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1、美国名人乡村音乐歌手罗杰米勒RogerMiller,1936-1992:KingoftheRoad1inCountryMusicplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-16:17repeatByPaulThompson2O1O1O2Photo:ASSOCIATEDPRESSSingerandsongwriterRogerMillerarrivesattheAmericanMusicAwardsin1.osAngeles,1967.(APPhotoZ1.ennoxMcClendon)SHIR1.EYGRIFFITH:ImShirleyGriffith.SARAH1.ONG:Andm
2、Sarah1.ongwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramPEOP1.EINAMERICA.TodaywetellaboutmusicwriterandperformerRogerMiller.(MUSIC)SHIR1.EYGRIFFITH:ThenameofthatsongisDangMe.*ItwaswrittenandrecordedbyRogerMillerinnineteen-sixty-five.Itwasnotthefirstsonghehadwritten,butitwashisfirsthugehitrecord.Infact,therecording
3、ofDangMehelpedRogerMillerwinfiveoftheNationalAcademyofRecordingArtsandSciencesGrammyAwards.OneofthoseawardswastheGrammyforbestnewcountryandwesternartist.Before*Da11gMebecameahitrecord,fewpeopleoutsidethemusicbusinessknewthenameRogerMiller.Yethehadbeenworkinghiswaytothetopofthemusicbusinesssincehewas
4、aboy.RogerMillerwonaGrammyawardforbestnewcountryandwesternartist.(MUSIC)SARAH1.ONG:RogerDeanMillerwasbornJanuarysecond,nineteenthirty-sixinthewesterncityofFortWorth,Texas.HisfatherdiedwhenRogerwasonlyoneyearold.Hismotherbecamesicksoonafter.RogerwassenttolivewithhisundeinErick,Oklahoma.RogerMillerhad
5、adifficultchildhood.Mostofhisdayswerespentworkingonhisundesfarm,pickingcotton.Hewasalonelyandunhappychild.Rogerbeganwritingsongsbecausehelovedthemusicheheardontheradio.Healsolearnedtoplaytheguitarandtheviolin,sometimescalledafiddle.MuchIaterzhelearnedtoplaythedrums.MusichelpedtheyoungRogerescapetheh
6、ardworkonhisunde,scottonfarm.SHIR1.EYGRIFFITH:Rogerleftthefarmwhenhewasstillveryyoung.HetraveledfromtowntotownintheWest.Heworkedatanyjobhecouldfindduringtheday.Atghtzhewenttomusicclubsanddrinkingplaceswherecountryandwesternbandsplayed.Theseplacesprovidedhimwithamusiceducation.RogerMillerenteredtheUn
7、itedStatesArmyattheageofseventeen.HewassenttoanarmybasenearAtlanta,Georgia.InAtlanta,heplayedwithamusicgroupcalledTheCircleAWranglers.WhenhelefttheArmyzRogermovedtothehomeofcountrymusicinNashvillerTennessee.Atfirst,hev/orkedinahold.Stonessayhewouldsingthereforanyonewhowouldlisten.Hewongotseveraljobs
8、playinghisviolin.Andhebeganwritingsongsforothersingers.SARAH1.ONG:Rogerlikedwritingsongs.Healsowantedtoperformhisownsongsonthestage.Herecordedseveralrecords,buttheywerenotpopularanddidnotsellmanycopies.RogerMillerlovedtoperform.InnineteensixtRogerrecordedasongcalledYouDon,tWantMy1.ove.Today,thesongi
9、sbetterknownasIntheSummerTime,Itsthefirstsonghewroteandsangthatbecamepopular.(MUSlQ*lntheSummerTimesoldmanycopies.ItshowedrecordcompanyofficialsthatRogerMillerwasagdperformer.SHIR1.EYGRIFFITH:OnJanuarytenth,nineteensixty-fourRogerMilleragreedtorecordsixteensongs.Oneofthosesongswas,DangMe/,Itbecamehi
10、sfirstnumberonesellingrecord.Itwasahitwithcountrymusicfansandwithpopularmusicfanstoo.Itsoldmillionsofcopies.Anotherfunnysongrecordedatthesametimealsobecameamajorhit.Itiscalled*,Chug-alg,.(MUSIC)SARAH1.ONG:RogerMillerbecameextremelypopularastheresultofthesuccessof,DangMeand*Chug-a-1.ug,*.Hebeganappea
11、ringontelevision.Hisrecordssoldbythemillions.Butitwasanotherrecordthatmadehimextremelyfamous.Rogeroftentoldthestoryabouthowhewrotehsmostfamoussong.HeWaSdrivinglateatnightnearthemiddlewesterncityofChicago.Hesawasignneartheroad.Writtenonthesignwerethewords,nTraiIersforSaleorRent.RogerMillerwonaGrammya
12、wardforbestnewcountryandwesternartist.wDangMebecamehisfirstnumberonesellingrecord.TheWOrdSstayedinhsheadandwouldnotgoaway.1.ater,heusedthosewordsastheopeningofhismostfamoussongzKingoftheRoad.1.ikemanyofhisothersongsitwaspopularwithcountryfansandwithpopularmusicfansaswell.Itisplayedoftenonradiostatio
13、nsthroughouttheUnitedStates.(MUSIC)SHIR1.EYGRIFFITH:Rocco1.andesmanoncetaughtattheSchoolofDramaatYaleUniversity.HerealtylikedRogerMiller,smusic.Mr.1.andesmanwroteseverallettersaskingIfRogercouldwritethemusicforaplaythatwouldappearonBroadwaynNewYork.ThestorywouldbetakenfromMarkTwain*sfamousbook,ttHuc
14、kIeberryFinn.RogeragreedtowritethemuscfortheshowcalledBigRiver.,ItopenedonBroadwayinAprilofnineteeneighty-five.Itwasabighit.BigRiverreceivedsevenTonyAwards.RogerMillerwontwoforthemusichewrote.ThemostpopularsongfromtheshowiscalledRiverintheRain.ThesongisabouttheMississippiRiver.Rogersingsithere.(MUSI
15、C)SARAH1.ONG：RogerMillerdiedoflungcancernineteenninety-two.Peoplewhoknewhimsayhissongsexpressedthewayhefeltaboutlife-fullofpureexcitementandjoy.(MUSIC)SHIR1.EYGRIFFITH:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyPaulThompsonandproducedbyCatyWeaver.ThisisShirleyGriffith.SARAH1.ONG：AndthisisSarah1.ong.UstenagainnextweekforanotherPEOP1.EINAMERICAprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.
