Col Joye | |
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| Birth name | Colin Frederick Jacobsen |
| Born | 13 April 1937 Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Pop, rock and roll, country |
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| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1959–present |
Colin Frederick Jacobsen AM (born 13 April 1937), better known by his stage name Col Joye, is an Australian pioneer rock singer-songwriter, musician and entrepreneur with a career spanning almost sixty-seven years, starting from the late 50s. 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, performing with his then band the Joy Boys (formerly KJ Quintet).