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Col Joye
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.
Colin Frederick Jacobsen was born in East Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, on 13 April 1937. Joye left school at 14 and, prior to stardom, worked as a jewellery salesman.
Jacobson started performing and recording in the late 1950s with his backing band, originally called the KJ Quintet, the predecessor of what would become the Joy Boys, which included his brothers Kevin and Keith.
As Col Joye he 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" (written by American Frank McNulty) 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, making him the first Australian pop artist to hold a No.1 record nationwide. He also had other charting singles, including "Yes Sir That's My Baby" peaking at No. 5 nationally.
Backing vocals on "Bye Bye Baby" were by male trio The Sapphires. The Sapphires were Duke Finlay, Tony Garrick and Ned Hussey, initially starting as a Sydney vocal trio in 1957, Barry Carroll was added in 1960 to round out their sound (much like the The Delltones) and they were used as backing group for many Australian artists on studio recordings in the early 1960s. They also appeared in Lee Gordon concert shows, and wrote some songs.
In mid-October 1959, Joye and The Joy Boys performed in shows titled Lee Gordon's 1959 Rock'n'Roll Spectacular. The concerts at the Sydney Stadium were edited into a film called Rock 'n' Roll which premiered on 30 October. Four of the five songs performed by Joye were included on the album Songs That Rocked the Stadium, released December 1959. The film, thought lost but rediscovered in 2020, includes rare footage of a 1950s rock and roll concert in Australia.
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Col Joye
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.
Colin Frederick Jacobsen was born in East Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, on 13 April 1937. Joye left school at 14 and, prior to stardom, worked as a jewellery salesman.
Jacobson started performing and recording in the late 1950s with his backing band, originally called the KJ Quintet, the predecessor of what would become the Joy Boys, which included his brothers Kevin and Keith.
As Col Joye he 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" (written by American Frank McNulty) 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, making him the first Australian pop artist to hold a No.1 record nationwide. He also had other charting singles, including "Yes Sir That's My Baby" peaking at No. 5 nationally.
Backing vocals on "Bye Bye Baby" were by male trio The Sapphires. The Sapphires were Duke Finlay, Tony Garrick and Ned Hussey, initially starting as a Sydney vocal trio in 1957, Barry Carroll was added in 1960 to round out their sound (much like the The Delltones) and they were used as backing group for many Australian artists on studio recordings in the early 1960s. They also appeared in Lee Gordon concert shows, and wrote some songs.
In mid-October 1959, Joye and The Joy Boys performed in shows titled Lee Gordon's 1959 Rock'n'Roll Spectacular. The concerts at the Sydney Stadium were edited into a film called Rock 'n' Roll which premiered on 30 October. Four of the five songs performed by Joye were included on the album Songs That Rocked the Stadium, released December 1959. The film, thought lost but rediscovered in 2020, includes rare footage of a 1950s rock and roll concert in Australia.