Dede Wyland
Dede Wyland is an American singer, guitarist, and vocal teacher from Wisconsin who played with the Milwaukee band 'Grass, Food & Lodging from 1975 to 1979. She then became a founding member of Tony Trischka & Skyline, one of the leading progressive bluegrass bands of the 1980s, and toured internationally with them for about eight years. As one of the few women in a high-profile touring bluegrass band at the time, she was a role model for many younger women. Since moving to Maryland in 1990 she has been a sought-after vocal coach in the Washington area, led her own groups, and won several WAMMIE awards for bluegrass vocalist.