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Jewel Evelyn Blanch was born in [[Glen Innes, New South Wales]] |
Jewel Evelyn Blanch was born on 4 March 1958 in [[Glen Innes, New South Wales]],<ref name="Berice Hands"/> to Berice Ida ({{nee}} Collins) and Arthur Ernest Blanch.<ref name=bio>{{cite book |last1= Atterton|first1=Margot |last2=Veitch|first2=Alan|date=1984 |title=The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Australian Showbiz |publisher=Sunshine Books |page=25 |isbn=0-86777-057-0}}</ref><ref name=eleven>{{cite web |url=https://www.elevenelevenmusicgroup.com/|title=Jewel Coburn|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=Eleven Eleven Music Group|access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="Blanch-Collins">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191011348 |title=Blanch-Collins Wedding in Holy Trinity Church |newspaper=[[Glen Innes Examiner]] |location=NSW, Australia |date=17 February 1954 |access-date=14 January 2022 |page=5 |via=[[National Library of Australia]] }}</ref> Both parents were established country music performers.<ref name="Berice Hands">{{cite web | url=http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com.au/Hands/Blanch_Berice.html | title=Hands of Fame: Berice Blanch (1998) | website=countrymusichalloffame.com.au | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20190315191035/http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com.au/Hands/Blanch_Berice.html | archive-date=16 March 2019 | access-date=14 January 2022 }}</ref><ref name="Arthur Roll">{{cite web | url=http://www.tamworth.nsw.gov.au/tcc/cmf/press/archives/2001_01_24_b.htm | title=New Name Elevated to Roll of Renown | website=tamworth.nsw.gov.au | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20010422133823/http://www.tamworth.nsw.gov.au/tcc/cmf/press/archives/2001_01_24_b.htm | archive-date=22 April 2001 | access-date=14 January 2022 }}</ref> The singer appeared on Brisbane TV playing a [[ukulele]], aged 3.<ref name="CanTimes Apr 1963"/> Blanch recorded the novelty song "I Wanna Stay on Jumbo" in 1962 at the age of four, which was issued in March 1963.<ref name="CanTimes Apr 1963">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104250709 |title=Pop Singer – – At Four |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=37 |issue=10,514 |date=19 April 1963 |access-date=14 January 2022 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1= Blanch |first1=Berice |last2=Blanch |first2=Arthur |date=2004 |title=Wollun one: The story of the Blanch family |publisher=Tamworth Music |isbn=0957853629 }}</ref> Throughout her childhood, Blanch toured in a trio with her parents as the Blanch Family. She appeared on television programs in Australia and the United States, ''[[The Linkletter Show]]'', ''[[Barry Crocker|The Barry Crocker Show]]'' and ''[[Bandstand (TV program)|Junior Bandstand]]''. At the age of 8, Blanch had a recording contract with [[EMI Records]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} |
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The family embarked on a fifteen-month tour of the United States in the early 1960s, during which time Blanch attended a [[Beverly Hills Unified School District|school]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Boyan|first=Jenny|date=25 January 1967|title=A little jewel of a singer|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4452431|magazine=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]]|access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref> They returned to Australia in 1965 but permanently relocated to the [[United States]] in 1968 where Blanch was signed to [[Capitol Records]] and where she worked with [[Al De Lory]].<ref name=bio/> |
The family embarked on a fifteen-month tour of the United States in the early 1960s, during which time Blanch attended a [[Beverly Hills Unified School District|school]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Boyan|first=Jenny|date=25 January 1967|title=A little jewel of a singer|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4452431|magazine=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]]|access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref> They returned to Australia in 1965 but permanently relocated to the [[United States]] in 1968 where Blanch was signed to [[Capitol Records]] and where she worked with [[Al De Lory]].<ref name=bio/> |
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Jewel Evelyn Coburn (née Blanch; born 4 March 1958) is an Australian music publisher, singer and former actress.
Biography
Jewel Evelyn Blanch was born on 4 March 1958 in Glen Innes, New South Wales,[1] to Berice Ida (née Collins) and Arthur Ernest Blanch.[2][3][4] Both parents were established country music performers.[1][5] The singer appeared on Brisbane TV playing a ukulele, aged 3.[6] Blanch recorded the novelty song "I Wanna Stay on Jumbo" in 1962 at the age of four, which was issued in March 1963.[6][7] Throughout her childhood, Blanch toured in a trio with her parents as the Blanch Family. She appeared on television programs in Australia and the United States, The Linkletter Show, The Barry Crocker Show and Junior Bandstand. At the age of 8, Blanch had a recording contract with EMI Records.[citation needed]
The family embarked on a fifteen-month tour of the United States in the early 1960s, during which time Blanch attended a school in Beverly Hills, California.[8] They returned to Australia in 1965 but permanently relocated to the United States in 1968 where Blanch was signed to Capitol Records and where she worked with Al De Lory.[2]
However, during the 1970's, Blanch became better known for her acting, working on popular American television programs, The Mod Squad, Bonanza, Lassie, Night Gallery, Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law and Jigsaw John.[9][10] Blanch also appeared in the films, Baffled!, The Morning After, and Against a Crooked Sky.[citation needed]
Blanch also received critical praise for playing a visually impaired girl on the ABC Afterschool Special, Blind Sunday in 1976.[11][10] She also guest starred in an episode of Australian soap The Young Doctors in 1977.[10]
Blanch's singing career developed in the late 1970's and she was recognised as an emerging talent by publications such as Record World and Cashbox. She won Billboard's Country Music Award for Number One New Female Singles Artist in 1979.[citation needed]
Blanch's handprints were imprinted into the new Australian Country Music Hands of Fame monument in Tamworth, New South Wales in recognition of the success she had already achieved during her career.[12]
Blanch went on to have further success as a country music performer, winning three Golden Guitars at the Country Music Awards of Australia.[13] In 1982, she was awarded Golden Guitars for Female Vocalist of the Year and for Album of the Year, for "The Lady and the Cowboy" which she had recorded with her father.[14] The following year, Blanch was again awarded the Golden Guitar for Female Vocalist of the Year.[15]
Upon marrying Barry Coburn in 1982, she returned to the United States in 1984 where the couple opened a music publishing company called Ten Ten Music Group.[3] In 2012, Coburn co-founded the Eleven Eleven Music Group with Jason Morris.[16] Coburn sold her share of the Ten Ten Music Group in 2014.[17]
References
- ^ a b "Hands of Fame: Berice Blanch (1998)". countrymusichalloffame.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Atterton, Margot; Veitch, Alan (1984). The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Australian Showbiz. Sunshine Books. p. 25. ISBN 0-86777-057-0.
- ^ a b "Jewel Coburn". Eleven Eleven Music Group. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Blanch-Collins Wedding in Holy Trinity Church". Glen Innes Examiner. NSW, Australia. 17 February 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "New Name Elevated to Roll of Renown". tamworth.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 22 April 2001. Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Pop Singer – – At Four". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 514. 19 April 1963. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Blanch, Berice; Blanch, Arthur (2004). Wollun one: The story of the Blanch family. Tamworth Music. ISBN 0957853629.
- ^ Boyan, Jenny (25 January 1967). "A little jewel of a singer". The Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Hunter, Alan (18 August 1971). "Brisbane's Jewel sparkles in Hollywood". The Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Eisenhuth, Susie (29 December 1976). "Even a TV ban could not dim Jewel". The Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ O'Connor, John J (21 April 1976). "TV: 'Blind Sunday' is a fine drama". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Australian Country Music Hands of Fame". History of Country Music in Australia. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Past Golden Guitar winners". Country Music Association of Australia. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Country music award to Johnny Chester". The Canbera Times. 1 February 1982. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Country music stars stay in their firmament". The Canberra Times. 31 January 1983. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Freeman, Jon (23 March 2012). "Publishing veterans Coburn and Morris launch new company". MusicRow. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Stephenson, Troy (17 December 2014). "Coburn sells portion of Ten Ten Music to Nettwerk". MusicRow. Retrieved 22 October 2020.