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Origin
  
Australian

Role
  
Musician

Instruments
  
Guitar, Vocals

Spouse
  
Dalys Dawson (m. 1970)

Years active
  
1959-present

Siblings
  
Kevin Jacobsen

Name
  
Col Joye


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Birth name
  
Colin Frederick Jacobsen

Born
  
13 April 1936 (age 88) (
1936-04-13
)

Occupation(s)
  
Singer, songwriter, businessman

Albums
  
Along The Way, Rocks and Stomps

Awards
  
Logie Award for Best Male Singer (National)

Similar People
  
Judy Stone, Johnny O'Keefe, Little Pattie, The Joy Boys, Lonnie Lee

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Colin Frederick Jacobsen AM (born 13 April 1936 in Sydney), better known by his stage name Col Joye, is an Australian pioneer rock musician, popular entertainer and entrepreneur, (he has also recorded various other cross-over styles such as country music). Joye was the first Australian rock and roll singer to have a number one record Australia-wide and experienced a string of chart successes in the early Australian rock and roll scene.

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Musical career

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Recording as a solo artist and with his backing band, The Joy Boys, which included his brothers Kevin and Keith, Joye enjoyed a string of hits on the local and national singles charts of Australia beginning in 1959. Joye's first single, "Stagger Lee" was a cover of the Lloyd Price US original. However, his third single "Bye Bye Baby" reached No.3 on the Australian Kent Music Report charts in 1959, followed by "Rockin Rollin Clementine" also peaking at No.3. His fifth single, "Oh Yeah Uh Huh", became his most successful, peaking at No.1. He also had other charting singles, including "Yes Sir That's My Baby" peaking at No.5 nationally. Joye was an original member of Brian Henderson's Bandstand television program, and appeared regularly on this show for fourteen years. Joye also toured Australia with fellow Bandstand acts, including Judy Stone, Sandy Scott, and Little Pattie. Joye's popularity leveled off with the changes to the music scene around the time of the rise of the British invasion, and especially The Beatles, and it was not until 1973 that he had another hit record, with "Heaven Is My Woman's Love" reaching No.1 on the Go-Set charts in 1973.

Entrepreneurship

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During the period between personal musical successes in the 1960s, Col and Kevin Jacobsen built an influential entertainment management, publishing, and recording business, including ATA Studios in Glebe, NSW. This business worked with developing and promoting artists including the Bee Gees, and their brother Andy Gibb. Their promotions company, Jacobsen Entertainment, continued into the 2000s, with Col and Kevin remaining as principal members.

Awards and recognition

Joye won several music awards, including two ARIA Music Awards, and he earned numerous gold and platinum records. On 8 June 1981, he was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia for his entertainment and philanthropic work. Joye also continued to perform publicly, including providing entertainment at the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs post-1985 NSW Rugby League grand final victory celebration. Joye was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1988, the first year of such inductions.

In 1998, Australia Post issued a special edition set of twelve stamps celebrating the early years of Australian Rock 'n' Roll, featuring Australian hit songs from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. One of the stamps commemorated Joye, based on the song "Oh Yeah Uh Huh". Australia Post wrote that "Each of them said something about us, and told the rest of the world this is what popular culture sounds like, and it has an Australian accent".

In 2010, "Bye Bye Baby", by Col Joye and the Joy Boys with backing vocals from the Sapphires, was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia register. The curator's notes stated that:

There is not a lot to this pop song, written by American Frank McNulty, other than a catchy title hook. The lyrics are about the singer saying goodbye to his girlfriend and how lonely he will be without her until the next time they meet.The original recording was made using a nylon string guitar, bass (wonderfully out of tune in the beginning) and minimalist drums with Col Joye almost whispering the vocals (as he had a cold at the time). This is the released version, with added celeste and ‘ooh-ahh’ backing vocals from the Sapphires, presumably to give it a little more musical interest.

Personal life

In 1990, while pruning a neighbour's tree with a chainsaw as a favour, Joye slipped and fell six metres onto brick paving below, striking his head and falling into a coma, as well as sustaining serious lower back and shoulder injuries. Initially given a poor prognosis, he eventually recovered to start performing and touring again in 1998, and in 2008 celebrated his 50th Anniversary in show business.

Discography

Title                                                                     Album details

Songs That Rocked the Stadium                     Released: 1959

Format: LP

Label: Festival Records (FL-7152)

Joy to the World                                                Released: 1961

Format: LP

Label: Festival Records (FL20636)

Col and Judy With Orchestra                          Released: 1962

(with Judy Stone) Format: LP

Label: Festival Records (FL30901)

For the Good Times                                          Released: 1972

Format: LP

Label: Ata Records (L 25210)

Heaven Is My Woman's Love                          Released: 1973

Format: LP

Label: Ata Records (L 35036)

For You                                                                 Released: 1975

Format: LP

Label: Ata Records (L 35489)

Truck Stop                                                           Released: 1976

Format: LP

Label: Ata Records (L 35943)

A Little Bit of Country                                       Released: 1978

(with Little Pattie)                              

Format: LP

Label: Pisces (L27031)

Back to Rock 'N' Roll                                          Released: 1990

Format: LP, CD

Label: Ata Records (D 30233)

Charting compilation albums

Title                                                                     Album details

The Very Best                                                      Released: 1980

Format: LP

Label: J&B (JB046)

20 Most Requested Songs                                Released: 1984

Format: LP

Label: J&B (JB174)

Charting singles

"Come into My Life"                                          Released: 1970

"Heaven Is My Woman's Love"                       Released: 1973

"Rock Around the Clock"                                  Released: 1978

Other singles

"The Garden"                                                      Released: 1985

References

Col Joye Wikipedia


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