Jay Justin

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| birth_name = Jay Justin McCarthy

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| birth_date = 1 May 1940

| birth_place = Australia

| death_date = {{death date and age|3 September 2024|1 May 1940|df=y}}

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| occupation = Singer-songwriter

| genre = Rock, surf pop

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Jay Justin McCarthy (1 May 1940 – 3 September 2024) was an Australian rock singer{{cite book |last =McGrath |first = Noel |date= 1978 |title= Noel McGrath's Australian Encyclopaedia of Rock |url= |location= |publisher= Outback Press |page= 166 |isbn=9780868882161}} and songwriter.{{Cite periodical| last = Baker | first = Ainslie | date = 4 July 1962 | title = Singer makes mark as a composer | periodical = The Australian Woman's Weekly | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47512006?searchTerm=%22Jay%20Justin%22%20singer }} He had a top ten hit with "Proud of You"{{Cite magazine| last = | first = | date = 8 June 1963 | title = Hits of the world | magazine = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=agsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Proud+of+You%22+by+Jay+Justin.&pg=PA31 }} (written by Justin and Joe Halford){{Cite periodical | last = | first = | date = 17 July 1963 | title = Teacher breaks into TV as a pop singer | periodical = The Australian Woman's Weekly | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/51393104?searchTerm=%22Jay%20Justin%22 }} which earnt him Australia's first silver record.{{Cite magazine| last = Hilder| first = George | date = 23 November 1963 | title = Hope Tops Big TV Variety Show | magazine = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=TQsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Proud+of+You%22+by+Jay+Justin.&pg=PA34 }} Early singles he released include "Sweet Sensation", "Why Don't You Try?" and "Promise Me".{{Cite periodical| last = | first = | date = 22 November 1961 | title = A guy with a real swing | periodical = Teenagers' Weekly (A Supplement to Australian Woman's Weekly) | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/51392602?searchTerm=%22Jay%20Justin%22 }} Justin's song writing credits include "My Blond Headed Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfer Boy" and "We're Gonna Have a Party Tonight" (both co-written with Halford) for Little Pattie,{{Cite periodical| last = Rogers | first = Bob | date = 11 March 1964 | title = Little Pattie tries for second hit | periodical = The Australian Woman's Weekly | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/51780173?searchTerm=%22Jay%20Justin%22%20pattie }} an artist he is credited with discovering.{{Cite periodical | last = Rogers | first = Bob | date = 26 February 1964 | title = 14-year-old hits the top | periodical = The Australian Woman's Weekly | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/51975620/5796431 }}