Trudy Pitts
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Trudy Pitts and husband, Mr. C have enchanted fans across the nation. Audiences have been hip to Trudy’s piano and organ virtuosity and Mr. C’s drumming style. Trudy Pitts is a native Philadelphian who began playing piano at age six. Trudy later helped with the senior choir during the main services and from there went on to her own church choirs in various other settings. As she puts it, “It was just a musical atmosphere. You did whatever you had to do wherever you were.” Earning a degree in music education was only natural for this talented prodigy. She studied at Philadelphia’s Musical Academy, Temple University, and Juilliard, among other institutions. During these years she reached out to the classics and built a base from which future compositions and arrangements would spring. Always seeking new musical challenges, Trudy accepted an offer to sit in the pit as an assistant to the pianist in the Tony Award-winning show Raisin’ when it traveled through Philadelphia. Ms. Pitts is listed in the World Who's Who in Jazz, Cabaret, Music and Entertainment. |
She eventually became the assistant to the conductor of this nationally touring show, but she never lost sight of what she felt was her true charge, creative music. In 1967 the Boston Globe pronounced her a rising star and complimented her drawbar variations, vibrato shadings, and bass pedal work. Trudy became a national sensation on the Hammond organ. Trudy She recorded four albums for Prestige, appearing with Willis Jackson, Pat Martino, and later Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Today, Trudy’s dream gig provides her with freedom to be true, while Mr. C insulates her from things that don’t pertain to her mission, creating music. “Sometimes people ask me [about] things other than playing the piano, and I tell them, ‘You’ll have to talk to Mr. C,’ because my part in this whole thing is to sit down and play the piano or organ. Outside of that, I don’t know from nothing!” Email:TRUDY_PITTS@msn.com organlady2@juno.com or mrcphila@msn.com
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