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Bess Ruyle
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My singing career started in the fall of 2001 when I
was asked to be a guest singer in a little band for
a special Holiday show. Until then I had virtually
no training or exposure to the microphone except to
'speak' at my industries (Picture Framing) seminars
and shows for our trade.
I've taught framing design concepts and techniques
to a large group of framers across the nation.
Occasionally we had skits and entertaining for the
framers meeting but never singing. So this is new
for me.
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Gleni
Tai
and Mark Carroll have been my voice
coaches. John Cobble, my favorite drummer
(he once played behind Ella Fitzgerald) 'discovered' me via
a demo CD I had left in a music store that John worked in
occsionally. Carol Brandon
got me in front of people with her bands, and many of my
friends like Dwayne Sheffield, a writer of
songs and published singer himself before he came down with
throat cancer (he wrote for Trini Lopez), Dottie
Foreman, the hostess of the Seagoville Opry,
and Philip Adams, Johnny Cash's son-in-law,
have helped me tremendously with encouragement and
opportunities to sing. I did a little back up singing for
Philip's new CD, "The Fiddler and The Rose".
My precious daughter, Stephanie Sofey is
and has always been my biggest fan and supporter. She and my
husband, Randy, have continuously urged me
to SING, even when I thought I couldn't sing at all.
I've participated in 'jams', 'openings' and small shows for
years with a great bluesy piano man, Fats Fitzgerald. I
am just about to retire from the picture framing industry
("At Last") after 30 years of being in business for myself
as the Golden Egg Gallery, and 40 years in
this industry. I hope to make singing my new career for the
rest of my life. I am thrilled to be in this production of
"As Time Goes By".
