Gay Kayler

Gay Kayler (born 27 September 1941) is an Australian country music entertainer - a vocalist, television personality, recording artist, pianist, triple beauty quest title holder, model, scriptwriter and educator.

[2] In the early 1950s, Gay sang on one of the first reel-to-reel tape recorders in Australia – as part of its demonstration at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.

Ultimately, this led to Gay being contracted to Brisbane's Channel 7 for 3 years, where she appeared in shows such as the multi-Logie-Award-winning Theatre Royal with George Wallace Jnr.

As the 1960 Miss Darling Downs and a Miss Australia Quest State Finalist Australian Country Music Hall of Fame Gay received training on social skills, personal style and etiquette from June Dally-Watkins OAM, one of the 100 Australian Legends, a National Treasure, and Australia’s go-to expert on correct behaviour June Marie Dally-Watkins 1927-2020.

Gay’s charitable work included volunteering for Meals on Wheels, organising numerous fund-raising events,[11][12][13] and judging competitions from the most Beautiful Baby [14] and Ugly Man [15] to a Water Ski Past,[16] Snow Queen,[17] Princess of Youth,[18] Queen of Debutantes, Cinderella and Prince Charming, Miss Personality, Best Dressed Cowgirl and Cowboy, and more.

She had a double charting single in 1975 of "Nobody's Child"[20] coupled with the first Australian female trucking song, "My Home-Coming Trucker's Coming Home", composed by Ashcroft.

It was re-released as part of the 2007 Rajon Music Australian historical double CD set, Johnny Ashcroft, Here's To You, Australia!

Gay Kayler combined a major part of her career with Australian country music star, Johnny Ashcroft, whom she married in 1981.

Gay Kayler the entertainer
Nick Erby, Johnny Ashcroft, Steven Walls, Gay Kayler at movie premiere
Autograph inside the Little Boy Lost book presented to Gay Kayler at the Little Boy Lost movie world premiere.
Gay Kayler in a country music production
Gay Kayler with hand puppet by Betty Viazim MBE
Johnny Ashcroft and Gay Kayler in a comedy routine
Johnny Ashcroft & Gay Kayler in their Australiana show
Gay Kayler in the Australian Country Music Hands of Fame
Gay Kayler's trophy for 'Service to Australia's Country Music Industry'