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1、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,oneof
2、Americasmostpopularsingers.(THEME)VOICEONE:NatKingColewasborninthesoutherncityofMontgomery,Alabama,inNineteen-Nineteen.HisparentsnamedhimNathanielAdamsColes.HisfatherwasaChristianminister.WhenNathanielwasfouryearsold,hisparentsmovedthefamilynorthtoChicago,Illinois.Natlearnedtoplaythepianowhenhewasve
3、ryyoung.Hismotherwastheonlypianoteacherheeverhad.Hegavehisfirstpublicperformancewhenhewasfour.Bythetimehewastwelve,Natwasplayingpianoathisfatherschurch.VOICETWO:NatplayedpianoinNewYorkCityandinLosAngeles,Californiawhenhewasayoungman.InNineteenThirty-Seven,heformedagroupthatplayedjazzmusic.OscarMoore
4、playedtheguitarandWesleyPrinceplayedthebass.ThetrioreportedlydidnotneedadrummerbecauseNatspianoplayingkeptthebeatsowell.Theynamedthegroup,TheKingColeTrio.Atthesametime,NatalsochangedhisnameintoNatKingCole.Thetriosoonbecameverypopular.Natsangsomesongs,butmostlyplayedthepiano.VOICETWO(cont):Bythemiddl
5、eNineteen-FortieszNatKingColewasbeginningtobeknownasapopularsingeraswellasajazzpianoplayer.HewasoneofthefirstmusicianstorecordwithnewCapitolRecords.ThefirstsongherecordedforCapitolwasStraightenUpandFlyRight.Hewrotethesong.Thewordswerebasedonhisfathersteachings.ThesongbecameoneofthebiggesthitsofNinet
6、een-Forty-Three.Itsoldmorethanfive-hundred-thousandcopies.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Natrecordedhundredsofsongs.SomeofthemostpopularincludeSweetLorraine,NatureBoy,ThoseLazy-Hazy-CrazyDaysofSummer,WhenIFallinLove,andMonaLisa.InNineteen-FiftyztheAmericanfilmindustrygavehimanawardforhisrecordingofMonaUsa.Thatsong
7、madehimfamousasasinger.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ByNineteen-FiftySix,NatKingColewasknowninternationally.HesignedanagreementtoappearforalotofmoneyattheSandsHotelinLasVegas,Nevada.Natoftenperformedinplacesthatonlyadmittedwhitepeople.Blackleaderscriticizedhim.Natsaidheattemptedtotakelegalactionagainstthoseplaces
8、butoftenfailed.NatearnedmoremoneyandmovedtoCalifornia.Heboughtahouseinanareawherewhitepeoplelived.Atthattime,manywhiteAmericansdidnotwanttolivenearblacks.Whitehomeownersnearbyprotestedthepurchaseofahousebyablackfamily.Natandhisfamilyrefusedtoleaveandlivedinthehousewithoutproblems.VOICEONE:Natwasthef
9、irstblackmantohavehisowntelevisionshow.HisshowbeganonN-B-CTelevisioninNineteen-Fifty-Six.N-B-CagreedtosupportTheNatKingColeShowforawhile.IthopedAmericancompanieswouldpaytoselltheirproductsontheshow.However;majorcompanieswerenotwillingtoadvertiseonashowthathadablackperformer.Theywereconcernedthatwhit
10、epeopleinthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStateswouldnotbuytheirproducts.ManyAmericanswatchedtheshow,butN-B-Chaltedproductionafterayear.NatKingColealsoactedinmovies.ThebestknownoneisSaintLouisBlues.HeactedthepartofthejazzcomposerW.C.Handy.HealsoappearedinafilmabouthimselfcalledTheNatKingColeStory.IntheNine
11、teen-Fifties,hesangwithsomeofthebestknownorchestrasofthetime.HereNatKingColesingsWhenIFallinLovewiththeGordonJenkinsorchestra:(MUSIC)VOICETWO:NatKingColewasmarriedtwotimes.InNineteen-Thirty-Sixzhemarriedadancer;NadineRobinson.Theirmarriagefailed.InNineteen-Forty-Eight,hemarriedMariaEllington.Theyhad
12、threechildren.Theyalsoadoptedandraisedtwootherchildren.VOICEONE:NatKingColealwayssmokedalotofcigarettes.HediedofcancerofthelunginFebruary,NineteenSixty-Five.Hewasonlyforty-fiveyearsold.Hereceivedmanyawardsduringhislife.Healsoreceivedmanymoreafterhisdeath.OnewasaNineteen-NinetyGrammyAwardforlifetimea
13、chievement.Natsdaughter;Nataliefollowedherfatherasasinger.Sherecordedmanysongsafterherfatherdied.InNineteen-Ninety-One,NatalieColerecordedanalbumcalledUnforgettable.Itcontainstwenty-twoofNatKingColessongs,includingthesongUnforgettable,Moderntechnologymadeitpossibletomixhervoicewitharecordingofherfat
14、hersingingthesamesong.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:MillionsofNatKingColesrecordingsweresoldwhilehewasalive.Andtoday,peoplearoundtheworldstillenjoylisteningtothemusicofoneofAmericasgreatestperformersofpopularandjazzmusic.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ThisSpecialEnglishProgramwaswrittenbyYenniDjahidinGrowandproducedbyCatyWeaver.mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmber.JoinusagainnextweekatthistimeforanotherPeopleinAmericaprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.
