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1、美国名人女歌手、作曲家、钢琴表演家妮娜西蒙NinaSimoneWasaSingerandActivistintheCivilRightsMovementofthe1960splaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:22repeatByCatyWeaver2006-9-16VOICEONE:mFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramPeopleinAmerica.TodaywetellaboutsingerNinaSimoneandplaysomeofhermusic.Shewasal

2、soactiveinthecivilrightsmovementofthenineteensixties.(MUSIC:Young,GiftedandBlack)VOICEONE:NinaSimonewroteandperformedthesongyoujustheard.ItiscalledYoung,GiftedandBlack.Inthenineteensixties,amajorblackcivilrightsgroupdeclareditthenationalsongofblackpeopleinAmerica.NinaSimonewasveryyoungwhenhermusical

3、abilityfirstappeared.Shecouldplaysongsonthepianowhenshewasthreeyearsold.Shelearnedbylisteningtomusicandthensearchingforthecorrectpianokeys.Inabookaboutherlife,NinaSimonewrotethateverythingthathappenedtoherasachildinvolvedmusic.Shesaidherfirstmemorywasofhermothersinging.ShesaidhermotheralwayssangChri

4、stiansongsaroundthehouse.ThatinfluenceshowsupyearslaterintherecordingofIfYouPrayRightonMizSimonesalbumBaltimore.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:NinaSimonewasbornEuniceKathleenWaymoninnineteenthirty-threeinthesoutherntownofTryon,NorthCarolina.Herparentsownedseveralbusinessesthere.HermotherwasalsoaMethodistminister.T

5、hefamilyoftenlivedinabighouseandmadegoodearnings.However,difficulteconomictimesintheUnitedStateshurtthefamilysbusinesses.Thefamilyhadtomovetosmallerhomesastheirfinancescontinuedtoshrink.VOICEONE:Intime,Eunicesmotherwenttoworkcleaninghouseforawhitewomaninthetown.ThewomanknewaboutNinaspianoplaying.She

6、suggestedthatMissusWaymonsendherdaughtertoapianoteacherforlessons.WhenMissusWaymonsaidthefamilydidnothavethemoney,heremployersaidshewouldpayforthegirlsfirstyearoflessons.NinaSimonewrotethatshegrewtoloveherfirstpianoteacher,awhitewomanfromEngland.Infact,theteacherhelpedsetupfinancialassistanceforNina

7、slessons.NinaSimonealsowroteabouthowmuchshelikedhermothersemployer.Shewrotethat,asachild,sheexpectedallwhitepeopletobeaskindastheywere.VOICETWO:EuniceWaymonhadherfirstpublicperformancewhenshewaseleven.Manypeopleinthetownhadgivenmoneytohelppayforlessonsfortheyoungpianist.MizSimonewrotethatitwasexpect

8、edshewouldperformtoshowthemwhattheirmoneyhadproduced.Theperformancewasatthetownhall.Eunicewasatthepiano.Shelookedatherparentsjustbeforeshewastoplay.Shesawthembeingforcedfromtheirseatsinthefront.Awhitefamilywantedtositintheirplace.Herparentsdidnotresist.Theyounggirlstoodupandspoke.Shesaidnoonewouldhe

9、arherplayifherparentswerenotreturnedtotheirseats.Theywereandtheconcertbegan.VOICEONE:NinaSimonewrotethatherwholeworldchangedinthatmoment.Shesaidnothingwaseasyanymore.Shewrotethatracismbecamerealforherliketheturningonofalight.NinaSimonecontinuedtostandupandspeakout.Oneofhermostfamoussongsexpressedher

10、angeraboutthetreatmentofblackpeopleinAmerica.MississippiGoddamwasreleasedinnineteensixty-three.MizSimonewrotethesonginreactiontoextremeviolenceagainstblackAmericans.TheincidentsincludedthemurderofacivilrightsactivistinMississippiandthekillingsoffouryounggirlsinAlabama.(MUSIC:MississippiGoddam)VOICET

11、WO:EuniceWaymongraduatedfromhighschoolatthetopofherclassinnineteenfifty.ShemovedtoNewYorkCitytoattendthefamousJuilliardSchoolofMusic.Shehadbeenawardedmoneytopayforoneyearattheschool.Afterthatfirstyear,Eunicehadtosupportherselffinancially.Forawhilesheworkedasapianoplayerforpeoplestudyingsinging.Thens

12、helearnedofsummerjobsinAtlanticCity,NewJersey,thatpaidmoremoney.ShewenttoAtlanticCityandgotajobplayingpianoatadrinkingplace.Onhersecondnight,shewastoldshehadtosingalso.Eunicehadneversunginpublicbefore.NinaSimonelatertoldareporterthatshedecidedjusttotrytosoundlikethefamoussingerBillieHoliday.Shegotth

13、ejob.NinaSimonerecordedanumberofsongsmadefamousbyBillieHoliday.SomeofMizSimonesversionsalsobecamepopular,likethissong,DontExplain.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:EuniceWaymonbecameNinaSimonebecauseofthejobatthedrinkingplace.Shesaidshechangedhernamebecauseshedidnotwantherparentstoknowwhatshewasdoing.Butshecouldnothi

14、dehercareerforverylong.Innineteenfifty-eight,NinaSimonerecordedherfirstalbum.ItwascalledLittleGirlBlue.OnesongbecameatopradiohitinAmerica.ItisILovesYou,PorgyfromGeorgeGershwinsoperazPorgyandBess.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:NinaSimonebecameveryactiveinthecivilrightsmovementinthenineteensixties.Shecametobeknownas

15、aprotestsinger.ShewasalsocalledtheHighPriestessofSoul.Butshedidnotlikeeitherdescription.NinaSimoneoftensaidshehatedtobelinkedwithanyonekindofmusicormessage.Shesangitall-blueszjazz,Christianspirituals,rockandrollandpop.MizSimonewasmarriedtwotimes.Shehadadaughter;Lisazwhoisalsoasinger.NinaSimoneleftth

16、eUnitedStatesinnineteenseventy-three.ShesaidshewasangryaboutthetreatmentofblackpeopleinAmerica.ShelivedintheCaribbeanandAfricabeforesettlinginFrance.Shediedthereattheageofseventyintwothousandthree.OneofNinaSimonesmostpopularsongswasIPutaSpellOnYou.Shetookthetitleforthebookshewroteaboutherlife,publishedinnineteenninety-two.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramw