[4][1] The Allmusic journalist, Alex Henderson, noted that "Lynn isn't one to hold back emotionally; like Koko Taylor and Etta James, she screams, shouts, testifies and gets her points across in a highly convincing way".
[6] Her professional singing career began in the mid-1960s, when she sang with the guitarist Albert Collins and then later, Clarence Green.
[3] Her early work was in the rhythm and blues genre, and she once opened for Ike & Tina Turner.
Her debut, Trudy Sings the Blues, included her cover version of "Ball 'n' Chain".
[8] A mixture of southern soul and blues, her early albums were produced by Buzz Amato.