Joy Yates


The international career of New Zealand singer Joy Yates has seen her touring, providing backing vocals and recording with Cliff Richard, Cat Stevens, Lulu, Petula Clark, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Wham! and Robert Palmer.

As well as recording numerous albums of her own, Yates has toured with Van Morrison and featured on numerous TV shows including those hosted by Cilla Black, Cliff Richard, Kenny Everett and even Monty Python's Flying Circus  and The Goodies.

Dave MacRae and Joy Yates
Dave MacRae and Joy Yates in 2006
Dave MacRae and Joy Yates
Dave Henry, Yuk Harrison, Joy Yates, Sonny Day, taken at the Shiralee, 1963
Photo credit: Yuk Harrison Collection
Dave MacRae and Joy Yates with Pacific Eardrum in the mid-1970s
Johnny 'Gimmick' Cameron of the Quin Tikis with singer Joy Yates, Picasso Coffee Lounge, Grey's Avenue, Auckland, 18 December 1961.
Photo credit: Rykenberg; Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, 1269-E0126-34
Joy Yates - Them There Eyes
Australian singer Janice Slater and Joy Yates, two-thirds of the original Bones trio
The debut Pacific Eardrum album, released by Charisma in 1977
Esperanto's Rock Orchestra, the 1973 album that featured Joy Yates as part of the vocal trio Bones
Pacific Eardrum's Beyond Panic album, 1978
Pacific Eardrum, with Billy Kristian, Joy Yates and Dave MacRae
Joy Yates
The jazz-gospel vocal ensemble, Jubilation, created by Joy Yates in the 1980s
Esperanto, with Joy Yates (right front)
Joy Yates in 2009
Joy Yates with Jubilation
Joy Yates with The Dave MacRae Trio at Ronnie Scott's, London
Brian Smith's Playing Gershwin with Joy Yates, Dave MacRae, Kevin Haines, Brian Smith and Frank Gibson Jr. National Jazz Festival Tauranga 2007
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Vertigo


A&M Records


Tartar


Charisma


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