The Joy Boys are an Australian instrumental group. They performed on their own and as a backing band for
Col Joye
Colin Frederick Jacobsen (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 some sixty years. Joye was the first Australian rock and ...
. They had chart success with releases such as top ten singles "Smokey Mokes" (1961) and "Southern 'Rora" (1962).
Members
*Kevin Jacobson - piano
*Keith Jacobson - bass
*Norm Day - guitar
*John Bogie - drums
*Laurie Irwin - sax/clarient
*Ron Patten - sax
*Bruce Gurr - keyboards
*Dave Bridge - guitar
*Rex Blair - drums
Discography
*''Col Joye’s Joy Boys'' (1961) - Festival
*''New Old Time'' (1962) - Festival
*''The Joy Boys Fabulous Hits'' (1962) - Festival
*''Cookin' up a Party'' (1963) - Festival
*''The Surfin' Stompin Joys'' (1964) - Festival
References
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Musical groups established in 1957
Musical groups disestablished in 1966
Australian rock music groups