{"product_id":"john-farnhams-whispering-jack-hardcover","title":"John Farnham's Whispering Jack - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraeme Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003ci\u003eWhispering Jack\u003c\/i\u003eremains 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraeme Turner\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Celebrity \u003c\/i\u003e(2013) and \u003ci\u003eNational Fictions: Literature, Film and the Construction of Australian Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51784388870432,"sku":"9781501382055","price":162.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b4fb3d9a93793a80bdfbbb230b1799d9.webp?v=1780603915","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/john-farnhams-whispering-jack-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}