Judy
Stone, a tiny 4'10 1/2" performer was belting out songs in the
"Bandstand" era... and today, Judy Stone is still one of Australia's
most consistent popular Female Entertainers.
Some of the milestones along the way...
After travelling throughout the country with "The Reg Lindsay Show",
Judy began touring with Col Joye and, before long, became a regular
member of the popular T.V. show, "Bandstand". It was in the
sixties that Judy's hit songs...I'll step down, Born a woman, 4003221
tears from now, established her as a recording artist as well as a T.V.
star.
Since the "Bandstand" days, she has appeared on every major
T.V. show in Australia and demand for her appearances has remained constant.
Such is her popularity, that judy has been invited to perform with many
Top International Artists on their Austrlian tours. They include: Sir
Harry Secombe, Rolf Harris , Dick Emery, Johnny Mathis and Howard Keel.
The song that gained Judy the National Award in 1974, "Field of
Stone", coupled with "Mare, Mare, Mare", earned Judy
the distinction of being the first Australian Female Entertainer with
two records concurrently featuring in the Top 40. In 1976, "Silver
Wings and Golden Rings" firmly established her in the Country Pop
scene. "Hasta Manana" added to her successes, proving a hit
in Australia with credits from England and Scotland.
Recognition of Judy's immense talents has been overwhelming, with more
than twenty awards from T.V. and Recording Performances, including three
T.V. Logies and eight "MO"awards.
Judy has represented Austrlia three times at International Expositions,
in Japan and the United States. Her recording and singing in other languages,
Flemish and Italian, led to a hit record recorded in Japanese which
enabled Judy to successfully perform in Japan's top nightclubs.
A memorable highlight of Judy's career occured in 1986 when she signed
a history making recording contract as the first foreign Female Performer
with the Republic of China Record Company. In September 1986, to coincide
with the release of her album, Judy was invited to Beijing to appear
in a Television Special where she sang in Mandarin to her audience.
Whilst in China, Judy endeared herself to the Chinese people, further
enhancing her reputation as one of Australia's most "PRECIOUS GEM'.
Throughout the nineties Judy Stone has performed in all major clubs
and venues throughout Australia and starred in her own one woman cabaret
show at the Tilbury Hotel in 1995. More recently Judy Stone has been
a star performer in the Col Joye Show which has been touring Nationally.