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1、美国名人乡村音乐人罗格米勒CountryandWesternSingerRogerMillerHadManyHitSongsplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:38repeatByPaulThompson2005-10-1(THEME)VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmSarahLongwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PEOPLEINAMERICA.TodaywetellaboutmusicwriterandperformerRogerMiller.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Thename

2、ofthatsongisDangMe.ItwaswrittenandrecordedbyRogerMillerinNineteen-Sixty-Five.Itwasnotthefirstsonghehadwritten,butitwashisfirsthugehitrecord.Infact,therecordingofDangMehelpedRogerMillerwinfiveoftheNationalAcademyofRecordingArtsandSciencesGrammyAwards.OneofthoseawardswastheGrammyforbestnewcountryandwe

3、sternartist.BeforeDangMebecameahitrecord,fewpeopleoutsidethemusicbusinessknewthenameRogerMiller.Yethehadbeenworkinghiswaytothetopofthemusicbusinesssincehewasaboy.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:RogerDeanMillerwasbornJanuarySecond,Nineteen-Thirty-SixinthewesterncityofFortWorth,Texas.HisfatherdiedwhenRogerwasonlyoney

4、earold.Hismotherbecamesicksoonafter.RogerwassenttolivewithhisuncleinErick,Oklahoma.VOICETWO(cont):RogerMillerhadadifficultchildhood.Mostofhisdayswerespentworkingonhisunclesfarm,pickingcotton.Hewasalonelyandunhappychild.Rogerbeganwritingsongsbecausehelovedthemusicheheardontheradio.Healsolearnedtoplay

5、theguitarandtheviolin,sometimescalledafiddle.MuchIatechelearnedtoplaythedrums.MusichelpedtheyoungRogerescapethehardworkonhisunclescottonfarm.VOICEONE:Rogerleftthefarmwhenhewasstillveryyoung.Hetraveledfromtowntotowninthewest.Heworkedatanyjobhecouldfindduringtheday.Atnight,hewenttomusicclubsanddrinkin

6、gplaceswherecountryandwesternbandsplayed.Theseplacesprovidedhimwithamusiceducation.RogerMillerenteredtheUnitedStatesArmyattheageofseventeen.HewassenttoanarmybasenearAtlanta,Georgia.InAtlanta,heplayedwithamusicgroupcalledTheCircleAWranglers.WhenhelefttheArmy,RogermovedtothehomeofcountrymusicinNashvil

7、lezTennessee.VOICEONE(Cont):Atfirst,heworkedinahotel.Storiessayhewouldsingthereforanyonewhowouldlisten.Hesoongotseveraljobsplayinghisviolin.Andhebeganwritingsongsforothersingers.VOICETWO:Rogerlikedwritingsongs.Healsowantedtoperformhisownsongsonthestage.Herecordedseveralrecords,buttheywerenotpopulara

8、nddidnotsellmanycopies.InNineteen-Sixty,RogerrecordedasongcalledYouDontWantMyLove.Today,thesongisbetterknownasIntheSummerTime,Itisthefirstsonghewroteandsangthatbecamepopular.(MUSIC)VOICETWO(cont):IntheSummerTimesoldmanycopies.ItshowedrecordcompanyofficialsthatRogerMillerwasagoodperformer.VOICEONE:On

9、JanuaryTenth,Nineteen-Sixty-FourRogerMilleragreedtorecordsixteensongs.OneofthosesongswasDangMe,Itbecamehisfirstnumberonesellingrecord.Itwasahitwithcountrymusicfansandwithpopularmusicfanstoo.Itsoldmillionsofcopies.Anotherfunnysongrecordedatthesametimealsobecameamajorhit.ItiscalledChug-a-lug.(MUSIC)VO

10、ICETWO:RogerMillerbecameextremelypopularastheresultofthesuccessofDangMeandChug-A-Lug.Hebeganappearingontelevision.Hisrecordssoldbythemillions.Butitwasanotherrecordthatmadehimextremelyfamous.Rogeroftentoldthestoryabouthowhewrotehismostfamoussong.HewasdrivinglateatnightnearthemiddlewesterncityofChicag

11、o.Hesawasignneartheroad.Writtenonthesignwerethewords,TrailersforSaleorRent.VOICETWO(cont):Thewordsstayedinhisheadandwouldnotgoaway.Later,heusedthosewordsastheopeningofhismostfamoussong,KingoftheRoad.Likemanyofhisothersongsitwaspopularwithcountryfansandwithpopularmusicfansaswell.Itisplayedoftenonradi

12、ostationsthroughouttheUnitedStates.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:RoccoLandesmanoncetaughtattheSchoolofDramaatYaleUniversity.HereallylikedRogerMillersmusic.MisterLandesmanwroteseverallettersaskingifRogercouldwritethemusicforaplaythatwouldappearonBroadwayinNewYork.ThestorywouldbetakenfromMarkTwainsfamousbook,Huckle

13、berryFinn.RogeragreedtowritethemusicfortheshowcalledBigRiver.ItopenedonBroadwayinAprilofNineteen-Eighty-Five.Itwasabighit.BigRiverreceivedsevenTonyAwards.RogerMillerwontwoforthemusichewrote.VOICEONE(Cont):ThemostpopularsongfromtheshowiscalledRiverintheRain.ThesongisabouttheMississippiRiver.Rogersing

14、sithere.(MUSIC)RogerMillerdiedoflungcancerNineteen-Ninety-Two.Peoplewhoknewhimsayhissongsexpressedthewayhefeltaboutlifefullofpureexcitementandjoy.(THEME)VOICEONE:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyPaulThompsonandproducedbyCatyWeaver.ThisisShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndthisisSarahLong.ListenagainnextweekforanotherPEOPLEINAMERICAprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.