Joy McKean Age, Bio, Husband, Children, Net-Worth
Joy McKean, the inaugural Golden Guitar winner who was also Slim Dusty’s manager and wife, passed away at the age of 93.
Her passing was reported by EMI Music following a protracted battle with cancer.
Her family was by her side as she passed away quietly.
Many of the most well-known songs by her husband Slim Dusty were written by the multi-award-winning composer and musician McKean.
For the song Lights on the Hill, she received the first Golden Guitar honor at the 1973 Tamworth Country Music Festival.
Fanny Lumsden, a Golden Guitar and ARIA award winner, paid homage to the icon on social media.
As Lumsden continued to perform her songs in venues across regional Australia, she said that she would “draw strength” from McKean.
“Thank you, Joy,” she wrote.
Anne Kirkpatrick and David Kirkpatrick, McKean’s children, are still alive, as are four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Joy McKean HUSBAND
Australian country music performer McKean served as Slim Dusty’s manager and wife. Anne Kirkpatrick, a country singer and performer, is her daughter.
Joy McKean Children
Anne Kirkpatrick and David Kirkpatrick, along with her four grandkids and six great grandchildren, are McKean’s surviving offspring.
Joy McKean Net Worth
At the time of her death, Joy McKean’s estimated net worth was $1 million, which was a reflection of her successful career as a singer-songwriter.
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