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1、美国名人音乐人约翰尼卡什JohnnyCashz1932-2003:TheManinBlackRecordedMoreThanOneThousandSongsDuringHisLifeplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:38repeatByNancySteinbach2007-12-22VOICEONE:mFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndmDougJohnsonwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramPEOPLEINAMERICA.TodaywetellaboutworldfamouscountrymusicperformerJoh

2、nnyCash.(MUSIC:IWaIkTheUne)VOICEONE:ThatwasJohnnyCashsinginghisfirstmajorhitrecord,IWalkTheLine.Ithassoldmorethantwomillioncopiessinceitwasreleasedinnineteenfifty-six.MusicindustryexpertssayJohnnyCashrecordedonethousandfivehundredsongsduringhislife.Hesoldmorethanfiftymillionrecords.Herecordednotonly

3、countrymusic,butreligioussongs,rockandroll,folkandblues.JohnnyCashsmusiccouldbeasdarkastheblackclotheshealwayswore.Thosesongstoldstoriesaboutpoorpeople,outlaws,prisoners,coalminers,cowboysandlaborers.Hesangaboutloneliness,death,loveandfaith.Healsosangveryfunnysongs,likethisone,ABoyNamedSue.(MUSIC)VO

4、ICETWO:JohnnyCashwasborninnineteenthirty-twointhesouthernstateofArkansas.Hisparentswerepoorcottonfarmers.Heworkedinthefieldsalongsidehisparents,threebrothersandtwosisters.Healsolistenedtocountrymusicontheradio.Hebeganwritingsongsandheperformedonradioprograms.Afterhighschool,hejoinedtheUnitedStatesAi

5、rForce.HeservedasaradiooperatorinGermany.HereturnedtotheUnitedStatesinnineteenfifty-fourandmarriedVivianLiberto.TheymovedtoMemphis,Tennessee.Hegotajobsellingkitchenequipmentandwenttoschooltolearnhowtobearadioannouncer.Cashformedabandwithtwofriendsandperformedatlocalevents.TheybeganrecordingforSunRec

6、ordsinMemphis.OneofthesongsCashwrotebecamethefirstcountrymusichitrecordforthecompany.ItwasCry,Cry,Cry.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:JohnnyCashcontinuedtorecordonhisownforSunRecords.HeperformedallacrosstheUnitedStatesandCanada.Healsoappearedonradioandtelevisionshows.Hisnextbighitrecordsoldmorethanonemillioncopies.

7、Itwasahitforasecondtimeinnineteensixty-eightafterJohnnyCashrecordeditliveatFolsomPrison.ItwasFolsomPrisonBlues.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Bynineteenfifty-eight,JohnnyCashwasasuccessfulrecordingartist,songwriterandsinger.HewasinvitedtoperformattheGrandOleOpryinNashvillezTennessee.Heperformedhismusicinfrontofliv

8、eaudiencesintheUnitedStatesandinothercountries.Buthewasoftenafraidtoperforminfrontofalotofpeople.Hebeganusingdrugstohelphimperformandquicklybecamedependantonthedrugs.Hisseriousdrugproblemcausedtheendofhismarriage.JohnnyCashsaidhetookdrugsregularlyforsevenyearsduringthenineteensixties.Thenhewoulddriv

9、ecarsandboatstoofastandgetintodangerousaccidentsthatalmostkilledhim.Hefinallydecidedthatheneededtostoptakingdrugs.Oneofhisbestfriends,countrysingerJuneCarter,helpedhimthroughthisdifficulttime.TheCarterfamilyisconsideredoneoftheearliestcountryandwesternsinginggroups.JohnnyCashandJuneCarterrecordedtog

10、ether.TheywonaGrammyawardinnineteensixty-eightforbestcountryandwesternperformancebyagroup.ThesongwasJackson.(MUSIC)JohnnyCashandJuneCarterweremarriedinnineteensixty-eight.TheyperformedmanytimeswiththeCarterfamily.Shealsohelpedhimre-discoverhisChristianfaith.Yearsearlier,JuneCarterhadwrittenasongabou

11、therfeelingsforJohnny.Hisrecordofthatsongbecameoneofhisbiggesthits,RingOfFire.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:JohnnyCashhadhisowntelevisionshowandalsoactedinmovies.Hepublishedtwobooksabouthislife.Hewonmanyawards,includingelevenGrammyAwardsandtheKennedyCenterHonors.HewaselectedtoboththeCountryMusicHallofFameandtheRo

12、ckandRollHallofFame.HealsoreceivedaGrammyLifetimeAchievementAward.JohnnyCashsufferedmanyhealthproblemsashegotolder.WhenJuneCarterCashdiedinMay,twothousandthree,hisfriendsfearedtheworst.ButCashdecidedtocontinuerecording.HerecordedmorethanfiftysongsinthefourmonthsbeforehediedonSeptembertwelfth,twothou

13、sandthree,inNashville.Hewasseventy-oneyearsold.VOICEONE:FanssaythatJohnnyCashsmusicwasimportantbecauseittoldsimplestoriesaboutlifeanddeath.Theysayhecaredaboutsocialissuesandcontinuedtoexpresssupportforthosewhoarepoorandwithoutpoliticalpower.Oneofthelastsongsherecordedwasonemadepopularbytherockandrol

14、lgroupNineInchNails.ItiscalledHurt.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:AreporteronceaskedJohnnyCashwhathehopedpeoplewouldrememberabouthismusic.Cashsaidhehopedpeoplewouldrememberthathismusicdescribedthefeelingsofloveandlife.Thatitwasdifferent.Andthatitwashonest.(MUSIC:IWaIkTheUne)VOICEONE:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyNancySteinbach.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.OurstudioengineerwasSuleimanTarawalay.mFaithLapidus.AndmDougJohnson.JoinusagainnextweekforanotherPEOPLEINAMERICAprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.