I have a strong belief in the basic goodness of people and each one’s ability to make a life a work of art.” Through her straightforward, honest stories in song, Judy brings you her vision and at least for a moment you believe it as well.