Jean Stafford (musician)
| Jean Stafford | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jean Stafford |
| Born |
January 1, 1950 Latrobe,Tasmania, Australia |
| Genres | Country, Western Swing, gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-Songwriter, Paintist. |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1965 - present. |
| Labels | Hadley Records, EMI, Universal Music |
| Associated acts | Kitty Wells, Johnnie Wright, Dolly Parton, Smoky Dawson, Jimmy Little, Slim Whitman |
| Website |
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Jean Stafford born at Latrobe, Tasmania) is an Australian country music artist. She has won three Golden Guitar awards and received two ARIA nominations. In 1989 Jean was officially crowned Australia's Queen of Country Music by Smoky Dawson. Jean Stafford is known as The Golden Voice of Country worldwide for her hit song Someday I'll Take Home The Roses released in 1982. Jean has received many honours and awards, including the key to the city of Nashville, Tennessee. Jean is the most awarded female country music singer in Australia. During the late 80s and early 90s Jean was a regular on the Midday Show hosted by Ray Martin
Born at Latrobe, Tasmania in 1950 she spent her childhood in a small locality area of Meander Valley in Northern Tasmania. Raised by her mother and stepfather, Jean later in life discovered that her biological father was a Navajo Native American.
Jean has three children all of which live in Tasmania near the town of Bernie .
Jean Stafford has won the Country Music Awards of Australia's 'Golden Guitar' award for Female Vocalist of the Year three times: in 1975 she became the first Australian-born artist to win this award, for the song she recorded written by Loretta Lynn What Kind of a Girl Do You Think I Am?, then in 1980 for Hello Love, and in 1981 for That Glory Bound Train.
In 1979, Jean was inducted into the 'Australian Country Music Hands of Fame'.
In 1991, she was given the 'Keys to the City of Nashville' and appointed 'Honorary Citizen' of the state of Tennessee by Governor Ned McWherter for services to Country Music in America.
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