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1、美国名人音乐家、钢琴演奏家雷查尔斯2RayCharles,1930-2004:HeCreatedaSoundThatHadaHugeInfluenceonPopularMusicplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-17:00repeatByPaulThompson2008-6-28VOICEONE:ThisisFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndthisisDougJohnsonwithPeopleInAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:1.astweek,webeganthestoryofablindmusic

2、ianwhohadahugeinfluenceonAmericanpopularmusic.Hewasfamousforhisrecordingsofjazz,rock-and-roll,bluesandcountrymusic.HisnamewasRayCharlesRobinson.ButtheworldknewhimbetterasRayCharles.(MUSIC:LetsGoGetStoned)VOICETWO:ThenameofthatsongisLetsGoGetStoned.1ItisanexampleofRayCharlesownkindofmusic-hisownsound

3、.Heworkedhardforseveralyearstocreatethatsound.Nooneevertrieditbefore.Hemixedblackchurchmusic,bluesandrock-and-roll.Thesoundwasextremelysuccessful.Inthenineteenfifties,hisrecordsbegantosellmillionsofcopies.Atthesametime,RayCharlesrecordedjazzmusic.Thoserecordssoldwell,too.Criticssaidtheywerenewandexc

4、iting.Listentohisjazzsong,SweetSixteenBars.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:RayCharlesbecamefamousbecausehecouldplayblues,rockandjazz.Healsolikedotherkindsofmusic.Hetoldrecordcompanyofficialsthathewantedtorecordanalbumofcountry-and-westernmusic.Thepresidentoftherecordcompanytoldhimitwouldbeamistake.HesaidRaysfanswou

5、ldnotbuythealbum.Charlesdisagreed.Hesaidhebelievedhewouldgainmanynewfanstoreplacethefewhemightlose.Heproducedthealbumanditwasanimmediatesuccess.ThealbumwascalledModernSoundsinCountryandWesternMusic.Manyofthesongsweremajorhits.OneofthemostpopularwasICantStopLovingYou.Itisacountry-and-westernsongwithR

6、ayCharlessoundofbluesandblackchurchmusic.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:RayCharleslivedinaworldofsound.Forsixmonthseachyearhetraveledwithhisorchestra,performingintheaters.Fortheothersixmonths,heworkedinhisrecordingstudioinLosAngles,California.Hedidmuchoftherecordingworktoproducehisownalbums.RayCharleswouldoftensay

7、thatsoundandmusicwerehislifesblood.Infact,hesaidmanytimesthathewouldnottradehismusicalabilityfortheabilitytoseeagain.YoubegintounderstandwhatsoundmeanttoRayCharleswhenyoulearnthathehelpedcreateandsupporttheRobinsonFoundationforHearingDisorders.Thisorganizationhelpspeopledealwiththelossoftheirhearing

8、.YoumightthinkRayCharleswouldhavegivenhistimeandmoneytohelptheblind.Hedidnot.Heoncesaid:Beingblindismyhandicap.Butearsaremyopportunity.Hesaidlosinghishearingwouldhaveendedhislife.VOICEONE:RayCharleslivedalonglifethatincludedhisshareofproblems.Therewasatimewhenheusedillegaldrugs.Hewasmarriedanddivorc

9、edseveraltimes.YettheRayCharlessound,andhissuccess,continued.RayCharlesperformingGeorgiaonMyMindattheGeorgiaStateCapitolin1979HereceivedtwelveGrammyAwardsfromtherecordingindustry.HewasoneofthefirstmusicianstobeelectedtotheRock-and-RollHallofFame.Severaluniversitieshonoredhim.SodidtheFrenchandAmerica

10、ngovernments.HishomestateofGeorgiamadehisrecordingofGeorgiaonMyMindtheofficialstatesong.Severalyearsago,RayCharleswasaskedtosingatapoliticalconvention.HeperformedthesongAmericatheBeautiful.Manypeoplethoughthisrecordingwasthebestevermade.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:RayCharlesalwayssaidheowedmostofhissuccesstohis

11、mother.Hesaidwhenhewasaboy,shetaughthimavaluablelesson.Shetoldhim:Youcandoanythingyouwanttodo.Youcannotuseyoureyes.Butyoucanworkhardanduseyourbrain.RayCharlesdiedJunetenth,twothousandfourattheageofseventy-three.MusicexpertssayhedidmorethananyoneinthetwentiethcenturytochangeAmericanpopularmusic.VOICE

12、ONE:Morethanonehundredyearsago,AliceCarywroteapoemthatcouldhavebeenwrittenforRayCharles.Shewrote:Mysoulisfullofwhisperedsong,Myblindnessismysight;TheshadowsthatIfearedsolongArefulloflifeandlight.(MUSIC:SevenSpanishAngels)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyPaulThompson.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.ThisisDougJohnson.VOICEONE:AndthisisFaithLapidus.JoinusagainnextweekforanotherPEOPLEINAMERICAprograminVOASpecialEnglish.