Entering country music at a very early age, rising to the top winning 3 Australasian Golden Guitars for Female Vocalist
for Female Vocalist.
Jean Stafford is one of the brightest stars ever to appear over the Australian country music horizon.
Jean has been blessed with one of the most powerful and accurate country voices in Australia.
The strength and tonal quality of her delivery are quite unique and it is exhilarating to experience her live performances as well as on disc.
Jean's career has come along steadily since she took out first prize in a "country music talent quest" from radio 7LA Launceston. She enjoyed TV exposure from the age of 12 when she quested in the earliest days of television in Northern Tasmania in the popular "Show-Time" series from TNT-9.
Her recording career began with the release on Hadley Records of a duet with Dusty Rankin. She followed this with a further track on Dusty's second release "Family Bible."
More exposure came with two solo tracks on "Country Music Around Australia Vol. 1."
Her first solo album "Flowers for Mama" was to gain Jean nation-wide recognition, for it was with this record and the song "What Kind of A Girl Do You Think I Am" that she took out "top female singer" at the Australasian Country Music Awards in Tamworth.
A television special featuring this album followed shortly afterwards for TNT-9.
Jean secured her third gold guitar at Tamworth with her gospel recording of "That Glory Bound Train," and shortly after this signed a contract with EMI Music Sydney.
SOMEDAY I'LL TAKE HOME THE ROSES
To this date the most successful song Jean has written is
"SOMEDAY I'LL TAKE HOME THE ROSES"
Written in 1982 it was the title track of her second EMI album and has become as
Tom T. Hall refers to it, her signature song.
It has been also released on many of Jean's compilations
and been recorded by other artists including: -
Renee Gayer,
An Instrumental version by Wayne Appleby
Was part of the sound track for the Australian and European TV series
" Seven Deadly Sins"
which has been shown in Australia and Europe.
"SOMEDAY I'LL TAKE HOME THE ROSES"
Words & Music by Jean Stafford © 1981 EMI Music
Someday i'll take home the roses
That you gave to me
And some day i'll hold you
For all the world to see
And when i take home the roses
I'm taking you home with me
Cause i want to always
Be with you eternally
A life time is not
Enough time with you
There's not enough hours in a day
To love you like I want to
I'll spend the rest of my life dear
Being right by your side
You bring the best out of me
And i'll love you for all time
Some day i'll take home the roses
That you gave to me
And some day i'll hold you
For all the world to see
I'll spend the rest of my life dear
Being right by your side
You bring the best out of me
And i'll love you for all time
