美国名人 雷·查尔斯2.docx

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.Hewasfamousforhisrecordingsofjazz,rock-and-roll,bluesandcountrymusic.HisnamewasRayCharlesRobinson.ButtheworldknewhimbetterasRayCharles.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Thenameofthatsongis"Let'sGoGetStoned."ItisanexampleofRayCharles'ownkindofmusic-hisownsound.Heworkedhardforseveralyearstocreatethatsound.Nooneevertrieditbefore.Hemixedblackchurchmusic,bluesandrock-and-roll.Thesoundwasextremelysuccessful.Inthenineteen-fiftieszhisrecordsbegantosellmillionsofcopies.Atthesametime,RayCharlesrecordedjazzmusic.Thoserecordssoldwell,too.Criticssaidtheywerenewandexciting.Listentohisjazzsongz"SweetSixteenBars."(MUSIC)VOICEONE:RayCharlesbecamefamousbecausehecouldplayblues,rockandjazz.Healsolikedotherkindsofmusic.Hetoldrecordcompanyofficialsthathewantedtorecordanalbumofcountry-and-westernmusic.Thepresidentoftherecordcompanytoldhimitwouldbeamistake.HesaidRay'sfanswouldnotbuythealbum.Charlesdisagreed.Hesaidhebelievedhewouldgainmanynewfanstoreplacethefewhemightlose.Heproducedthealbumanditwasanimmediatesuccess.Thealbumwascalled"ModernSoundsinCountryandWesternMusic."Manyofthesongsweremajorhits.Oneofthemostpopularwas"ICan'tStopLovingYou."Itisacountry-and-westernsongwithRayCharles'soundofbluesandblackchurchmusic.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:RayCharleslivedinaworldofsound.Forsixmonthseachyearhetraveledwithhisorchestra,performingintheaters.Fortheothersixmonths,heworkedinhisrecordingstudioinLosAngles,California.Hedidmuchoftherecordingworktoproducehisownalbums.RayCharleswouldoftensaythatsoundandmusicwerehislife'sblood.Infact,hesaidmanytimesthathewouldnottradehismusicalabilityfortheabilitytoseeagain.YoubegintounderstandwhatsoundmeanttoRayCharleswhenyoulearnthathehelpedcreateandsupporttheRobinsonFoundationforHearingDisorders.Thisorganizationhelpspeopledealwiththelossoftheirhearing.YoumightthinkRayCharleswouldhavegivenhistimeandmoneytohelptheblind.Hedidnot.Heoncesaid,"Beingblindismyhandicap.Butearsaremyopportunity."Hesaidlosinghishearingwouldhaveendedhislife.VOICEONE:RayCharleslivedalonglifethatincludedhisshareofproblems.Therewasatimewhenheusedillegaldrugs.Hewasmarriedanddivorcedseveraltimes.YettheRayCharlessound,andhissuccess,continued.HereceivedtwelveGrammyAwardsfromtherecordingindustry.HewasoneofthefirstmusicianstobeelectedtotheRock-and-RollHallofFame.Severaluniversitieshonoredhim.SodidtheFrenchandAmericangovernments.HishomestateofGeorgiamadehisrecordingof"GeorgiaonMyMind"theofficialstatesong.Severalyearsago,RayCharleswasaskedtosingatapoliticalconvention.Heperformedthesong"AmericatheBeautiful."Manypeoplethoughthisrecordingwasthebestevermade.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:RayCharlesalwayssaidheowedmostofhissuccesstohismother.Hesaidwhenhewasaboyzshetaughthimavaluablelesson.Shetoldhim,"Youcandoanythingyouwanttodo.Youcannotuseyoureyes.Butyoucanworkhardanduseyourbrain."RayCharlesdiedJunetenth,two-thousand-fourattheageofseventy-three.MusicexpertssayhedidmorethananyoneinthetwentiethcenturytochangeAmericanpopularmusic.VOICEONE:Morethanone-hundredyearsago,AliceCarywroteapoemthatcouldhavebeenwrittenforRayCharles.Shewrote:MysoulisfullofwhisperedsongzMyblindnessismysight;TheshadowsthatIfearedsolongArefulloflifeandlight.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyPaulThompson.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.ThisisDougJohnson.VOICEONE:AndthisisFaithLapidus.JoinusagainnextweekforanotherPEOPLEINAMERICAprograminVOASpecialEnglish.