Jewel Coburn

Jewel Evelyn Coburn ( Blanch; born 4 March 1958) is an Australian music publisher, singer and former actress.

Biography Jewel Coburn was born as Jewel Evelyn Blanch on 4 March 1958 in Glen Innes, New South Wales, Both parents were established country music performers. She recorded a novelty song "I Wanna Stay on Jumbo" in 1962 at the age of four, which was issued in March 1963. During her childhood, Blanch and her parents toured as the Blanch Family or the Blanches.

The family embarked on a fifteen-month tour of the United States from December 1963, They returned to Australia in 1965, For secondary education she attended University High School, West Los Angeles and then Hollywood Professional School. Blanch received critical praise for playing a visually impaired girl on the ABC Afterschool Special, Blind Sunday in 1976. She had a guest role as Abbie Singleton for six episodes of Australian soap The Young Doctors in 1977.

Blanch went on to have further success as a country music performer, winning three Golden Guitars at the Country Music Awards of Australia. 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. The following year, Blanch was again awarded the Golden Guitar for Female Vocalist of the Year.

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. Coburn sold her share of the Ten Ten Music Group in 2014.

Work Film +Year Title Role Type 1975 Against a Crooked Sky Herself/Performer: Title song "Against a Crooked Sky" Feature film, US

Television +Year Title Role Type 1961 Coca-Cola TV Show Regular - Herself/Performer TV series Australia 1970 The Mod Squad Guest role: Luanne McKenna TV series US, 1 episode 1970; 1971 Lassie Guest roles: Little Girl/Young Girl TV series, 1 episode 1970 Lassie: Well of Love Little Girl TV film, US 1971 Lassie Guest role: Jodi Tyler TV series US, 2 episodes 1971 Night Gallery Guest role: Monica (Segment "The Doll") TV series US, 1 episode 1971 Bonanza Guest roles: Neta Thatcher/Carrie Sturgis TV series US, 2 episodes 1972 Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Guest role: Judy TV series US, 1 episode 1972 Baffled! Jennifer Glenn TV film, US 1972 Climb an Angry Mountain Christina Cooper TV film, US 1974 The Morning After Karen Lester TV film, US 1975 The Honorable Sam Houston Nancy Houston TV film, US 1976 Jigsaw John Guest role: Deedee TV series US, 1 episode 1976 ABC After School Specials Guest role: Eileen TV series US, 1 episode 1976 Isis Guest role: Hope TV series, 1 episode 1976-1977 The Young Doctors Recurring Guest role: Abbie Singleton TV series Australia, 6 episodes 1977; 1978; 1982 The Mike Walsh Show Guest - Herself TV series Australia, 1 episode 1977 Maggi Eckhardt Show Guest - Herself TV series Australia, 1 episode 1978 Fantasy Island Guest role: Charity TV series US, 1 episode 1978 Project U.F.O. Guest role: Sis TV series US, 1 episode 1978 Reg Lindsay's Country Homestead Guest - Herself/Performer TV series Australia, 1 episode 1978, 1982 The Mike Walsh Show Guest - Herself/Performer TV series Australia, 1 episode 1979 Blind Sunday Role unknown TV film 1980 John Singleton Guest - Herself TV series Australia, 1 episode 1982 Country Music Awards of Australia Herself - Winner TV special, Australia 1982 The Mike Walsh Show Guest - Herself/Performer TV series Australia, 1 episode

Discography Albums Title Album details Meet the Blanch Family (as part of The Blanch Family) Released: 1960s Format: LP Label: W&G (WG-B-1705) The Lady and the Cowboy (with Arthur Blanch) Released: 1981 Format: LP, Cassette Label: CBS (SBP 237632) Send All the Ghosts Away Released: 1982 Format: LP, cassette Label: CBS (SBP 237842) Blanch Family Classics (as part of The Blanch Family) Released: November 1983 Format: LP, Cassette Label: Axis (AX.1183) Compilation album The Best of Jewel Blanch Released: 2015 Format: CD Compilation album

Singles Year Title1962 "I Wanta Stay on Jumbo"1963 "On Accounts I Love You" (with Arthur Blanch)1964 "Christmas Kangaroo" (with The Kanga-Rolers)1967 "The Funny Little Voice " "Mummy's Pretty Clothes" / "Gary"1976 "Will I Ever Learn"1978 "Keep Me from Blowing Away"1979 "Can I See You Tonight"1981 "You Bring the Best Out in Me"/"I Can Love You" (with Arthur Blanch)1982 "There's More to Country Than Cowboys" (with Arthur Blanch)

Awards Country Music Awards of Australia The Country Music Awards of Australia (CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973.

"I Can Love You" Female Vocalist of the Year The Lady and the Cowboy (with Arthur Blanch) Album of the Year 1983 Send All the Ghosts Away Female Vocalist of the Year

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