South African vocalist who lives in Johannesburg. Born in Bangalore, India to Canadian parents. The family later moved to Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia). Jody moved to Durban, South Africa in 1964 and formed the band “Little Jo & The Travelers”. After their break-up 18 months later Jody formed “Jody Wayne Scene” which later became “Guys & Dolls”. In the 1970s he started producing and 'discovered' artists such as Barbara Ray, Gwynneth Ashley Robins, Neil Herbert and The Stockley Sisters. In 1975 Jody played the lead role in “‘Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dream coat” and continued to tour South Africa in playing festivals and other shows

Between the 1960s and 1990s Jody was one of the biggest names in South African music and he produced 27 Gold and Platinum Discs as a singer and 23 as a Producer.

He dominated the charts in South Africa, worked with some of the biggest names across the world and became renowned for his exiting stage clothes such as his Cossack-Style Shirts.

Jody’s unique interpretation of classics such as Tell Laura I Love Her, Patches and The Wedding became huge hits before he turned his talents to production. The Wedding even became the biggest-selling record in South Africa at the time.

Jody also went on to work with Madonna and Lloyd-Webber on the Evita soundtrack in the 1990s.

South African music legend Jody Wayne has sadly passed away at the age of 77 on 14 March 2022.

Selected discogs

Jody ‎(LP, Album) Pye Records PL 2074 1966
Jody Wayne / Group '66 - Double Date ‎(LP, Album, Spl) Pye Records PL 2107 1967
Single Boy ‎(LP, Album) Pye Records PL 2105 1967
The Wedding ‎(LP, Album) RCA Victor 38.241 1970
To My Love ‎(LP, Album) RCA Victor 38.290 1971
Everything Is Beautiful ‎(LP, Album) Plum Records (2) PLC 5000 1972
By Request ‎(LP, Album) Plum Records (2) PLC 5018 1975
Now & Then ‎(LP, Album) Transistor Music CBK(E) 7073 1987
It's Me Again ‎(LP) Transistor (2) CBK(O)7086 1988
By Special Request ‎(LP, Album) Transistor (2) CBK (M) 7114 1989 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.