美国名人女爵士音乐人雪莉.荷恩.docx

美国名人女爵士音乐人雪莉,荷恩ShirleyHorn,1934-2005:OneoftheGreatJazzSingersofthe1950sand1960splaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-16:33repeatByCynthiaKirk2008-12-13VOICEONE:mFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwithPEOPLEINAMERICAINVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutjazzsingerandpianistShirleyHorn.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ShirleyHornperformingin2003ShirleyHornwasconsideredoneofthegreatjazzsingersofthenineteenfiftiesandsixties.ShewasoftencomparedtothefamoussingersEllaFitzgerald,DinahWashingtonandSarahVaughan.Sheperformedformorethanfiftyyears.ShirleyHorn'svoicewassmoothandexpressive,butneverhurried.Shewasoneoftheslowestsingersinjazz.Whenshesangasong,shewantedtheaudiencetofeelitinthesamewayshedid.Shehadasmallvoice.Buthersongshadabigeffect.Here,ShirleyHornsingsherpopularsong"You'reMyThrill."(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ShirleyHornwasborninWashington,D.C.innineteenthirty-four.ShelivedallherlifeinandaroundWashington.Shirleybegantakingpianolessonswhenshewasfouryearsold.Hermotherrecognizedherskillandlovefortheinstrument.ShirleyHornsaidmostofthesongssheperformedwereonesshegrewupwith.Shesaidherfamilylovedmusicandtherewasalwaysmusicbythegreatestsingersandbandsplayinginherhome.Hornsaidshelivedformusic.Shesaiditwaslikefoodandwatertoher.ShirleyHornstudiedclassicalmusicasateenager.Whenshewasseventeen,shehadachancetoattendthefamousJuilliardSchoolinNewYorkCity.Butfinancialdifficultiespreventedherfromgoing.Instead,shestudiedclassicalmusicatHowardUniversityinWashington.VOICEONE:ShirleyHornhadplannedtohaveacareerplayingclassicalmusiconthepiano.ButshesaidallthatchangedaftershebegangoingtojazzclubsinWashington.Shesaidshewasinfluencedbysomeofthegreatestjazzartists,suchasOscarPetersonandAhmadJamal.Whenaskedaboutherchangefromclassicalmusictojazz,shewouldlatersay:"IlovedRachmaninoff,butthenOscarPetersonbecamemyRachmaninoff.AndAhmadJamalbecamemyDebussy."Horndidnotplantobeasinger.Shesaidithappenedbyaccidentwhenshewasseventeenandplayingclassicalmusiconthepianoatarestaurant.Amanofferedtogiveherahugetoyteddybearifshewouldsingthesong"MelancholyBaby,"Althoughshehadneversunginpublicbefore,sheagreed.Shelaterrealizedthatshecouldmakealivingsingingandplayingjazz.HereshesingsthefamoussongbyColePorter,"LoveforSale."(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Innineteenfifty-four,ShirleyHornbegantosingjazzinclubsandstartedherownjazzgroup.Innineteensixty;sherecordedherfirstalbum,called"EmbersandAshes."Thealbumdidnotgetalotofattention.Butthefamousjazzmusician,MilesDaviszheardit.HelikeditsomuchthatheinvitedHorntoplaymusicwithhiminNewYorkCity.ShesangastheopeningactbeforehisperformanceatNewYork'sVillageVanguardnightclub.DavishadrefusedtoplayunlesstheclubownerletHornsing.ShirleyHornandMilesDavisdevelopedaclosefriendshipovertheyears.Hereshesingsandheplaysthetrumpetonthesong"Don'tLettheSunCatchYouCrying."(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ShirleyHorn'sperformancewithMilesDavisinNewYorkledtoarecorddealwithMercuryRecords.ShewassoonperformingaroundtheUnitedStates.ShealsorecordedwithQuincyJonesandothertopmusicians.ButHornsoonleftMercuryRecordsbecauseofcreativedifferences.Shewantedtoplaythepianoonallherrecordings,buttherecordcompanydidnotagree.ShirleyHornstoppedperformingaroundthecountryinthenineteensixtiessoshecouldspendmoretimeathomewithherhusbandanddaughter.SheplayedatlocalnightclubsintheWashingtonareaduringthenineteensixtiesandseventies.VOICETWO:ShirleyHornrebuilthercareerinthenineteeneighties.Shebeganperformingmorewidelyatjazzfestivalsandconcertsaroundtheworldandreceivedstrongpraise.Innineteeneighty-seven,shesignedarecorddealwithVerveRecordsandremainedwiththerecordcompanyfortherestofhercareer.Innineteenninety,Hornreunitedwithhergoodfriendandteacher,MilesDaviszonthesong,"YouWon'tForgetMe."Shewentontorecordseveralsuccessfulalbumsandperformedaroundtheworld.Shealsoworkedonseveralsoundtracksformovies.HereareShirleyHornandMilesDaviswith"YouWon'tForgetMe."(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ShirleyHornwasnominatedforseveralGrammyAwards.Innineteenninety-eight,shewontheawardforthealbum,"IRememberMiles/'inmemoryofMilesDavis,whodiedinnineteenninety-one.Hornreceivedmanyhonorsduringhercareer.Butherlastyearsweredifficult.Shehadaseriesofhealthproblems,includingtreatmentforbreastcancer.Andintwothousandtwo,shehadherfootremovedbecauseofproblemscausedbydiabetes.ShirleyHorncontinuedtosingforaudiences,butshedidsoinachair,withsomeoneelseplayingthepiano.Thelossofherfootmadeitdifficultforhertoworkthepedalsthatcontrolthewaythepianosounds.However;duringherlastperformances,shereturnedtoplayingthepianowiththehelpofadevicethattooktheplaceofherfoot.InJuneoftwothousandfive,Hornsufferedastroke.Shediedfourmonthslaterattheageofseventy-one.VOICETWO:CriticssayShirleyHorninfluencedmanyyoungjazzmusiciansoftoday,includingDianaKrallandNorahJones.CriticssayshewillberememberedasoneofthebestsingersinagreatperiodofAmericanjazz.Intwothousandfive,VerveRecordsreleasedacollectionofherwork,called"ButBeautiful:TheBestofShirleyHorn,"Weleaveyounowwithasongfromthatalbumcalled"Here'stoLife."(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ThisprogramwaswrittenandproducedbyCynthiaKirk.mFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmber.JoinusagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.