Group Bio

Guys & Dolls routinely perform our high-energy "oldies review" to sold-out audiences throughout the DFW Metroplex.

The group's members have been invited to be the opening act for many major headliners, including
The Temptations, and have sung at many prominent venues in the DFW Metroplex, including:
The Meyerson,
The Dallas Convention Center, Adams Mark Convention Center,
The Ball Park in Arlington,
Texas Motor Speedway,
The Dallas Arboretum,
The Gaylord Texan,
Southfork Ranch,
The Eisemann Center,
Tarrant County MasterWorks Concert Series
and most of the area's major hotels, restaurants and country clubs.

Group History

The first seed for Guys & Dolls was planted in December 2002 when Bruce Smith, Gary Applegate, Judy Hudson and Shawn Qualls formed a contemporary a cappella group called Lady & The Tramps. The group enjoyed some local success, forged lifelong friendships, and ultimately disbanded in October 2003 afer Shawn's job moved to Oklahoma.

On May 25, 2004, Bruce, Judy and Gary decided to revive the group and add Barbara Herteg. With two females now in the quartet, the old name was no longer appropriate. As such, the group was reborn as Guys & Dolls with a redefined objective to become a high-energy performing quartet patterned after The Manhatten Transfer. For more variety, Guys & Dolls began to perform both a cappella and with instrumental CD accompaniment. For the next two and a half years, Guys & Dolls went on to delight audiences througout the Metroplex with their unique "retro" floor show. In December 2006, Judy elected to retire from the group in order to devote time to realizing other non-musical dreams.

In January 2007, Guys & Dolls welcomed Ann Grannan to the fold. The group again redefined it's objective by raising the bar on both the repertoire and presentation. In October 2010 both Barbara and Ann elected to leave the group in order to handle growing personal and professional commitments.

In November, 2010 Guys & Dolls again reinvented itself, converting from a quartet to a trio and welcoming Joellen Long into the musical family. The repertoire also changed to accomodate more pop classics from the Hit Parade era of the 50’s.

Today, Bruce (Tenor), Gary (Bass) and Joellen (Alto/Soprano) continue to savor every moment of the Guys & Dolls musical journey.