As a child and teen Judy sang along to the records of Cher, Helen Reddy, Joan Baez, Barbra Streisand, Julie Andrews and every other Broadway Show album she could get her hands on (Sorry about the high C at the end, Mom & Dad!). Judy's parents were huge country music fans, so she had memorized every popular country song of the time by artists such as Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Donna Fargo, Lynn Anderson, Ray Price, Charley Pride, Loretta Lynn, Tanya Tucker, Jim Reeves and Johnny Cash to name just a few. When she was asked rather sternly to stop singing for the evening, she'd play her clarinet or saxophone instead. At age 17 Judy began writing her own songs and tried her hand at an orchestral piece as well. If you ask her to she can still hum the melody, although the written sheet music has long since been lost.

Judy started singing outside of a school setting in the adult sanctuary choir at Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Thompson Ridge, NY in 1973. Her father convinced her that pursuing a career in music was not wise, that she needed a career "to fall back on" instead. Heeding her father's advice, and causing her frustration for years, Judy reported for active duty in the US Air Force following high school graduation and trained as a Surgical Technologist. Her first permanent duty station was Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. The clubs in San Antonio and Austin, TX and every dive in between were where Judy first learned to gig as a stereotypical musician hopping from band to band and playing country, pop, rock, blues and every request she was brave enough to try. Venues included such notable area clubs as The Blue Bonnet Palace in Schertz, Antone's Nightclub in Austin and Floore's Country Store in Helotes.

A Sears and Roebuck catalog sale item was Judy's first guitar. She "suffered with that thing" for about three years until she was able to purchase a better model that actually had a decent tone. Her first bass guitar was a $75 homemade-wonder that was stolen after only a few months. Oh, the joys of being a struggling musician!

The Air Force transferred Judy to Wiesbaden, Germany in January 1981. In addition to her military duties she made time to play with local bands as well as American bands who were touring throughout the region and opened for well-known artists including honky-tonker Becky Hobbs. Judy imitated the locals in singing solo for tips at the Hauptbahnhof (train station), area parks and the Walkplatz (many stores accessible only by foot traffic).

Judy was discharged from the Air Force in April 1982 and spent the next two years bouncing between Lynchburg, VA and San Antonio, TX. With no strong leads on gigs in either city and day jobs in surgery that didn't satisfy her, Judy moved to Virginia Beach in 1984 to followup on some musical leads provided to her through connections she had made in the Lynchburg, VA area.

The move paid off. Judy soon put together the country band, T.N.T. in Virginia Beach, VA featuring Steel and Lead Guitar Legend, Jerry Hase. T.N.T. was booked steadily as a full band and as a duo with Jerry Hase. As an active member of the Virginia Country Music Association, Judy was introduced to Gospel and bluegrass by performing at meetings and networking with other members. Judy hosted a weekly open mic session at Suzi's Nashville East and performed as a guest for many of the top country bands and their spin-offs such as the Eddie Smith Band, Four Wheel Drive, The Tee Maroney Show, and Boots and Lace. Judy was also booked as an acoustic soloist in the Tidewater area and the in the North Carolina coastal resorts. Judy shared acoustic dates with some of the area's top acoustic acts such as her good friend, recording artist Bruce Todd.

Judy was married in 1988 to a US Navy sailor, Tom Weber, she had met at a charity event for a fellow musician with end-stage kidney disease. Tom joined Judy on stage for many of the band shows, but Judy also continued to work steadily as an acoustic soloist and guest for many local bands. In 1989, she took off only three weeks for a spinal fusion necessitated by a fractured spine. Judy returned to work on stage in a body cast. The US Navy transferred Tom to Great Lakes, IL in May 1990, thus ending Judy's time in Virginia Beach.

The Webers rented a house in Racine, WI that had a spare bedroom, which turned out to be a good thing since only a few months later the couple found out they would be expanding their family. Baby Matthew was born in May 1991. Matthew soon found himself in the playpen at band rehearsals banging on his own toy drums and mini pianos. Tom joined Judy on the local country music circuit playing clubs in southeastern WI and northeastern IL. Judy's band, Smokin', was well-known in the area for including teen prodigy Jeff Sorenson on drums. Jeff's parents graciously provided their basement as rehearsal space and were the band's biggest financial supporters. When not singing with Smokin', Judy freelanced as an acoustic soloist and played guitar and bass with other top local names such as Bassist/Guitarist, Jimmy Karow and Drummer, Lee Bellamy.

Life didn't stay rosy for long, however. In December 1992 while returning home from rehearsal Judy, Tom and Matthew were involved in a near head-on collision. Matthew was fine except for a few small lacerations. Tom had a sprained neck and some lacerations, but returned to work within a few days. Judy suffered neck and back injuries as well as an injury to the cartilage in her chest. Full recovery took about two years mostly due to the complication of previous spine surgery.

It became apparent that it was time in 1993 for Judy to take a break from music due to the demands of motherhood, a failed marriage, lingering symptoms from the spinal fusion made worse from the effects of the auto accident, Judy's yet undiagnosed general health problems and the desire to return to the University to finish her degree. Judy put her music on hold for about 10 years.

Judy returned to music in 2003 but not as a vocalist. Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1998, she temporarily lost most of her vocal range and was unable to play guitar because of numbness and pain in her hands. Instead, she played oboe, clarinet and violin in multiple bands and orchestras in the Milwaukee area. Judy studied with a vocal coach for several months and through diligent exercises and through the grace of God regained most of her vocal range and ability to sing. Judy and son, Matthew, moved to Houston, TX in July 2005 so that Matthew could be near both parents for his high school years. His father had been transferred to Houston two years prior.

In December 2007 Judy joined the newly-founded KCCH Music and KCCH Music Publishing Co. in Houston, TX as Background Vocalist, Office Manager and Webmaster. A CD Release Concert and Party was held in March 2008 at Westbury UMC in Houston, TX celebrating the release of Keith Caldwell's first Gospel CD, A God Of Second Chances. KCCH Music celebrated its first #1 Hit Single in July with "Come Hungry To His Banquet Table" co-written by Keith Caldwell and Clayton B. Howell, and a #1 Celebration Party was held at Westbury UMC in Houston, TX. In November, Judy accompanied Keith on tour throughout the Alabama and Georgia area, and in December, Keith and Judy sailed on a Carnival Cruise to Mexico with several of Country Gospel's leading artists.

In the spring of 2009 Judy recorded background vocals on Keith Caldwell's "Come And See" and "Send The Mourners Away" with the latter reaching #68 on Christian Voice Magazine's Southern Gospel Chart in November 2009. Both songs appear on Keith Caldwell's second Gospel CD release, The Cross Began To Call.