Biography Page 1

To quote America's Queen of Country Music Miss KITTY WELLS - "Jean is equal to any artist at the Grand Ole Opry in the USA" - the home of Country Music.

From the rural district of Meander in Northern Tasmania to Nashville Tennessee - the Country Music Capital of the World
Jean Stafford triumphed on a remarkable journey
The road was long and hard for the silver voiced girl who made her first public appearance on Tasmanian TV at the age of 12

Born in Tasmania to a Tasmanian Mother and a Navajo (Native American) Father (who she never knew existed until much later in her life).

She spent her earlier years in the hills of Meander, Northern Tasmania,

After leaving school she worked as a kitchen hand at the local hotel,

and started to learn her craft as a budding country singer performing

at the local hotels, country halls and dances,

and eventually, the childhood dream came true.

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Lonesome 77302, age 11 years.