美国名人歌手吉他手博·迪德利.docx

美国名人歌手吉他手博迪德利BoDiddley,1928-2008:RememberingOneoftheFathersofRockandRollplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-16:03repeatByCatyWeaver2008-8-16VOICEONE:mBarbaraKlein.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.BoDiddleywasoneofAmerica'sgreatestrockandrollguitarists.Hisinfluencewassowidespreadthatitishardtoimaginewhatrockandrollwouldhavesoundedlikewithouthim.Today,weexplorethelifeandmusicofBoDiddley.(MUSIC:"BoDiddley")VOICEONE:Thatwasthesong"BoDiddley,"releasedinnineteenfifty-five.Itwashisfirsthit.Itestablishedwhatbecameknownas"theBoDiddleybeat."Itislinkedtoachildren'shandclappinggame,"hambone."BoDiddleysaidhefirstheardthebeatinachurch.ButitisalsoarhythmfoundinAfrican-Caribbeanmusic.Andithasasouthernbluesbaseaswell.ThishitsongfromthesameyearisanothergoodexampleoftheBoDiddleybeat.Itiscalled"PrettyThing."(MUSIC)VOICETWO:BoDiddleydiedofheartfailureintwothousandeightathishomeinFlorida.Hewasseventy-nine.MusichadbeenapartofhisIifesincehisearlyyears.HewasbornOthaEllasBatesinnineteentwenty-eightinMcComb,Mississippi.Hismother,EstherWilsonzwasanunmarriedteenager.Sheandhersonwenttolivewithhercousin,GussieMcDaniel.BoDiddleylatersaidGussieMcDanielraisedbothhimandhismother.Othawasre-namedEllasMcDaniel.ThefamilymovedtoChicago,Illinois.WhenEllaswasseven,hebeganlearningclassicalviolinfromachurchmusicteacher.Hecontinuedtostudyviolinuntilhewasfifteen.Hedidnotevenpickupaguitaruntilhewastwelveandreceivedoneasagi代fromhissister.Butitwastheguitarthatcapturedhisimaginationforever.Hereheexplainshowhedevelopedhisguitarsound.BODIDDLEY:"Itookithomeandlearnedhowtoplayononestring,'WhentheSaintsGoMarchingIn.'Theotherstringsdidn'tmakeadifference.ThenIaccidentallytuneditthewaymtuningitnow.Isaymplayingitbackwards.Idon'tplayliketheaverageguitarplayer,thecatswhomovetheirfingersallaroundlikethis.Idoitinchords,andbasically,doalmostthesamething."VOICEONE:Whenhewasinhistwenties,EllasMcDanielformedabandcalledtheLangleyAvenueJiveCats.Hewasnotabletomakeenoughmoneytosupporthimsethowever.Sohefoundotherwork.Heworkedinafoodstoreandapictureframefactory.Heworkedasanelevatoroperatorandameatpacker.Heevenfoughtasaboxer.Finally,innineteenfifty-four,thebandgotthebreakitwashopingfor.TheJiveCatsmadearecordingoftheirmusictopresenttoChessRecords.1.eonardandPhilChesswerehappywithwhattheyheardandagreedtosignthebandtoarecordingcontract.(MUSIC:"TheStoryofBoDiddley")VOICETWO:TherearemanystoriesabouthowBoDiddleygothisname.SomereportssayoneofthebandmemberssuggestedthenewnameshortlyaftertheyweresignedbyChessRecords.OtherreportssayBoDiddleytookthenamewhenhebecameaboxer.Stillotherssaythenamecamefromahomemadeone-stringinstrumentcalledadiddleybow.ApparentlyBoDiddleydidnotclearupthemystery.Hetoldseveralversionsofthesourceofhisname.ManybandssangthisnextBoDiddleysongformanyyears.Fromnineteenfifty-seven,hereis"Mona(INeedYouBaby)."(MUSIC)VOICEONE:BoDiddley'ssuccesscontinuedthroughthenineteenfifties.Heappearedontelevisionandonstage.Heperformedinanationalconcertseries,sometimeswithanotherrockandrollguitargreat,ChuckBerry.Howevehislovelifewasneverassmoothashismusic.Diddleywasfirstmarriedatageeighteenandthreetimesafterthat.Allofhismarriagesendedindivorce.However,BoDiddleydidhavegoodrelationshipswithfemalemusicians.Hewasoneofthefirstrockandrollerstohaveafemaleguitarist.PeggyJonesjoinedhisbandinthelatenineteenfiftiesas"LadyBo."Later;shewasreplacedbyNorma-JeanWofford,whosestagenamewas"theDuchess."(MUSIC:"I'mAMan")VOICETWO:ThatwastheYardbirdsperformingBoDiddley'ssong"mAMan,"Theso-calledBritishInvasionbythatband,theRollingStonesandothersinthenineteensixtieshelpedrenewinterestinBoDiddley'smusic.Now,otherswererecordinghissongsorperforminghisstyle.Infact,AmericanmusicianBuddyHollyadmittedhishit"NotFadeAway"borrowedmuchofDiddley'ssound.Atfirst,BoDiddleysaidhewasnothappyaboutothermusicianscopyinghim.Butthenhesaidherealizedhe"mustbedoingsomethingright."VOICEONE:Intheearlynineteenseventies,BoDiddleymovedtothestateofNewMexicoandbecamealawofficialinthetownofLosLunas.However,hecontinuedtomakerecordsforChessuntilnineteenseventy-four.1.aterBoDiddleyappearedinthepopularmoviez"TradingPlaces."Healsoappearedinawell-knowntelevisionadvertisingcampaignfortheNikesportswearcompany.HewasadmittedintotheRockandRollHallofFameinCleveland,Ohioinnineteeneighty-seven.HewonaGrammyAwardforLifetimeAchievementinnineteenninety-eight.BoDiddleylivedhisfinalyearsonmorethanthirtyhectaresoflandnearGainesville,Florida.Helikedtofish.Healsostillperformedatshowsaroundthecountry.Hislastrecordingwas"AManAmongstMen,"releasedinnineteenninety-six.Hereisthetitlesongfromthatalbum.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyCatyWeaverandproducedbyLawanDavis.mSteveEmber.VOICEONE:AndmBarbaraKlein.YoucanlearnaboutotherinterestingAmericansonourWebsite,.WeleaveyounowwithBoDiddleyperforming"BoDiddleyNineteenSixty-Nine."(MUSIC)