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1、美国名人音乐家、钢琴演奏家雷查尔斯1RayCharles,1930-2004:Singer,SongwriterandMusicianPerformedRock-and-RollzRhythm-and-Blues,EvenCountry-and-WesternMusicplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:29repeatByPaulThompson2008-6-21VOICEONE:ThisisFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndthisisDougJohnsonwithPEOPLEINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.Todayweb

2、eginatwo-partreportaboutsinger;songwriter,andmusicianRayCharles.HisworkwillcontinuetohavealastinginfluenceonAmericanmusic.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:RayCharlesRayCharlesspentalmostsixtyyearsasaprofessionalmusician.Millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldenjoyhisrecordings.IfRayCharlesonlyplayedthepiano,hewouldhavebeenco

3、nsideredoneofthebest.Ifhehadonlysunghismusic,hisvoicewouldhavemadehimfamous.Ifhehadonlyplayedjazzmusic,theworldwouldhavelistened.ButRayCharlesdidallthesethingsandmore.Heplayedandsangrock-and-rollandrhythm-and-bluessongs.Hesoldmillionsofcountryandwesternrecords,too.Hisworkbroughttogetherdifferentkind

4、sofmusicanddifferentkindsofmusicfans.HisinfluenceonmuchofAmericaspopularmusiccannotbetrulymeasured.(MUSIC:OneMintJuIep)ThatwasRayCharlesandOneMintJulep.Herecordedthatsonginnineteensixty-oneonanalbumcalledGeniusPlusSoulEqualsJazz.Itisoneofthemanyhundredsofrecordsherecorded.VOICETWO:RayCharlesRobinson

5、wasborninnineteenthirtyinAlbanyzGeorgia.Whenhewassixyearsold,hebegantosufferfromtheeyediseaseglaucoma.Thediseasemadehimblind.Helefttheworldofsightforeverandturnedtotheworldofsound.Helearnedtolovesounds,especiallymusicofallkinds.RayCharlestaughthimselftoplaytheorgan,altosaxophone,clarinetandtrumpet.Y

6、ettherewasaspecialrelationshipbetweenhimandthepiano.HereispartofthesongWorriedMind.Thestyleiscountryandwestern,withaheavyinfluenceofblues.Listentohisworkonthepiano,aninstrumenthetrulyloved.Youcanalmostseehimsmiling.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:RayCharleswasfifteenyearsoldwhenhismotherdied.Withinayear;hehadleftsc

7、hooltowork.HebeganplayingpianoprofessionallyinAfricanAmericaneatinganddrinkingplacesinthestateofFlorida.Ayearlater,hemovedtotheoppositecornerofAmerica:Seattle,Washington.WhileinSeattle,hemadefortyrecords.Butnonewasasuccess.VOICETWO:Atthattime,RayCharleswastryingtoplaythepianoandsinglikethefamousperf

8、ormerNatKingCole.ButhequicklylearnedtherewasonlyoneNatKingCole.Noonewantedtohearacopy,notevenagoodcopy.SoCharlesstartedlookingforhisownmusicalsound.Hebegantoexperiment.Hetriedmixingbluesandjazz.Heusedsomejazzstyleswiththemusicthatlaterwasknownasrock-and-roll.Hisexperimentssoonbecamepopularwithmanybl

9、ackAmericans.Heplayedatdancesaroundthecountry.Healsosoldsomerecords,mostlytoblackpeople.FewwhiteAmericanshadheardofablindmusiciannamedRayCharles.VOICEONE:Bythemiddleofthenineteenfifties,hehadhisownband.Itwasoneofthemostpopularblackdancebandsinthecountry.Agroupofwomensangwiththeband.Onenight,Charlesb

10、eganplayingasimplesong.Hetoldthewomentosinginastyleknownascallandresponse.Inthisstyle,theleadsingerasksaquestionorsingssomewords.Theothersingersanswer.ThiskindofsingingwasbroughttoAmericabyblackslavesfromAfrica.Ithasremainedverypopularinblackchurchmusic.Atthedancethatnight,RayCharlesputtogethersimpl

11、epianomusic,traditionalcallandresponseandrock-and-roll.TheresultwasarevolutioninAmericanmusic.Soonafter,Rayrecordedthatsong.ItiscalledWhat,dISay?(MUSIC)VOICETWO:What,dISay?soldmillionsofcopies.RayCharlesnoIongerjustplayedatsmalldancesforblackpeople.Heperformedinlargetheatersforbigaudiencesofeverycol

12、or.Hehadfoundasoundlikenoother.Hisstyleofmusicwasfilledwithexcitement.Andthosewholistenedsharedinthatexcitement.Bytheendofthenineteenfifties,RayCharleshadrecordedmanyhitsongs.Mostofhismusicwasblackrhythm-and-bluesorsoulmusic.YetwhiteAmericanswerelistening,too.Charlesdidnotwanttoplayjustonekindofmusi

13、c,evenifitwasextremelypopular.Hebeganexperimentingagain,thistimewithjazz.Onealbum,BlackCoffee,isconsideredbyexpertstobeoneofhisverybestjazzrecordings.Itshowsthathispianoworkcanexpressmanydifferentfeelings.HereisthesongBlackCoffeefromthatalbum.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:RayCharlescontinuedtomakerhythm-and-blues

14、andjazzrecords.Butthatwasstillnotenoughforhim.Hehadalwayslovedcountry-and-westernmusic.Sohedecidedtorecordacountryalbum.Musicindustryexpertssaidhewasmakingamistake.Theytoldhimnottodoit.Theysaidhewouldlosemanyfans.Thefans,theysaid,wouldnotunderstandorlikethiskindofmusic.RayCharlesdidnotlistentotheexp

15、erts.Hetookachance.Andhewasright.Thepubliclovedhiscountry-and-westernsongs.Youcanhearsomeofthesecountry-and-westernsongsnextweek,whenwebringyouthesecondpartofourreportaboutRayCharles.(MUSIC:MakingWhoopee)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyPaulThompson.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.mDougJohnson.AndImFaithLapidus.JoinusnextweekforthesecondpartofourprogramonRayCharlesonPeopleInAmerica,inVOASpecialEnglish.