Judy Stone

Judith Anne Stone AM (born 1 January 1942) is an Australian retired pop and country music singer and musician. For much of the 1960s she was a regular performer on television music variety program Bandstand and appeared on Six O'Clock Rock.

This article is about the Australian singer. For the American journalist and film critic, see Judy Stone (journalist).

Judy Stone
Birth nameJudith Anne Stone
Born (1942-01-01) 1 January 1942
OriginGranville, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
  • Pop
  • country
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • musician
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1956 – c. 2011
LabelsFestival, Universal Summit

Stone commonly sang cover versions of popular songs from the United States and the United Kingdom, and on occasions Italy and Sweden and had top 20 singles on the national charts with "I'll Step Down" (No. 19, February 1962), "4,003,221 Tears from Now" (April 1964), "Born a Woman" (No. 3, September 1966) and "Would You Lay with Me" (No. 2, June 1974).

On the Queen's Birthday Honours List of June 2006, Stone was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia, with the citation, "For service to the community as an entertainer at fundraising events for a range of charitable organisations, and as a singer."

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