Col Joye
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Colin Frederick Jacobsen (13 April 1937 – 5 August 2025), better known by his stage name Col Joye, was an Australian pioneer rock and pop singer-songwriter, musician and entrepreneur with a career spanning almost sixty-seven years, starting from the late 1950s. Joye was a teen idol and the first Australian rock and roll/pop singer to have a number one record Australia-wide, and had a string of chart successes in the early Australian rock and roll scene, performing with his band the Joy Boys (formerly KJ Quintet). As a pioneer of the genre Joye toured in Lee Gordon's rock 'n' roll shows and featured regularly on television shows including Johnny O'Keefe's Six O'Clock Rock and Brian Henderson's Bandstand.
Infobox
Born
Colin Frederick Jacobsen(1937-04-13)13 April 1937East Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Died
5 August 2025(2025-08-05) (aged 88)Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
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Occupations
Singersongwritermusicianbusinessman
Instruments
Guitarvocals
Years active
1957–2021
Formerly of
Colin Joye and the Joy Boys
Tables
· Honours, awards and recognition
1988
Col Joye
Role(s)
ARIA Hall of Fame
Notes
Inducted
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1988 | Col Joye | ARIA Hall of Fame | Inducted |
· Honours, awards and recognition › Country Music Association Awards (CMAA)
1974
Heaven Is My Woman's Love
Role(s)
Top Selling Album of the Year
Notes
Won
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
| 1974 | Heaven Is My Woman's Love | Top Selling Album of the Year | Won |
· Honours, awards and recognition › Mo Awards
1980
Col Joye
Role(s)
John Campbell Fellowship Award
Notes
Won
1988
Col Joye
Role(s)
Most Outstanding Club Act
Notes
Won
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
| 1980 | Col Joye | John Campbell Fellowship Award | Won |
| 1988 | Col Joye | Most Outstanding Club Act | Won |
List of albums, with selected chart positions · Discography › Studio albums
AUS
AUS
Title
AUS
Jump With Joye
Jump With Joye
Title
Jump With Joye
Album details
Released: 1959
Format: LP
Label: Festival Records (FM-6010)
Peak chartpositions
—
Songs That Rocked The Stadium
Songs That Rocked The Stadium
Title
Songs That Rocked The Stadium
Album details
Released: 1959
Format: LP
Label: Festival Records (FL-7152)
Peak chartpositions
—
The Golden Boy
The Golden Boy
Title
The Golden Boy
Album details
Released: 1960
Format: LP
Label: Festival Records (FL-7225)
Peak chartpositions
—
Joy to the World
Joy to the World
Title
Joy to the World
Album details
Released: 1961
Format: LP
Label: Festival Records (FL-30636)
Peak chartpositions
—
Col Joye Sings His Solid Gold Hits
Col Joye Sings His Solid Gold Hits
Title
Col Joye Sings His Solid Gold Hits
Album details
Released: 1961
Format: LP
Label: Festival Records (FL-30644)
Peak chartpositions
—
Joyride
Joyride
Title
Joyride
Album details
Released: 1961
Format: LP
Label: Festival Records (FL-30692)
Peak chartpositions
—
Col Joye And The Ballad
Col Joye And The Ballad
Title
Col Joye And The Ballad
Album details
Released: 1962
Format: LP
Label: Festival Records (FL-30801)
Peak chartpositions
—
Col and Judy With Orchestra(with Judy Stone)
Col and Judy With Orchestra(with Judy Stone)
Title
Col and Judy With Orchestra(with Judy Stone)
Album details
Released: 1962
Format: LP
Label: Festival Records (FL-30901)
Peak chartpositions
—
Classics Of Rock
Classics Of Rock
Title
Classics Of Rock
Album details
Released: 1963
Format: LP
Label: Festival Records (FL-31078)
Peak chartpositions
—
Stomp Around The Clock
Stomp Around The Clock
Title
Stomp Around The Clock
Album details
Released: 1964
Format: LP
Label: Festival Records (FL-)
Peak chartpositions
—
Rock'n Roll Classics
Rock'n Roll Classics
Title
Rock'n Roll Classics
Album details
Released: 1964
Format: LP
Label: Seven Seas (MH-182)
Peak chartpositions
—
Rock Classics No. 2
Rock Classics No. 2
Title
Rock Classics No. 2
Album details
Released: 1964
Format: LP
Label: Festival Records (FL-)
Peak chartpositions
—
The Exciting Big Beat – the best hit parade
The Exciting Big Beat – the best hit parade
Title
The Exciting Big Beat – the best hit parade
Album details
Released: 1965
Format: LP
Label: Seven Seas (SET-29)
Peak chartpositions
—
Joy Boys In Tokyo
Joy Boys In Tokyo
Title
Joy Boys In Tokyo
Album details
Released: 1965
Format: LP
Label: Seven Seas (SET-30)
Peak chartpositions
—
For the Good Times
For the Good Times
Title
For the Good Times
Album details
Released: 1972
Format: LP
Label: Ata Records (L 25210)
Peak chartpositions
–
Heaven Is My Woman's Love
Heaven Is My Woman's Love
Title
Heaven Is My Woman's Love
Album details
Released: 1973
Format: LP
Label: Ata Records (L 35036)
Peak chartpositions
–
For You
For You
Title
For You
Album details
Released: 1975
Format: LP
Label: Ata Records (L 35489)
Peak chartpositions
–
Truck Stop(with Bob Purtell, Laurie Allen and Jim Cooper)
Truck Stop(with Bob Purtell, Laurie Allen and Jim Cooper)
Title
Truck Stop(with Bob Purtell, Laurie Allen and Jim Cooper)
Album details
Released: 1976
Format: LP
Label: Ata Records (L 35943)
Peak chartpositions
–
A Little Bit of Country (with Little Pattie)
A Little Bit of Country (with Little Pattie)
Title
A Little Bit of Country (with Little Pattie)
Album details
Released: 1978
Format: LP
Label: Pisces (L27031)
Peak chartpositions
86
Back to Rock 'N' Roll
Back to Rock 'N' Roll
Title
Back to Rock 'N' Roll
Album details
Released: 1990
Format: LP, CD
Label: Ata Records (D 30233)
Peak chartpositions
–
| Title | Album details | Peak chartpositions |
| AUS | ||
| Jump With Joye | Released: 1959 Format: LP Label: Festival Records (FM-6010) | — |
| Songs That Rocked The Stadium | Released: 1959 Format: LP Label: Festival Records (FL-7152) | — |
| The Golden Boy | Released: 1960 Format: LP Label: Festival Records (FL-7225) | — |
| Joy to the World | Released: 1961 Format: LP Label: Festival Records (FL-30636) | — |
| Col Joye Sings His Solid Gold Hits | Released: 1961 Format: LP Label: Festival Records (FL-30644) | — |
| Joyride | Released: 1961 Format: LP Label: Festival Records (FL-30692) | — |
| Col Joye And The Ballad | Released: 1962 Format: LP Label: Festival Records (FL-30801) | — |
| Col and Judy With Orchestra(with Judy Stone) | Released: 1962 Format: LP Label: Festival Records (FL-30901) | — |
| Classics Of Rock | Released: 1963 Format: LP Label: Festival Records (FL-31078) | — |
| Stomp Around The Clock | Released: 1964 Format: LP Label: Festival Records (FL-) | — |
| Rock'n Roll Classics | Released: 1964 Format: LP Label: Seven Seas (MH-182) | — |
| Rock Classics No. 2 | Released: 1964 Format: LP Label: Festival Records (FL-) | — |
| The Exciting Big Beat – the best hit parade | Released: 1965 Format: LP Label: Seven Seas (SET-29) | — |
| Joy Boys In Tokyo | Released: 1965 Format: LP Label: Seven Seas (SET-30) | — |
| 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(with Bob Purtell, Laurie Allen and Jim Cooper) | Released: 1976 Format: LP Label: Ata Records (L 35943) | – |
| A Little Bit of Country (with Little Pattie) | Released: 1978 Format: LP Label: Pisces (L27031) | 86 |
| Back to Rock 'N' Roll | Released: 1990 Format: LP, CD Label: Ata Records (D 30233) | – |
List of albums, with Australian chart positions · Discography › Charting compilation albums
AUS
AUS
Title
AUS
The Very Best
The Very Best
Title
The Very Best
Album details
Released: 1980
Format: LP
Label: J&B (JB046)
Peak chartpositions
47
20 Most Requested Songs
20 Most Requested Songs
Title
20 Most Requested Songs
Album details
Released: 1984
Format: LP
Label: J&B (JB174)
Peak chartpositions
20
| Title | Album details | Peak chartpositions |
| AUS | ||
| The Very Best | Released: 1980 Format: LP Label: J&B (JB046) | 47 |
| 20 Most Requested Songs | Released: 1984 Format: LP Label: J&B (JB174) | 20 |
List of selected singles with chart positions · Discography › Charting singles
1970
"Come into My Life"
Role(s)
56
1973
"Heaven Is My Woman's Love"
Role(s)
1
| Year | Title | Peak chartpositions |
| AUS | ||
| 1970 | "Come into My Life" | 56 |
| 1973 | "Heaven Is My Woman's Love" | 1 |
| 1978 | "Rock Around the Clock" | 94 |
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions · Discography › Charting singles › Other singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
| AUS | ||
| "The Garden"(as Australia Too) | 1985 | 22 |
References
- Some sources originally stated his birth year as 1937, however all obituaries state his age as 89, hence the 1936 birth
- Not to be confused with a Melbourne instrumental group of the same name, active between 1958 and 1964, led by guitarist
- Trove.nla.gov.auhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/people/467438
- The Sydney Morning Heraldhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/col-joye-was-first-teen-idol-who-sparked-riots-made-girls-swoon-but-silly-parents-loved-him-20220404-p5aaip.html
- The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
- Poparchives.com.auhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110525190121/http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/singles.html
- Aso.gov.auhttp://aso.gov.au/titles/music/bye-bye-baby/clip1/
- The Aussie Music Bloghttps://theaussiemusicblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/col-joye-and-joy-boysyes-sir-thats-my.html
- NFSAhttps://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/sounds-australia-2010
- Australian Screenhttps://aso.gov.au/people/_The+Sapphires/
- "The First Wave: Australian rock & pop recordings, 1955–1963"https://poparchives.com.au/contents/uploads/2020/06/first-wave-1955-1963.pdf
- Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/13709450-The-Sapphires-Aberdeen-Abilene
- Vinyl Album: Col Joye and The Joy Boys – Col Joye Sings Songs That Rocked the Stadium (1959)https://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/fl7125
- FilmInkhttps://www.filmink.com.au/rocknroll-is-back-again/
- www.youtube.comhttps://m.youtube.com/@rocknroll1959film/videos
- Milesagohttp://www.milesago.com/Visual/bandstand.htm
- "Pioneering ABC pop music show Six O'Clock Rock marks 60th anniversary"https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-28/abc-music-show-six-oclock-rock-marks-60th-anniversary/10854370
- www.awm.gov.auhttps://www.awm.gov.au/collection/REL45524
- "The Joy Boys – Discography (Japan)"https://www.45cat.com/artist/the-joy-boys/jp
- AllMusichttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/col-joye-mn0000992222/biography
- "Jacobsen Entertainment"https://web.archive.org/web/20060819032801/http://www.jacobsen.com.au/index.html
- "Talking Heads with Peter Thompson"https://web.archive.org/web/20071201235643/http://www.abc.net.au/talkingheads/txt/s1745834.htm
- 2GBhttps://www.2gb.com//
- It's an Honour – Member of the Order of Australia – 8 June 1981.https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/870141
- "Winners by Year 1988"https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235720/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1988
- "CMAA Award Winners"https://www.country.com.au/awards/golden-guitar-award-winners
- Mo Awardshttps://www.moawards.com.au/awardwinners
- Australia Posthttps://web.archive.org/web/20070911130445/http://www.auspost.com.au/philatelic/stamps/index.asp?link_id=2.389
- Australian Screenhttps://aso.gov.au/titles/music/bye-bye-baby/credits/
- Australian Chart Book 1970–1992
- Australian Chart Book 1970–1992