{"product_id":"9798765122020","title":"Dinah Lee's Introducing Dinah Lee","description":"\u003ch3\u003e33 1\/3 Oceania\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDinah Lee's Introducing Dinah Lee\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKimberly Cannady | Jon Stratton | Jon Dale\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamines the production, content, creation, and reception of New Zealand pop singer Dinah Lee's 1964 debut album \u003ci\u003eIntroducing Dinah Lee\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDinah Lee's 1964 debut album, \u003ci\u003eIntroducing Dinah Lee,\u003c\/i\u003e consolidated her status as a true Australasian musical star. Following a string of successful singles both in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia, including “Reet Petite” and “Do the Blue Beat,” Viking released her first full-length album\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Dinah, known for her forward-thinking fashion sense and unique image became known as “Queen of the Mods,” and soon became one of Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia's most successful popular musicians of the 1960s. Behind this success, Dinah was a hardworking and driven musician who maintained a relentless international performance career in person and on television. She collaborated with other influential musicians at the time, both locally, such as Max Merritt and the Meteors, and internationally, including with Jamaica's Millie Small. This book explores Dinah's debut album and contextualizes her early career as a fundamental part of Australasia's emerging local popular music scene of the early 1960s. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing original ethnographic interviews with Dinah Lee conducted in 2023 and pulling from Dinah Lee's collections at the Alexander Turnbull Library at the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa in Wellington, this is the first scholarly book on Aotearoa New Zealand's first international pop star.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKimberly Cannady\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior lecturer in ethnomusicology at Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa\/New Zealand, where she also teaches popular music studies. She has published widely on traditional and popular music using ethnographic methodologies, and she is a member of the Society for Ethnomusicology and the International Association for Popular Music Studies.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 June 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798765122020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53976388698252,"sku":"9798765122020","price":20.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_33538919-0ae5-4fe9-94f0-c364fb704307.jpg?v=1787715626","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798765122020","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}