美国名人 乐队指挥 单簧管手 阿尔蒂.docx

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.Listenforafewminutestooneofhismanyhitsongs.Thisoneiscalled"Frenesi."ArtieShawplaystheclarinet.(MUSIC)OnDecemberthirtieth,twothousandfour,ArtieShawdiedafteralongsickness.Hewasninety-fouryearsold.Hewasthelastgreatmusicianandbandleaderofwhathasbeencalledthe"BigBandEra."SomeoftheotherswereBennyGoodmanandGlennMiller.InthenineteenthirtiesandnineteenfortiesArtieShawwasoneofthemostpopularmusiciansandbandleadersintheUnitedStates.Justafewnotesfromhisclarinetcouldstartpeopledancing.Hismusicsoldmillionsofrecords.ItstillisdifficulttolistentoanoldArtieShawrecordingandnottapyourfootintimewiththemusic.Orwanttodance.Orsingalongwithhisgreatsound.1.istentoShawontheclarinetandhisbandplaypartofasongrecordedinHollywood,Californiainnineteenforty.Itiscalled"SummitRidgeDrive."(MUSIC)ArtieShawwasborninNewYorkCityinnineteenten.HisnamewasArthurArshawsky.HisparentswerepoorimmigrantswhohadcometotheUnitedStatesfromEasternEurope.HisfamilylatermovedtoNewHaven,Connecticut.Attheageoffourteen,hebegantoplaythesaxophoneandthentheclarinet.Fromaveryyoungage,ArtieShawwantedtoplayhisclarinetbetterthananyone.Hewantedhissoundandmusictobeperfect.Heworkedatthistaskmuchofhislife.Hebeganworkingasaprofessionalmusicianwhenhewasfifteen.HelefthomeandbeganplayinginbandsacrosstheUnitedStates.Innineteentwenty-seven,youngArtieShawtraveledtoChicago,Illinoistohearthegreattrumpetplayer,LouisArmstrong.HeimmediatelyunderstoodthatArmstrong'sgreatjazzsoundwasthebeginningofsomethingnewandexciting.ArtieleftChicagowithagrowinginterestinjazzmusic.Soonafter,hemovedtoNewYorkCity.HegotworkplayingtheclarinetfortheColumbiaBroadcastSystemradionetwork.Innineteenthirty-six,hewasgivenachancetoformasmallgroupandplayatNewYork'sfamousImperialTheateronBroadway.Hisgroupwasnotthetopbandintheshow.Butthecrowdlovedhismusic.Thisprovedtoamajorstepinhiscareer.ArtieShawwasalwaystryingsomethingnew,somethingdifferent.Heheardayoungblackwomansingandhiredherforhisband.Thiswasthefirsttimethatablackwomansangwithwhitemusicians.Racialseparationwastheruleinmanystates.ArtieShawdidnotcare.TheyoungsingerwasBillieHoliday.Shewouldbecomeveryfamouswithinafewyears.ListenasBillieHolidaysingswithArtieShaw'sband.Thisrecordingwasmadeinnineteenthirty-eight.Itiscalled"AnyOldTime."(MUSIC)Thatsameyear,ArtieShawandhisbandrecordedwhatwouldbeoneoftheirmostpopularsongs.Itsoldmillionsofrecords.Itstillsellsseveralthousandeachyear.Shawwassurprisedthatitbecamesopopular.Thesongis"BegintheBeguine"writtenbyColePorter.(MUSIC)ArtieShawwaswellknownbeforeherecorded"BegintheBeguine.*'Butthatrecordmadehimextremelyfamous.Heandhisbandearnedasmuchassixtythousanddollarseachweek.Thatwasahugeamountofmoneythen.However,thefamecausedproblemsforShaw.Hecouldnotgoanywherewithoutbeingrecognized.Henolongerhadaprivatelife.ArtieShawwasmarriedeighttimes.TwoofhiswiveswereLanaTurnerandAvaGardner.TheywerethemostfamousandbeautifulHollywoodmovieactressesofthattime.Thosemarriagesincreasedhisfameandmadeitevenhardertohaveaprivatelife.Thefamemayhavehelpedleadtothefailureofhismarriages.HisattemptstocreatebettermusicalsocausedproblemsforArtieShaw.Manyyearslater,hesaidpeoplealwayswantedtoheartheoldsongshehadrecorded.Theydidnotwanttohearnewmusichewaswriting.Hedidnotlikeplayingthesameoldsongsagainandagain.Criticshavealwayssaidhisplayingwasveryspecial.SometimesShawdidnotfollowthemusic.Hewouldimprovise.Thismeanshewouldplaythemusicashefeltit.Heoftentookasongthateveryoneknewandchangeditsoitsoundedverydifferent.1.istentoArtieShawimprovisewithasongcalled"Stardust."Itwasrecordedinnineteenforty.ItwasanothermajorhitforShawandhisbandandsoldmillionsofrecords.(MUSIC)ArtieShawmadehislastpublicappearanceasamusicianinnineteenfifty-four.Hesaidthestrugglewithfameandtryingtoproduceaperfectsoundwasdestroyinghim.Hewasonlyforty-fouryearsold.Heneverplayedtheclarinetagain.ArtieShawwroteseveralbooksinhislateryears.Hewrotestoriesformagazines.Hespokeaboutmusicatcollegesanduniversities.Buthehadverylittletodowiththeworldofrecordingormusic.Duringthoseyearshowever,hereceivedmanyawardsandhonorsforhismusic.TheseincludedaHallofFameawardfromtheNationalAcademyofRecordingArtsandSciences.MusicexpertswilltellyouthatArtieShawwasoneofthebestofthebigbandleadersandmusicians.Muchofhisworkfromsolongagoisstillfreshandexcitingtoday.WeleaveyouwithonemoreArtieShawsong.Herecordeditinnineteenforty.Itiscalled"Blues,"ListenasArtieShawmakeshisclarinetfly.(MUSIC)ThisprogramwaswrittenandproducedbyPaulThompson.BobDoughtywasourengineerandmDougJohnson.ListenagainnextweekforanotherPeopleInAmericaprograminVOASpecialEnglish.