About Debbie Traylor
Debbie Traylor started performing live at the age of 12 years old in talent shows and beauty pageants, and went on to perform with various country bands.Debbie's talent was noticed by many including John Fred of "Judy in Disguise" fame and was signed to a contract with Deep South Studios in Baton Rouge and later with SeaSaint Studio in New Orleans. Debbie was virtually in the studio daily from that time. In the meantime, Debbie won over 600 trophies for talent and beauty shows across Louisiana and Mississippi where Debbie stole the show on a regular basis and brought crowds to their feet.
Debbie opened for Porter Wagner, Ronnie Milsap, Ronnie McDowell to name a few in her early career. Over the past years Debbie Traylor has traveled and performed in the hottest bands from the Baton Rouge area. Debbie headed the dance show band "Desire". Debbie continued to perform over the years at various fairs, festivals, and show clubs with artists like Joe Diffy, Neil McCoy, Ken Melons, and more. Debbie even appeared with Lawrence Welk at the LSU Assembly Center where Debbie was presented as the Lawrence Welk Champagne Girl. Debbie also recorded the official song of the International Special Olympics, "Stephen" written by Neil Sedaka.
Gautreau has a voice that rivals Linda Rondstadt - She can hit highs, and push out notes that can only come from the gut ( or the heart , as she explains it ).
"I learned to sing from singing along with the record player," She explains. "So I can do 20 Singers (along with their different keys and styles), she added, explaining her range. Hoping to parlay her youth, good looks and good voice into one neat package. She says, that Linda and others better look out.
She had some trouble getting into her act due to a broken arm suffered in an automobile accident. She explains that the show must go on, commitments are to be kept.
The addition of Gautreau put the Bill Guess band into a different style of music and gave her a good background on which to highlight her vocal abilities.