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1、美国名人雷查尔斯1RayCharles,Part1playstopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:46repeatByPaulThompson2004-7-10(THEME)VOICEONE:ThisisFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndthisisDougJohnsonwithPEOPLEINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.Todaywebeginatwo-partreportaboutsingerzsongwriter,andmusicianRayCharles.Hisworkwillcontinuetohavealastinginflue
2、nceonAmericanmusic.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:RayCharlesspentalmostsixtyyearsasaprofessionalmusician.Millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldenjoyhisrecordings.IfRayCharlesonlyplayedthepiano,hewouldhavebeenconsideredoneofthebest.Ifhehadonlysunghismusic,hisvoicewouldhavemadehimfamous.Ifhehadonlyplayedjazzmusic,theworldwo
3、uldhavelistened.ButRayCharlesdidallthesethingsandmore.Heplayedandsangrock-and-rollandrhythm-and-bluessongs.Hesoldmillionsofcountryandwesternrecords,too.Hisworkbroughttogetherdifferentkindsofmusicanddifferentkindsofmusicfans.HisinfluenceonmuchofAmericaspopularmusiccannotbetrulymeasured.(MUSIC)VOICEON
4、E(CONTD):ThatwasRayCharlesandOneMintJulep.Herecordedthatsonginnineteen-sity-oneonanalbumcalledGeniusPlusSoulEqualsJazz.Itisoneofthemanyhundredsofrecordsherecorded.VOICETWO:RayCharlesRobinsonwasborninnineteen-thirtyinAlbany,Georgia.Whenhewassixyearsoldzhebegantosufferfromtheeyediseaseglaucoma.Thedise
5、asemadehimblind.Helefttheworldofsightforeverandturnedtotheworldofsound.Helearnedtolovesounds,especiallymusicofallkinds.RayCharlestaughthimselftoplaytheorgan,alto-saxophonezclarinetandtrumpet.Yettherewasaspecialrelationshipbetweenhimandthepiano.HereispartofthesongWorriedMind.Thestyleiscountryandweste
6、rn,withaheavyinfluenceofblues.Listentohisworkonthepiano,aninstrumenthetrulyloved.Youcanalmostseehimsmiling.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:RayCharleswasfifteenyearsoldwhenhismotherdied.Withinayear,hehadleftschooltowork.HebeganplayingpianoprofessionallyinAfrican-AmericaneatinganddrinkingplacesinthestateofFlorida.Aye
7、arIaterzhemovedtotheoppositecornerofAmerica:Seattle,Washington.WhileinSeattle,hemadefortyrecords.Butnonewasasuccess.VOICETWO:Atthattime,RayCharleswastryingtoplaythepianoandsinglikethefamousperformerNatKingCole.ButhequicklylearnedtherewasonlyoneNatKingCole.Noonewantedtohearacopy,notevenagoodcopy.SoCh
8、arlesstartedlookingforhisownmusicalsound.Hebegantoexperiment.Hetriedmixingbluesandjazz.Heusedsomejazzstyleswiththemusicthatlaterwasknownasrock-and-roll.HisexperimentssoonbecamepopularwithmanyblackAmericans.Heplayedatdancesaroundthecountry.Healsosoldsomerecords,mostlytoblackpeople.FewwhiteAmericansha
9、dheardofablindmusiciannamedRayCharles.VOICEONE:Bythemiddleofthenineteen-fifties,hehadhisownband.Itwasoneofthemostpopularblackdancebandsinthecountry.Agroupofwomensangwiththeband.Onenight,Charlesbeganplayingasimplesong.Hetoldthewomentosinginastyleknownascallandresponse.Inthisstyle,theleadsingerasksaqu
10、estionorsingssomewords.Theothersingersanswer.ThiskindofsingingwasbroughttoAmericabyblackslavesfromAfrica.Ithasremainedverypopularinblackchurchmusic.Atthedancethatnight,RayCharlesputtogethersimplepianomusic,traditionalcallandresponse,androck-and-roll.TheresultwasarevolutioninAmericanmusic.Soonafter,R
11、ayrecordedthatsong.ItiscalledWhat,dISay?(MUSIC)VOICETWO:What,dISay?soldmillionsofcopies.RayCharlesnoIongerjustplayedatsmalldancesforblackpeople.Heperformedinlargetheatersforbigaudiencesofeverycolor.Hehadfoundasoundlikenoother.Hisstyleofmusicwasfilledwithexcitement.Andthosewholistenedsharedinthatexci
12、tement.Bytheendofthenineteen-fiftieszRayCharleshadrecordedmanyhitsongs.Mostofhismusicwasblackrhythm-and-bluesorsoulmusic.YetwhiteAmericanswerelistening,too.Charlesdidnotwanttoplayjustonekindofmusic,evenifitwasextremelypopular.Hebeganexperimentingagain,thistimewithjazz.Onealbum,BlackCoffee,isconsider
13、edbyexpertstobeoneofhisverybestjazzrecordings.Itshowsthathispianoworkcanexpressmanydifferentfeelings.HereisthesongBlackCoffeefromthatalbum.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:RayCharlescontinuedtomakerhythm-and-bluesandjazzrecords.Butthatwasstillnotenoughforhim.Hehadalwayslovedcountry-and-westernmusic.Sohedecidedtoreco
14、rdacountryalbum.Musicindustryexpertssaidhewasmakingamistake.Theytoldhimnottodoit.Theysaidhewouldlosemanyfans.Thefans,theysaidzwouldnotunderstandorlikethiskindofmusic.RayCharlesdidnotlistentotheexperts.Hetookachance.Andhewasright.Thepubliclovedhiscountry-and-westernsongs.Youcanhearsomeofthesecountry-and-westernsongsnextweek,whenWebringyouthesecondpartofourreportaboutRayCharles.(THEME)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyPaulThompson.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.mDougJohnson.VOICEONE:AndmFaithLapidus.JoinusnextweekforthesecondpartofourprogramonRayCharlesonPeopleInAmerica,inVOASpecialEnglish.
