美国名人音乐人约翰尼·卡什.docx

美国名人音乐人约翰尼卡什JohnnyCashz1932-2003:'TheManinBlack'RecordedMoreThanOneThousandSongsDuringHisLifeplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:38repeatByNancySteinbach2007-12-22VOICEONE:mFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndmDougJohnsonwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramPEOPLEINAMERICA.TodaywetellaboutworldfamouscountrymusicperformerJohnnyCash.(MUSIC:"IWaIkTheUne")VOICEONE:ThatwasJohnnyCashsinginghisfirstmajorhitrecord,"IWalkTheLine".Ithassoldmorethantwomillioncopiessinceitwasreleasedinnineteenfifty-six.MusicindustryexpertssayJohnnyCashrecordedonethousandfivehundredsongsduringhislife.Hesoldmorethanfiftymillionrecords.Herecordednotonlycountrymusic,butreligioussongs,rockandroll,folkandblues.JohnnyCash'smusiccouldbeasdarkastheblackclotheshealwayswore.Thosesongstoldstoriesaboutpoorpeople,outlaws,prisoners,coalminers,cowboysandlaborers.Hesangaboutloneliness,death,loveandfaith.Healsosangveryfunnysongs,likethisone,"ABoyNamedSue."(MUSIC)VOICETWO:JohnnyCashwasborninnineteenthirty-twointhesouthernstateofArkansas.Hisparentswerepoorcottonfarmers.Heworkedinthefieldsalongsidehisparents,threebrothersandtwosisters.Healsolistenedtocountrymusicontheradio.Hebeganwritingsongsandheperformedonradioprograms.Afterhighschool,hejoinedtheUnitedStatesAirForce.HeservedasaradiooperatorinGermany.HereturnedtotheUnitedStatesinnineteenfifty-fourandmarriedVivianLiberto.TheymovedtoMemphis,Tennessee.Hegotajobsellingkitchenequipmentandwenttoschooltolearnhowtobearadioannouncer.Cashformedabandwithtwofriendsandperformedatlocalevents.TheybeganrecordingforSunRecordsinMemphis.OneofthesongsCashwrotebecamethefirstcountrymusichitrecordforthecompany.Itwas"Cry,Cry,Cry."(MUSIC)VOICEONE:JohnnyCashcontinuedtorecordonhisownforSunRecords.HeperformedallacrosstheUnitedStatesandCanada.Healsoappearedonradioandtelevisionshows.Hisnextbighitrecordsoldmorethanonemillioncopies.Itwasahitforasecondtimeinnineteensixty-eightafterJohnnyCashrecordeditliveatFolsomPrison.Itwas"FolsomPrisonBlues."(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Bynineteenfifty-eight,JohnnyCashwasasuccessfulrecordingartist,songwriterandsinger.HewasinvitedtoperformattheGrandOleOpryinNashvillezTennessee.HeperformedhismusicinfrontofliveaudiencesintheUnitedStatesandinothercountries.Buthewasoftenafraidtoperforminfrontofalotofpeople.Hebeganusingdrugstohelphimperformandquicklybecamedependantonthedrugs.Hisseriousdrugproblemcausedtheendofhismarriage.JohnnyCashsaidhetookdrugsregularlyforsevenyearsduringthenineteensixties.Thenhewoulddrivecarsandboatstoofastandgetintodangerousaccidentsthatalmostkilledhim.Hefinallydecidedthatheneededtostoptakingdrugs.Oneofhisbestfriends,countrysingerJuneCarter,helpedhimthroughthisdifficulttime.TheCarterfamilyisconsideredoneoftheearliestcountryandwesternsinginggroups.JohnnyCashandJuneCarterrecordedtogether.TheywonaGrammyawardinnineteensixty-eightforbestcountryandwesternperformancebyagroup.Thesongwas"Jackson."(MUSIC)JohnnyCashandJuneCarterweremarriedinnineteensixty-eight.TheyperformedmanytimeswiththeCarterfamily.Shealsohelpedhimre-discoverhisChristianfaith.Yearsearlier,JuneCarterhadwrittenasongaboutherfeelingsforJohnny.Hisrecordofthatsongbecameoneofhisbiggesthits,"RingOfFire."(MUSIC)VOICETWO:JohnnyCashhadhisowntelevisionshowandalsoactedinmovies.Hepublishedtwobooksabouthislife.Hewonmanyawards,includingelevenGrammyAwardsandtheKennedyCenterHonors.HewaselectedtoboththeCountryMusicHallofFameandtheRockandRollHallofFame.HealsoreceivedaGrammyLifetimeAchievementAward.JohnnyCashsufferedmanyhealthproblemsashegotolder.WhenJuneCarterCashdiedinMay,twothousandthree,hisfriendsfearedtheworst.ButCashdecidedtocontinuerecording.HerecordedmorethanfiftysongsinthefourmonthsbeforehediedonSeptembertwelfth,twothousandthree,inNashville.Hewasseventy-oneyearsold.VOICEONE:FanssaythatJohnnyCash'smusicwasimportantbecauseittoldsimplestoriesaboutlifeanddeath.Theysayhecaredaboutsocialissuesandcontinuedtoexpresssupportforthosewhoarepoorandwithoutpoliticalpower.OneofthelastsongsherecordedwasonemadepopularbytherockandrollgroupNineInchNails.Itiscalled"Hurt."(MUSIC)VOICETWO:AreporteronceaskedJohnnyCashwhathehopedpeoplewouldrememberabouthismusic.Cashsaidhehopedpeoplewouldrememberthathismusicdescribedthefeelingsofloveandlife.Thatitwasdifferent.Andthatitwashonest.(MUSIC:"IWaIkTheUne")VOICEONE:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyNancySteinbach.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.OurstudioengineerwasSuleimanTarawalay.mFaithLapidus.AndmDougJohnson.JoinusagainnextweekforanotherPEOPLEINAMERICAprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.