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1、美国名人歌手吉他手博迪德利BoDiddley,1928-2008:RememberingOneoftheFathersofRockandRollplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-16:03repeatByCatyWeaver2008-8-16VOICEONE:mBarbaraKlein.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.BoDiddleywasoneofAmericasgreatestrockandrollguitarists.Hisinfluencewassowidespreadth

2、atitishardtoimaginewhatrockandrollwouldhavesoundedlikewithouthim.Today,weexplorethelifeandmusicofBoDiddley.(MUSIC:BoDiddley)VOICEONE:ThatwasthesongBoDiddley,releasedinnineteenfifty-five.Itwashisfirsthit.ItestablishedwhatbecameknownastheBoDiddleybeat.Itislinkedtoachildrenshandclappinggame,hambone.BoD

3、iddleysaidhefirstheardthebeatinachurch.ButitisalsoarhythmfoundinAfrican-Caribbeanmusic.Andithasasouthernbluesbaseaswell.ThishitsongfromthesameyearisanothergoodexampleoftheBoDiddleybeat.ItiscalledPrettyThing.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:BoDiddleydiedofheartfailureintwothousandeightathishomeinFlorida.Hewasseventy-

4、nine.MusichadbeenapartofhisIifesincehisearlyyears.HewasbornOthaEllasBatesinnineteentwenty-eightinMcComb,Mississippi.Hismother,EstherWilsonzwasanunmarriedteenager.Sheandhersonwenttolivewithhercousin,GussieMcDaniel.BoDiddleylatersaidGussieMcDanielraisedbothhimandhismother.Othawasre-namedEllasMcDaniel.

5、ThefamilymovedtoChicago,Illinois.WhenEllaswasseven,hebeganlearningclassicalviolinfromachurchmusicteacher.Hecontinuedtostudyviolinuntilhewasfifteen.Hedidnotevenpickupaguitaruntilhewastwelveandreceivedoneasagi代fromhissister.Butitwastheguitarthatcapturedhisimaginationforever.Hereheexplainshowhedevelope

6、dhisguitarsound.BODIDDLEY:Itookithomeandlearnedhowtoplayononestring,WhentheSaintsGoMarchingIn.Theotherstringsdidntmakeadifference.ThenIaccidentallytuneditthewaymtuningitnow.Isaymplayingitbackwards.Idontplayliketheaverageguitarplayer,thecatswhomovetheirfingersallaroundlikethis.Idoitinchords,andbasica

7、lly,doalmostthesamething.VOICEONE:Whenhewasinhistwenties,EllasMcDanielformedabandcalledtheLangleyAvenueJiveCats.Hewasnotabletomakeenoughmoneytosupporthimsethowever.Sohefoundotherwork.Heworkedinafoodstoreandapictureframefactory.Heworkedasanelevatoroperatorandameatpacker.Heevenfoughtasaboxer.Finally,i

8、nnineteenfifty-four,thebandgotthebreakitwashopingfor.TheJiveCatsmadearecordingoftheirmusictopresenttoChessRecords.1.eonardandPhilChesswerehappywithwhattheyheardandagreedtosignthebandtoarecordingcontract.(MUSIC:TheStoryofBoDiddley)VOICETWO:TherearemanystoriesabouthowBoDiddleygothisname.Somereportssay

9、oneofthebandmemberssuggestedthenewnameshortlyaftertheyweresignedbyChessRecords.OtherreportssayBoDiddleytookthenamewhenhebecameaboxer.Stillotherssaythenamecamefromahomemadeone-stringinstrumentcalledadiddleybow.ApparentlyBoDiddleydidnotclearupthemystery.Hetoldseveralversionsofthesourceofhisname.Manyba

10、ndssangthisnextBoDiddleysongformanyyears.Fromnineteenfifty-seven,hereisMona(INeedYouBaby).(MUSIC)VOICEONE:BoDiddleyssuccesscontinuedthroughthenineteenfifties.Heappearedontelevisionandonstage.Heperformedinanationalconcertseries,sometimeswithanotherrockandrollguitargreat,ChuckBerry.Howevehislovelifewa

11、sneverassmoothashismusic.Diddleywasfirstmarriedatageeighteenandthreetimesafterthat.Allofhismarriagesendedindivorce.However,BoDiddleydidhavegoodrelationshipswithfemalemusicians.Hewasoneofthefirstrockandrollerstohaveafemaleguitarist.PeggyJonesjoinedhisbandinthelatenineteenfiftiesasLadyBo.Later;shewasr

12、eplacedbyNorma-JeanWofford,whosestagenamewastheDuchess.(MUSIC:ImAMan)VOICETWO:ThatwastheYardbirdsperformingBoDiddleyssongmAMan,Theso-calledBritishInvasionbythatband,theRollingStonesandothersinthenineteensixtieshelpedrenewinterestinBoDiddleysmusic.Now,otherswererecordinghissongsorperforminghisstyle.I

13、nfact,AmericanmusicianBuddyHollyadmittedhishitNotFadeAwayborrowedmuchofDiddleyssound.Atfirst,BoDiddleysaidhewasnothappyaboutothermusicianscopyinghim.Butthenhesaidherealizedhemustbedoingsomethingright.VOICEONE:Intheearlynineteenseventies,BoDiddleymovedtothestateofNewMexicoandbecamealawofficialintheto

14、wnofLosLunas.However,hecontinuedtomakerecordsforChessuntilnineteenseventy-four.1.aterBoDiddleyappearedinthepopularmoviezTradingPlaces.Healsoappearedinawell-knowntelevisionadvertisingcampaignfortheNikesportswearcompany.HewasadmittedintotheRockandRollHallofFameinCleveland,Ohioinnineteeneighty-seven.He

15、wonaGrammyAwardforLifetimeAchievementinnineteenninety-eight.BoDiddleylivedhisfinalyearsonmorethanthirtyhectaresoflandnearGainesville,Florida.Helikedtofish.Healsostillperformedatshowsaroundthecountry.HislastrecordingwasAManAmongstMen,releasedinnineteenninety-six.Hereisthetitlesongfromthatalbum.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyCatyWeaverandproducedbyLawanDavis.mSteveEmber.VOICEONE:AndmBarbaraKlein.YoucanlearnaboutotherinterestingAmericansonourWebsite,.WeleaveyounowwithBoDiddleyperformingBoDiddleyNineteenSixty-Nine.(MUSIC)