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1、美国名人雷查尔斯2RayCharles,Pt.2playstopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:46repeatByPaulThompson2004-7-17(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ThisisFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndthisisDougJohnsonwithPeopleInAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:1.astweekzwebeganthestoryofablindmusicianwhohadahugeinfluenceonAmericanpopularmusic.Hewasfamousf

2、orhisrecordingsofjazz,rock-and-roll,bluesandcountrymusic.HisnamewasRayCharlesRobinson.ButtheworldknewhimbetterasRayCharles.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThenameofthatsongisLetsGoGetStoned.ItisanexampleofRayCharlesownkindofmusic-hisownsound.Heworkedhardforseveralyearstocreatethatsound.Nooneevertrieditbefore.Hemixe

3、dblackchurchmusic,bluesandrock-and-roll.Thesoundwasextremelysuccessful.Inthenineteen-fiftieszhisrecordsbegantosellmillionsofcopies.Atthesametime,RayCharlesrecordedjazzmusic.Thoserecordssoldwell,too.Criticssaidtheywerenewandexciting.ListentohisjazzsongzSweetSixteenBars.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:RayCharlesbecam

4、efamousbecausehecouldplayblues,rockandjazz.Healsolikedotherkindsofmusic.Hetoldrecordcompanyofficialsthathewantedtorecordanalbumofcountry-and-westernmusic.Thepresidentoftherecordcompanytoldhimitwouldbeamistake.HesaidRaysfanswouldnotbuythealbum.Charlesdisagreed.Hesaidhebelievedhewouldgainmanynewfansto

5、replacethefewhemightlose.Heproducedthealbumanditwasanimmediatesuccess.ThealbumwascalledModernSoundsinCountryandWesternMusic.Manyofthesongsweremajorhits.OneofthemostpopularwasICantStopLovingYou.Itisacountry-and-westernsongwithRayCharlessoundofbluesandblackchurchmusic.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:RayCharleslivedin

6、aworldofsound.Forsixmonthseachyearhetraveledwithhisorchestra,performingintheaters.Fortheothersixmonths,heworkedinhisrecordingstudioinLosAngles,California.Hedidmuchoftherecordingworktoproducehisownalbums.RayCharleswouldoftensaythatsoundandmusicwerehislifesblood.Infact,hesaidmanytimesthathewouldnottra

7、dehismusicalabilityfortheabilitytoseeagain.YoubegintounderstandwhatsoundmeanttoRayCharleswhenyoulearnthathehelpedcreateandsupporttheRobinsonFoundationforHearingDisorders.Thisorganizationhelpspeopledealwiththelossoftheirhearing.YoumightthinkRayCharleswouldhavegivenhistimeandmoneytohelptheblind.Hedidn

8、ot.Heoncesaid,Beingblindismyhandicap.Butearsaremyopportunity.Hesaidlosinghishearingwouldhaveendedhislife.VOICEONE:RayCharleslivedalonglifethatincludedhisshareofproblems.Therewasatimewhenheusedillegaldrugs.Hewasmarriedanddivorcedseveraltimes.YettheRayCharlessound,andhissuccess,continued.Hereceivedtwe

9、lveGrammyAwardsfromtherecordingindustry.HewasoneofthefirstmusicianstobeelectedtotheRock-and-RollHallofFame.Severaluniversitieshonoredhim.SodidtheFrenchandAmericangovernments.HishomestateofGeorgiamadehisrecordingofGeorgiaonMyMindtheofficialstatesong.Severalyearsago,RayCharleswasaskedtosingatapolitica

10、lconvention.HeperformedthesongAmericatheBeautiful.Manypeoplethoughthisrecordingwasthebestevermade.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:RayCharlesalwayssaidheowedmostofhissuccesstohismother.Hesaidwhenhewasaboyzshetaughthimavaluablelesson.Shetoldhim,Youcandoanythingyouwanttodo.Youcannotuseyoureyes.Butyoucanworkhardandusey

11、ourbrain.RayCharlesdiedJunetenth,two-thousand-fourattheageofseventy-three.MusicexpertssayhedidmorethananyoneinthetwentiethcenturytochangeAmericanpopularmusic.VOICEONE:Morethanone-hundredyearsago,AliceCarywroteapoemthatcouldhavebeenwrittenforRayCharles.Shewrote:MysoulisfullofwhisperedsongzMyblindnessismysight;TheshadowsthatIfearedsolongArefulloflifeandlight.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyPaulThompson.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.ThisisDougJohnson.VOICEONE:AndthisisFaithLapidus.JoinusagainnextweekforanotherPEOPLEINAMERICAprograminVOASpecialEnglish.