Julie Budd
| Julie Budd | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Edith Erdman |
| Born |
May 4, 1954 Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Genres | Broadway show tunes, jazz |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Website | juliebudd |
Julie Budd (born May 4, 1954) is an American cabaret singer and actress, noted for her performances on the Las Vegas Strip in the 1970s. She was often a supporting act for Frank Sinatra's shows at Caesars Palace. She continues to perform, mainly in New York City, where she is also a stage actress.
She was born Edith Erdman in Brooklyn, New York, the second of three daughters of Saul and Joan Erdman. Her father was a bottling company executive. Her family was Jewish but not religious. She attended the Roy H. Mann Jr. High School in Brooklyn until 1969, when she transferred to a private academy in Manhattan. In 1993 she contributed her reminiscences of growing up in Brooklyn to the book It Happened in Brooklyn: An oral history of growing up in the borough in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s (1993).
Budd began her singing career at the age of 12, taking the stage for amateur night at the Tamarack resort camp in the Catskills. There she was spotted by producer Herb Bernstein, who became her personal manager and arranger through the 1990s. After signing a contract for personal management, he also had her record a demo, signed her to a three-year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and sent her to a voice coach. One of Bernstein's employees suggested her new stage name. Budd appeared on the Merv Griffin Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show, and The Jim Nabors Hour. In 1968 she released the LP Child of Plenty on the MGM label and became a regular on the NBC TV series Showcase '68.
Appearing at Caesars Palace at the age of 16, Budd became the youngest-ever opening act for Frank Sinatra. She told the Chicago Sun-Times that she learned the "theatrical side of singing" by observing Sinatra:
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