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1、美国名人乐队指挥单簧管手作曲家乐队负责阿尔蒂肖ArtieShawplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:46repeatByPaulThompson2005-2-5(THEME)ANNOUNCER:mDougJohnsonwithPEOPLEINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellthestoryofamusicianwholedoneofthemostpopularAmericanbandsduringthenineteenthirtiesandforties.HisnamewasArtieShaw.Listenforafewmin
2、utestooneofhismanyhitsongs.ThisoneiscalledFrenesi.ArtieShawplaystheclarinet.(MUSIC)OnDecemberthirtieth,twothousandfour,ArtieShawdiedafteralongsickness.Hewasninety-fouryearsold.HewasthelastgreatmusicianandbandleaderofwhathasbeencalledtheBigBandEra.SomeoftheotherswereBennyGoodmanandGlennMiller.Intheni
3、neteenthirtiesandnineteenfortiesArtieShawwasoneofthemostpopularmusiciansandbandleadersintheUnitedStates.Justafewnotesfromhisclarinetcouldstartpeopledancing.Hismusicsoldmillionsofrecords.ItstillisdifficulttolistentoanoldArtieShawrecordingandnottapyourfootintimewiththemusic.Orwanttodance.Orsingalongwi
4、thhisgreatsound.1.istentoShawontheclarinetandhisbandplaypartofasongrecordedinHollywood,Californiainnineteenforty.ItiscalledSummitRidgeDrive.(MUSIC)ArtieShawwasborninNewYorkCityinnineteenten.HisnamewasArthurArshawsky.HisparentswerepoorimmigrantswhohadcometotheUnitedStatesfromEasternEurope.Hisfamilyla
5、termovedtoNewHaven,Connecticut.Attheageoffourteen,hebegantoplaythesaxophoneandthentheclarinet.Fromaveryyoungage,ArtieShawwantedtoplayhisclarinetbetterthananyone.Hewantedhissoundandmusictobeperfect.Heworkedatthistaskmuchofhislife.Hebeganworkingasaprofessionalmusicianwhenhewasfifteen.Helefthomeandbega
6、nplayinginbandsacrosstheUnitedStates.Innineteentwenty-seven,youngArtieShawtraveledtoChicago,Illinoistohearthegreattrumpetplayer,LouisArmstrong.HeimmediatelyunderstoodthatArmstrongsgreatjazzsoundwasthebeginningofsomethingnewandexciting.ArtieleftChicagowithagrowinginterestinjazzmusic.Soonafter,hemoved
7、toNewYorkCity.HegotworkplayingtheclarinetfortheColumbiaBroadcastSystemradionetwork.Innineteenthirty-six,hewasgivenachancetoformasmallgroupandplayatNewYorksfamousImperialTheateronBroadway.Hisgroupwasnotthetopbandintheshow.Butthecrowdlovedhismusic.Thisprovedtoamajorstepinhiscareer.ArtieShawwasalwaystr
8、yingsomethingnew,somethingdifferent.Heheardayoungblackwomansingandhiredherforhisband.Thiswasthefirsttimethatablackwomansangwithwhitemusicians.Racialseparationwastheruleinmanystates.ArtieShawdidnotcare.TheyoungsingerwasBillieHoliday.Shewouldbecomeveryfamouswithinafewyears.ListenasBillieHolidaysingswi
9、thArtieShawsband.Thisrecordingwasmadeinnineteenthirty-eight.ItiscalledAnyOldTime.(MUSIC)Thatsameyear,ArtieShawandhisbandrecordedwhatwouldbeoneoftheirmostpopularsongs.Itsoldmillionsofrecords.Itstillsellsseveralthousandeachyear.Shawwassurprisedthatitbecamesopopular.ThesongisBegintheBeguinewrittenbyCol
10、ePorter.(MUSIC)ArtieShawwaswellknownbeforeherecordedBegintheBeguine.*Butthatrecordmadehimextremelyfamous.Heandhisbandearnedasmuchassixtythousanddollarseachweek.Thatwasahugeamountofmoneythen.However,thefamecausedproblemsforShaw.Hecouldnotgoanywherewithoutbeingrecognized.Henolongerhadaprivatelife.Arti
11、eShawwasmarriedeighttimes.TwoofhiswiveswereLanaTurnerandAvaGardner.TheywerethemostfamousandbeautifulHollywoodmovieactressesofthattime.Thosemarriagesincreasedhisfameandmadeitevenhardertohaveaprivatelife.Thefamemayhavehelpedleadtothefailureofhismarriages.Hisattemptstocreatebettermusicalsocausedproblem
12、sforArtieShaw.Manyyearslater,hesaidpeoplealwayswantedtoheartheoldsongshehadrecorded.Theydidnotwanttohearnewmusichewaswriting.Hedidnotlikeplayingthesameoldsongsagainandagain.Criticshavealwayssaidhisplayingwasveryspecial.SometimesShawdidnotfollowthemusic.Hewouldimprovise.Thismeanshewouldplaythemusicas
13、hefeltit.Heoftentookasongthateveryoneknewandchangeditsoitsoundedverydifferent.1.istentoArtieShawimprovisewithasongcalledStardust.Itwasrecordedinnineteenforty.ItwasanothermajorhitforShawandhisbandandsoldmillionsofrecords.(MUSIC)ArtieShawmadehislastpublicappearanceasamusicianinnineteenfifty-four.Hesai
14、dthestrugglewithfameandtryingtoproduceaperfectsoundwasdestroyinghim.Hewasonlyforty-fouryearsold.Heneverplayedtheclarinetagain.ArtieShawwroteseveralbooksinhislateryears.Hewrotestoriesformagazines.Hespokeaboutmusicatcollegesanduniversities.Buthehadverylittletodowiththeworldofrecordingormusic.Duringtho
15、seyearshowever,hereceivedmanyawardsandhonorsforhismusic.TheseincludedaHallofFameawardfromtheNationalAcademyofRecordingArtsandSciences.MusicexpertswilltellyouthatArtieShawwasoneofthebestofthebigbandleadersandmusicians.Muchofhisworkfromsolongagoisstillfreshandexcitingtoday.WeleaveyouwithonemoreArtieShawsong.Herecordeditinnineteenforty.ItiscalledBlues,ListenasArtieShawmakeshisclarinetfly.(MUSIC)ThisprogramwaswrittenandproducedbyPaulThompson.BobDoughtywasourengineerandmDougJohnson.ListenagainnextweekforanotherPeopleInAmericaprograminVOASpecialEnglish.
