Gay Kayler is an Australian country music entertainer and recording artist. She was born Gay Kahler at Gatton, Queensland, 27 September 1941. Gay used her maiden name in her professional career until 1978, when she changed the spelling to Kayler to maintain a consistency of pronounciation. Australian country music is a vibrant part of the music of Australia. ... Gatton was a small town near Reigate in Surrey, United Kingdom. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  4,070,400 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...

A Blossoming Career

Gay comes from a musical family. Her mother sang and played piano, piano accordion and violin with her siblings in their father's band on the Darling Downs, Queensland, in the 1930s. The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. ...

In 1942, the Kahler family moved to Sydney where Gay continued this musical tradition when, at the age of two-and-a-half, she captivated commuters on Sydney's trams and buses as she sang for them.

In the early 1950s, Gay sang on one of the first reel-to-reel tape recorders in Australia - as part of its demonstration at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. The Sydney Royal Easter Show logo. ...

After attaining her certificate for 7th Grade Piano, Theory and Musical Perception, Gay and her family moved to Toowoomba, Queensland. It was there that Gay made her first professional performance in 1958. Toowoomba (also known as the The Garden City) is a city in South East Queensland, Australia. ...

Gay’s reputation blossomed when she was chosen to sing the Alexandra Waltz for Princess Alexandra during her 1959 visit to Australia. The Fairy Princess wanted to hear more so, by royal command, the teenager sang a selection of songs. Ultimately, this led to Gay being contracted to Brisbane’s Channel 7 for 3 years. Princess Alexandra may refer to: Princess Alexandra von Furstenberg - the Sister of Marie_Chantal Crown Princess of Greece Princess of Denmark Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy - a granddaughter of George V of the United Kingdom Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife - a granddaughter of Edward VII of the United Kingdom Princess... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of 1. ... Channel 7 can mean: A small US-based personal computer game developer most famous for Iron Seed, a game set in space. ...

Television and Live Performances

Now retired, Gay Kayler’s 40-year professional showbusiness career included appearances on most national TV shows, eg Brian Henderson's Bandstand (Australia), Johnny O’Keefe’s Sing, Sing, Sing and Graeme Bell’s Trad Jazz. She performed eight times in the main Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House, including on the first all-Australian Country Music Concert and the first all-Australian Variety Show held in that iconic venue. Other notable venues included Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Adelaide’s Chrysler Auditorium and the 1,500 strong NSW Registered Club Circuit, said to be the biggest entertainment circuit in the world in its day. Brian Henderson on TCN-9 Brian Henderson (born 1931) is a New Zealand-born Australian television personality who hosted the Australian version of Bandstand from 1958 until 1972. ... Bandstand was an Australian rock and roll television show which screened from November 1958 to 1972 on the Nine Network. ... Johnny OKeefe (born John Michael OKeefe, Sydney, January 6, 1935; died October 6, 1978) was a pioneering Australian rock and roll singer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. ... Graeme Bell MBE (born September 7, 1914) is an Australian jazz pianist and composer. ... The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is an architecturally significant, outdoor performance venue in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ...

Modelling,Commercials and Movie Sound Track

Gay Kayler, a triple beauty quest title holder, was a singer and model who also made commercials, eg, with Bert Newton on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and the female voices on the radio commercial, David Callan At Your Club, which was aired over 31 000 times. She recorded the female sound track on the 1978 Little Boy Lost movie, which was released worldwide. The Little Boy Lost DVD was re-released in 2006. Albert Watson Bert Newton, AM MBE (born 23 July 1938), is an iconic Australian television performer. ... The Great Barrier Reef is the worlds largest coral reef system,[1][2] composed of roughly 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands that stretch for 2,600 kilometres (1,616 mi) and cover an area of approximately 344,400 km².[3][4] The reef is located in the... Little Boy Lost is a 1978 Australian drama film starring Brian Anderson, Tony Barry, Don Crosby, and Nathan Dawes. ...

Recordings

Gay’s recording career began in 1973 when she recorded the EMI album, Faces Of Love, with Johnny Ashcroft. She had a double charting single in 1975 of Nobody’s Child coupled with the first Australian female trucking song, My Home-Coming Trucker’s Coming Home, composed by Johnny Ashcroft. Her last recording in 1995 was Child of Koonapippi, a song of the Aboriginal Stolen Generation, written by Eric Watson (re-released 2001). Gay is best known for her version of The White Magnolia Tree, which has been in the catalogue for over 33 years, also for her work on the heritage LP, The Cross Of The Five Silver Stars – in particular for Matthew, a song of the great navigator, Matthew Flinders. This album is part of a Rajon Music double CD set, Johnny Ashcroft's Here's To You, Australia! (released 2007). 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Johnny Ashcroft, born 1 February 1927, is an Australian country music entertainer, songwriter, recording artist and musician. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Indigenous Australians or Aborigines[1][2] are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ... The Stolen Generation (or Stolen Generations) is a term used to describe the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, usually of mixed descent, who were removed from their families by Australian government agencies and church missions, under various state acts of parliament, denying the rights of parents and making... Captain Matthew Flinders RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was one of the most accomplished navigators and cartographers of his age. ... The Rajon Music Group was formed in July 2000 after the merger of 3 leading independent record labels (Rajon Entertainment, Redx Entertainment and Startel Entertainment). ...

Production Shows

Gay Kayler combined a major part of her career with Australian country music star, Johnny Ashcroft, who she married in 1981. Although they created a reputation as a show-stopping duo, they still retained their individuality by incorporating solo highlights within their performances. In addition to their adult production shows, Gay Kayler and Johnny Ashcroft spent twelve years presenting Australian history to school children with songs, stories and visuals in their NSW Education Department accredited shows. Australian country music is a vibrant part of the music of Australia. ... Johnny Ashcroft, born 1 February 1927, is an Australian country music entertainer, songwriter, recording artist and musician. ...

Credits and Awards

(chronological):

Royal Command Performance for Princess Alexandra Princess Alexandra may refer to: Princess Alexandra von Furstenberg - the Sister of Marie_Chantal Crown Princess of Greece Princess of Denmark Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy - a granddaughter of George V of the United Kingdom Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife - a granddaughter of Edward VII of the United Kingdom Princess...

Miss Australia Quest's Miss Darling Downs Miss Australia is the title for the winner of the Miss Australia Quest/Awards, which ran from 1954 until 2000, when the last Miss Australia was called. ...

Sunday Mail’s Miss Kirra Sun Girl

RSL Western Districts Girl In A Million

Inaugural President of the Toowoomba Bachelor Girls’ Service Club

1976 Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal Song (Captain Joe Henry's Happy Hand-Clapping Open Air Rhythm Band) Shield of The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a non-military evangelical Christian organization founded in 1865 by one time Methodist minister William Booth. ...

Inaugural Secretary of the Professional Country Music Association of Australia

Finalist in Best Female and Best Duo - with Johnny Ashcroft (Australasian Country Music Awards)

National Award for Service to Australia’s Country Music (Queensland Country Music Awards)

Finalist for the Heritage Award with The Cross Of The Five Silver Stars (Australasian Country Music Awards)

Multiple nominee in the Australian Variety Artists Mo Awards The Mo Awards are the longest running annual Australian entertainment industry awards. ...

Imprinted in the Australasian Country Music Hands Of Fame – Tamworth, Australia Tamworth town centre Tamworth is a historic town and local government district in Staffordshire, UK, located 27 km (17 miles) northeast of Birmingham and 198 km (123 miles) northwest of London. ...

External links

• Gay Kayler Offical Website

• Johnny Ashcroft

• Country Music Hands of Fame