The Hawaiian TrioGEORGIA LEE explores the life of Georgia Lee, superb jazz vocalist who began her professional career singing with her siblings as “The Hawaiian Trio.” Known as Dulcie Pitt before adopting the stage name Georgia Lee, she performed alongside Wally and Heather Pitt in their hometown of Cairns, Queensland.To see more of The Hawaiian Trio, follow this link https://www.ajm.org.au/?page_id=13292GEORGIA LEE was researched, written and curated by AJM volunteers Selina Willmott, Ralph Powell and David Canterford, with audio prepared by Ken Simpson-Bull and presentation by Robert Ayres. Image description: a black and white image of Dulcie Pitt (stage name Georgia Lee) smiling with her siblings Wally and Heather. Dulcie and Heather are standing, both wearing long striped dresses with leis around their necks. Wally is in a dark suit, sitting down and playing guitar, looking up at Georgia. Caption on image reads: GEORGIA LEE: online exhibition presented by the Australian Jazz Museum. Dulcie Pitt (stage name Georgia Lee) with her siblings Wally and Heather Pitt, c1940s. Image source: Australian Jazz Museum. #jazz #australianjazz #georgialee #indigenous #hawaiiantrio #history #culture #jazzsinger #australianjazzmuseum
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