美国名人 音乐家 纳京高尔.docx

美国名人音乐家纳京高尔NatKingColeplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:46repeatByYenniDjahidinGrow2005-1-1(THEME)VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PEOPLEINAMERICA.Everyweek,wetellthestoryofsomeoneimportantinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.TodaywewilltellaboutNatKingCole,oneofAmerica'smostpopularsingers.(THEME)VOICEONE:NatKingColewasborninthesoutherncityofMontgomery,Alabama,inNineteen-Nineteen.HisparentsnamedhimNathanielAdamsColes.HisfatherwasaChristianminister.WhenNathanielwasfouryearsold,hisparentsmovedthefamilynorthtoChicago,Illinois.Natlearnedtoplaythepianowhenhewasveryyoung.Hismotherwastheonlypianoteacherheeverhad.Hegavehisfirstpublicperformancewhenhewasfour.Bythetimehewastwelve,Natwasplayingpianoathisfather'schurch.VOICETWO:NatplayedpianoinNewYorkCityandinLosAngeles,Californiawhenhewasayoungman.InNineteenThirty-Seven,heformedagroupthatplayedjazzmusic.OscarMooreplayedtheguitarandWesleyPrinceplayedthebass.ThetrioreportedlydidnotneedadrummerbecauseNat'spianoplayingkeptthebeatsowell.Theynamedthegroup,TheKingColeTrio.Atthesametime,NatalsochangedhisnameintoNatKingCole.Thetriosoonbecameverypopular.Natsangsomesongs,butmostlyplayedthepiano.VOICETWO(cont):BythemiddleNineteen-FortieszNatKingColewasbeginningtobeknownasapopularsingeraswellasajazzpianoplayer.HewasoneofthefirstmusicianstorecordwithnewCapitolRecords.ThefirstsongherecordedforCapitolwas"StraightenUpandFlyRight."Hewrotethesong.Thewordswerebasedonhisfather'steachings.ThesongbecameoneofthebiggesthitsofNineteen-Forty-Three.Itsoldmorethanfive-hundred-thousandcopies.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Natrecordedhundredsofsongs.Someofthemostpopularinclude"SweetLorraine,""NatureBoy,""ThoseLazy-Hazy-CrazyDaysofSummer,""WhenIFallinLove,"and"MonaLisa."InNineteen-FiftyztheAmericanfilmindustrygavehimanawardforhisrecordingof"MonaUsa."Thatsongmadehimfamousasasinger.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ByNineteen-FiftySix,NatKingColewasknowninternationally.HesignedanagreementtoappearforalotofmoneyattheSandsHotelinLasVegas,Nevada.Natoftenperformedinplacesthatonlyadmittedwhitepeople.Blackleaderscriticizedhim.Natsaidheattemptedtotakelegalactionagainstthoseplacesbutoftenfailed.NatearnedmoremoneyandmovedtoCalifornia.Heboughtahouseinanareawherewhitepeoplelived.Atthattime,manywhiteAmericansdidnotwanttolivenearblacks.Whitehomeownersnearbyprotestedthepurchaseofahousebyablackfamily.Natandhisfamilyrefusedtoleaveandlivedinthehousewithoutproblems.VOICEONE:Natwasthefirstblackmantohavehisowntelevisionshow.HisshowbeganonN-B-CTelevisioninNineteen-Fifty-Six.N-B-CagreedtosupportTheNatKingColeShowforawhile.IthopedAmericancompanieswouldpaytoselltheirproductsontheshow.However;majorcompanieswerenotwillingtoadvertiseonashowthathadablackperformer.TheywereconcernedthatwhitepeopleinthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStateswouldnotbuytheirproducts.ManyAmericanswatchedtheshow,butN-B-Chaltedproductionafterayear.NatKingColealsoactedinmovies.ThebestknownoneisSaintLouisBlues.HeactedthepartofthejazzcomposerW.C.Handy.HealsoappearedinafilmabouthimselfcalledTheNatKingColeStory.IntheNineteen-Fifties,hesangwithsomeofthebestknownorchestrasofthetime.HereNatKingColesings"WhenIFallinLove"withtheGordonJenkinsorchestra:(MUSIC)VOICETWO:NatKingColewasmarriedtwotimes.InNineteen-Thirty-Sixzhemarriedadancer;NadineRobinson.Theirmarriagefailed.InNineteen-Forty-Eight,hemarriedMariaEllington.Theyhadthreechildren.Theyalsoadoptedandraisedtwootherchildren.VOICEONE:NatKingColealwayssmokedalotofcigarettes.HediedofcancerofthelunginFebruary,NineteenSixty-Five.Hewasonlyforty-fiveyearsold.Hereceivedmanyawardsduringhislife.Healsoreceivedmanymoreafterhisdeath.OnewasaNineteen-NinetyGrammyAwardforlifetimeachievement.Nat'sdaughter;Nataliefollowedherfatherasasinger.Sherecordedmanysongsafterherfatherdied.InNineteen-Ninety-One,NatalieColerecordedanalbumcalledUnforgettable.Itcontainstwenty-twoofNatKingCole'ssongs,includingthesong"Unforgettable,"Moderntechnologymadeitpossibletomixhervoicewitharecordingofherfathersingingthesamesong.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:MillionsofNatKingCole'srecordingsweresoldwhilehewasalive.Andtoday,peoplearoundtheworldstillenjoylisteningtothemusicofoneofAmerica'sgreatestperformersofpopularandjazzmusic.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ThisSpecialEnglishProgramwaswrittenbyYenniDjahidinGrowandproducedbyCatyWeaver.mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmber.JoinusagainnextweekatthistimeforanotherPeopleinAmericaprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.