THE JOY BOYS

Col Joye's backing band, The Joy Boys (who formed in 1957), included his brothers pianist Kevin and bass player Keith. The rest of the lineup was lead guitarist Norm Day, rhythm guitarist Dave Bridge, saxophonist Laurie Erwin and drummer Johnny Bogie. The band backed Col Joye on his many hits, but they also released several of their own singles, many of which charted, especially in Sydney where nine made the Top 40 from 1960 to 1963. They also had several Top 40 entries in the other major capital cities. ''Smoky Mokes'' was their biggest hit, followed by ''Southern 'Rora'', an original instrumental in honour of the Southern Aurora, a new Sydney-Melbourne express train (1962, #5 Sydney #5 Melbourne #5 Brisbane #2 Adelaide). They also released a number of albums: 'Col Joye’s Joy Boys' (1961), New Old Time (1962), 'Cookin' Up A Party' (1963) and 'The Surfin' Stompin Joys (1964) all on the Festival label. Dave Bridge left the band in 1961 to begin a quite successful solo career. They toured Vietnam in 1966 supporting Col Joye and other artists who provided the entertainment for aussie troops. John Bogie died in 2012. Dave Bridge died in 2017. Norm Day died of a heart attack. Date unknown.

Members

Kevin Jacobsen (piano), Keith Jacobsen (bass), John Bogie (drums), Laurie Erwin (saxophone), Norm Day (guitar), Dave Bridge (guitar), Bruce Yunn (keyboards), Ron Patton (saxophone), Rex Blaire (drums)

SINGLES

''Bye Bye Baby (#3) / I Miss You So'' [with Col Joye] 1959 Festival
''(Rockin' Rollin') Clementine (#3) / Fools Like Me'' [with Col Joye] 1959 Festival
''Teenage Baby (#5) / Half As Much'' [with Col Joye] 1959 Festival
''Sixteen Candles / Stagger Lee'' [with Col Joye] 1959 Festival
''Oh Yeah Uh Huh (#1) / Living Doll'' [with Col Joye] 1959 Festival
''Bad Man (#12) / Dreamy Eyes'' [with Col Joye] 1960 Festival
''(Making Love On A) Moonlit Night (#10) / Be My Girl'' [with Col Joye] 1960 Festival
''Yes Sir, That's My Baby (#5) / Just Give Me Love'' [with Col Joye] 1960 Festival

''Smoky Mokes (#4) /  Kurrawatha'' 1961 Festival

''Whistling Rufus (#40) / Joye Guitar Boogie'' 1961 Festival

''Waltz Of The Flowers (#28) / Gavotte Espresso'' 1962 Festival

''Southern 'Rora (#6) / Night Coach To Rio 1962 Festival
''Xmas Guitar (#38) / Wild Love'' 1962 Festival

''Sweet Little Sixteen Twist (#29) / What About Me'' [with Col Joye] 1962 Festival

''The Bluebird (#57) / Dance Of The Flames'' 1963 Festival

''Theme From The Ant-hill / Please Walk Quietly'' 1963 Festival
'' This Is The Joy Boys / In The Mood'' 1963 Festival

''The Hermit And The Rose Tree / Above And Beyond'' [with Col Joye] 1964 Festival

'' Boots, Saddle And Surfboard / The Frolic'' 1964 Festival

''Pistol Packin' Mama / Searchin' 1964 Festival

''Say One For Me / Welcome'' 1964 Festival
''Can Your Monkey Do The Dog / Down The Line'' [with Col Joye] 1965 Festival
''I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine / And They Fell In Love'' [with Col Joye] 1966 ATA

''Cara Mia / Kinky Kangaroo'' 1966 ATA
''San Juan / Opus'' 1967 ATA
''Sabre Dance / Friddle'' 1969 ATA
''No Other Love / The Breeze And I'' 1976 ATA

EPs

'Joyride' [with Col Joye] 1958 Festival
'The Big Four' [with Col Joye] 1960 Festival
'Say Mama!' [with Col Joye] 1960 Festival
'Col Joye Sings Songs For Boys And Girls' [with Col Joye] 1961 Festival

'Istanbul' 1961 Festival

'The Joy Boy's Big Four' 1961 Festival

'Rockin' With The Joy Boys' 1961 Festival

'Lover's Guitar' 1962 Festival

'Southern 'Rora' 1962 Festival
'Living Doll' [with Col Joye] 1962 Festival
'Yes Sir, That's My Baby' [with Col Joye] 1962 Festival
'A Mother As Lovely As You' [with Col Joye] 1962 Festival
'Fraulein' [with Col Joye] 1962 Festival
'You Win Again' [with Col Joye] 1962 Festival
'Be Bop A Lula' [with Col Joye] 1963 Festival

'Waltz Of The Flowers' 1963 Festival
'The Joy Boys' Hits' 1963 Festival

'This Is The Joy Boys' 1963 Festival

'Gonna Leave Tomorrow' [with Col Joye] 1964 Festival

'Murphy The Surfie' (#14) 1964 Festival

ALBUMS

'Songs That Rocked The Stadium' [with Col Joye] 1959 Festival

'Joy To The World' [with Col Joye] 1961 Festival

'Sings His Solid Gold Hits' [with Col Joye] 1961 Festival

'Col Joye’s Joy Boys' 1961 Festival
'The New Old Time' 1962 Festival

'The Joy Boys Fabulous Hits' 1962 Festival
'The Surfin' Stompin Joy Boys' 1964 Festival
'Cookin' Up A Party' 1964 Festival

References

http://www.poparchives.com.au/2289/the-joy-boys/smoky-mokes

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/