美国名人音乐家、钢琴演奏家雷·查尔斯2.docx

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,webeganthestoryofablindmusicianwhohadahugeinfluenceonAmericanpopularmusic.Hewasfamousforhisrecordingsofjazz,rock-and-roll,bluesandcountrymusic.HisnamewasRayCharlesRobinson.ButtheworldknewhimbetterasRayCharles.(MUSIC:"Let"sGoGetStoned")VOICETWO:Thenameofthatsongis"Let'sGoGetStoned.'1ItisanexampleofRayCharles'ownkindofmusic-hisownsound.Heworkedhardforseveralyearstocreatethatsound.Nooneevertrieditbefore.Hemixedblackchurchmusic,bluesandrock-and-roll.Thesoundwasextremelysuccessful.Inthenineteenfifties,hisrecordsbegantosellmillionsofcopies.Atthesametime,RayCharlesrecordedjazzmusic.Thoserecordssoldwell,too.Criticssaidtheywerenewandexciting.Listentohisjazzsong,"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.RayCharlesperforming"GeorgiaonMyMind"attheGeorgiaStateCapitolin1979HereceivedtwelveGrammyAwardsfromtherecordingindustry.HewasoneofthefirstmusicianstobeelectedtotheRock-and-RollHallofFame.Severaluniversitieshonoredhim.SodidtheFrenchandAmericangovernments.HishomestateofGeorgiamadehisrecordingof"GeorgiaonMyMind"theofficialstatesong.Severalyearsago,RayCharleswasaskedtosingatapoliticalconvention.Heperformedthesong"AmericatheBeautiful."Manypeoplethoughthisrecordingwasthebestevermade.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:RayCharlesalwayssaidheowedmostofhissuccesstohismother.Hesaidwhenhewasaboy,shetaughthimavaluablelesson.Shetoldhim:"Youcandoanythingyouwanttodo.Youcannotuseyoureyes.Butyoucanworkhardanduseyourbrain."RayCharlesdiedJunetenth,twothousandfourattheageofseventy-three.MusicexpertssayhedidmorethananyoneinthetwentiethcenturytochangeAmericanpopularmusic.VOICEONE:Morethanonehundredyearsago,AliceCarywroteapoemthatcouldhavebeenwrittenforRayCharles.Shewrote:Mysoulisfullofwhisperedsong,Myblindnessismysight;TheshadowsthatIfearedsolongArefulloflifeandlight.(MUSIC:"SevenSpanishAngels")VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyPaulThompson.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.ThisisDougJohnson.VOICEONE:AndthisisFaithLapidus.JoinusagainnextweekforanotherPEOPLEINAMERICAprograminVOASpecialEnglish.