美国名人 歌唱家 帕特兹.克琳.docx

美国名人歌唱家帕特兹克琳PatsyClineplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:46repeatByPaulThompson2004-11-27(THEME)VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmDougJohnsonwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutayoungwomannamedVirginiaPattersonHensley.Noonebutherfamilywouldrememberthatname.TheworldremembersherasPatsyCline.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Thatsongiscalled"Walkin'AfterMidnight."ItwasPatsyCline'sfirstbighitrecord.Sherecordeditinnineteenfifty-seven.Itbecamenumberthreeonthelistofcountrymusichitrecordingsandnumbertwelveonthelistofmostpopularmusic.Patsyhadworkedformanyyearstomakethatfirstsuccessfulrecord.ShebegansingingwhenshewasayounggirlinherhometownofWinchester,inthesouthernstateofVirginia.Patsysanganywhereshecould.Shesangatweddingsanddances.Shesangatpubliceatingplacesforeightdollarsanight.Thosewhoknewhersaidsheworkedhardtoimprovehersinging.Innineteenfifty-fourshewonacountrymusiccompetitionnearherhome.Shewastwenty-twoyearsold.ShewasaskedtoappearonacountrymusictelevisionprograminWashington,D.C.ShealsosangonradioprogramsintheVirginiaareaandrecordedsomerecords.VOICETWO:Innineteenfifty-seven,PatsyClineappearedonanationaltelevisionshowinNewYorkCity.Itwasonthisprogramthatmillionsofpeoplefirstheardhersing.Shesang"Walkin'AfterMidnight,"asongshehadrecentlyrecorded.Herappearanceonthetelevisionprogramhelpedmakethatrecordamajorhit.Patsycontinuedtorecordmoresongs.Withintwoyearsshehadanothermajorhit.Itwascalled,"IFalltoPieces,"BythistimePatsy'svoicehadalreadybecomesomethingspecial.Shehadlearnedtocontrolnotonlythesoundbutthefeelingsexpressedinhersongs.Itwastheslow,sadlovesongsthatherfansenjoyedmost,songslike"IFalltoPieces."(MUSIC)VOICEONE:PatsyCline'srecordingof"IFalltoPieces"becameherfirstnumberonecountrymusichit.Itwasalsoahitwithfansofpopularmusic.Patsywasamajorstar.Shealsohadbegunperformingatthecountrymusictheater,theGrandOleOpryinNashvillezTennessee.ThosewhoknewheraftershebecamearecordingstarsayPatsyClinewasaverygoodfriend.Shelikedtohelpyoungmusicians.Laterzmanyoftheseyoungmusiciansbecameimportantstarsthemselves.OneofPatsy'sbiggesthitsongsalsohelpedtwooftheseyoungmusiciansbecomeknown.Thesongiscalled"Crazy."Itwaswrittenbyanunknownmusicianwholaterbecameamajorcountrymusicstar.HisnameisWillieNelson.IfyoulistencarefullytoPatsyCline'srecordingof"Crazy,"youcanhearthebeautifulpianoplayingofanotheryoungmusician,FloydCramer.Healsobecameamajorrecordingstar.ListentoPatsyandFloydperformWillieNelson'ssong,"Crazy."(MUSIC)VOICETWO:OnMarchsixth,nineteensixty-three,PatsyClinewaskilledinthecrashofasmallairplane.Shewasonlythirtyyearsold.ShewasflyinghometoNashville.ShehadtakenpartinaspecialconcertinKansasCitytoraisemoneyforthefamilyofacountrymusicradioperformerwhorecentlyhaddied.PatsyClinewasburiednearherhometownofWinchester,Virginia.Thousandsofpeoplecametoherfuneral.Tenyearsafterherdeath,shebecamethefirstwomanperformerelectedtotheCountryMusicHallofFame.Innineteeneighty-five,HollywoodproducersmadeamovieaboutthelifeofPatsyCline.Itwascalled"SweetDreams,"PopularactressJessicaLangeplayedPatsy.NoonereallycouldsoundlikePatsyCline.Sotheproducersusedheroldrecordsinthemovie.MizzLangemovedhermouthsosheappearedtobesinging.PeoplewhohadneverheardofPatsyClinesawthemovieandenjoyedhersinging.Theybeganbuyingherrecords.Today,herrecordsstillsellthousandsofcopieseachyearasnewfansdiscoverher.WeleaveyouwithasongPatsyClinerecordedonlyamonthbeforeshedied.ItsoundsalmostasthoughshewassinginginSpecialEnglish.Thesongiscalled"FadedLove."(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyPaulThompson.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.mDougJohnson.VOICEONE:AndmShirleyGriffith.JoinusagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.