John Farnham's Whispering Jack

Name: John Farnham's Whispering Jack
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781501382062
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By Professor or Dr. Graeme Turner

Series: 33 1/3 Oceania

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John Farnham’s Whispering Jack by Professor Graeme Turner explores the significant cultural impact of John Farnham's iconic album Whispering Jack on Australian music and identity. The book delves into the album's production, its unprecedented success, and how it reshaped the pop landscape in the 1980s. Turner provides insights into the broader cultural and media context, illustrating the profound legacy of Farnham's work within Australian society.
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If you are fascinated by music history and cultural impact, this exploration into the making and influence of John Farnham's iconic album will resonate with you. You might enjoy gaining insights from a scholarly perspective on the creative journey and cultural significance of a pivotal figure in Australian pop music.

"An exploration of the history and cultural significance of Australia's top-selling album by an Australian in Australia, often referred to as Australia's unofficial national anthem"--

An exploration of the history and cultural significance of Australia's top-selling album by an Australian in Australia, often referred to as Australia's unofficial national anthem.

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The album examined in this book transformed the singer John Farnham from a faded teen pop star into the most popular solo rock performer in Australia, in a career that has lasted for more than 30 years.

Whispering Jack remains the top-selling album by an Australian artist in Australia, and constitutes the turning point in Farnham’s bid to achieve credibility as an adult contemporary musician.

The first single from the album, ‘You’re the Voice,’ has achieved such iconic status that it is routinely referred to as Australia’s unofficial national anthem.

The book examines the album, its context and that history in order to recover a crucial conjuncture in the development of Australian rock and popular music, one that has previously been ignored in Australian popular music studies.

Series: 33 1/3 Oceania

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781501382062

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 April 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 128

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Arts & Culture New Zealand and Australia Published Non-Fiction Professor or Dr. Graeme Turner Series: 33 1/3 Oceania

About the Author

Graeme Turner is Professor Emeritus at the University of Queensland, Australia. He is one of the founding figures of media and cultural studies in Australia, and a leading figure internationally. He was one of the earliest to undertake academic research on popular music in Australia, producing articles, chapters, and a co-edited book over the 1980s and 1990s, before turning his attention to television and new media in the 2000s. He has published over 25 books including Understanding Celebrity (2013) and National Fictions: Literature, Film and the Construction of Australian Narrative (2020).