美国名人 摇滚歌手 詹尼斯·乔普林.docx

美国名人摇滚歌手詹尼斯乔普林JanisJoplin:OneoftheMostFamousVoicesinAmericanRockMusicplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:55repeatByDanaDemange2005-12-3(MUSIC)VOICEONE:mPatBodnar.VOICETWO:AndmBobDoughtywithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.Today,wetellaboutJanisJoplin.Shewasoneofthegreatestwhiteblues-influencedrocksingersofhertime.HerintenseandemotionalvoicehasbecomeoneofthemostfamousinAmericanpopularmusic.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Thatsongiscalled"BallandChain."ItwasperformedbyJanisJoplinandherfirstband,BigBrotherandtheHoldingCompany.Someexpertssaythatthisperformanceisamongthegreatestinrockhistory.ItwasrecordedliveonJuneeighteenthnineteensixty-sevenattheMontereyInternationalPopFestival.ThiswasanimportanteventinSanFrancisco,California.Manyfamousrockmusiciansofthenineteensixtiesgatheredthereforthreedaysofperformances.Beforethisconcert,JanisJopIinandherbandwereonlyknownontheWestCoastoftheUnitedStates.Oncesheperformedatthisfestival,however;JanisJoplinbecameastar.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:JanisJoplindidnotstartoutintheworldofrockmusic.ShewasborninPortArthur,Texasinnineteenforty-three.Evenasachild,Janisshowedaninterestinmusicandthearts.Shesanginthelocalchurchmusicgroupandsoonbecameveryinterestedinbluesmusic.Forexample,shewasinfluencedbythebluesmusicofBessieSmithandthesoulsoundofOtisRedding.Whenshewasseventeenyearsold,JanisstartedperforminginsmalltownsaroundTexas.Shewouldcopythebluessoundsofthemusiciansshelikedbest.AftersometimesinginginNewYorkCityandSanFranciscozJanisreturnedtoTexastoattenduniversity.Shealsoneededtorecoverfromheruseofillegaldrugsanddependenceonalcohol.ThisstrugglewithdrugsandalcoholwouldcontinuethroughoutJoplin'slife.VOICEONE:Innineteensixty-sixzJoplinlearnedthatagroupofrockmusicianssheknewinSanFranciscowaslookingforafemalesinger.ThisbandwascalledBigBrotherandtheHoldingCompany.Joplinoncesaid:"Allofasudden,someonethrewmeinfrontofthisrockandrollband.AndIdecidedthenandtherethatthiswasit.Ineverwantedtodoanythingelse".JanisJoplinrecordedtwoalbumswithBigBrother.Hereisafamoussongshemadewiththebandduringtheirtwoyearstogether.Itiscalled"PieceofMyHeart".ThissongisanexcellentexampleofJoplin,sexplosiveandemotionalvoice.(MUSIC)JanisJoplindidnotstaywiththisbandforlong.Innineteensixty-eight,sheandtheband'sguitarist,SamAndrew,formedanewgroup.Joplinwantedtoplaymusicthathadmoreofarhythmandbluessound.VOICETWO:ThelatenineteensixtieswereacomplexperiodinAmerica.Manypoliticalandculturalmovementsweregoingonatthesametime.Theseincludedthefightforequaltreatmentforblackpeople,thewomen'srightsmovementandthemovementprotestingAmerica'sinvolvementinthewarinVietnam.Insomeways,therockbandsofthisperiodexpressedtheconflictsmanyyoungpeoplewerefeeling.JanisJoplinrepresentedthecultureofsomeyoungpeopleduringthisperiod.Shedressedinveryunusualclothing.Sheletherlongwavyhairflyaboutasshesang.Shedrankalcoholandusedillegaldrugs.Onceshebecamefamous,sheevendrovearoundSanFranciscoinaspecialsportscar.Thiswasnotyouraveragecar.ItwaspaintedmanycolorswithimagesofJoplinandherband.Tomanypeople,JanisJoplin'svoiceandactionsrepresentedfreedomandsocialrebellion.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:JanisJoplinandhernewbandperformedaroundtheUnitedStates.TheyreceivedbothgoodandbadcommentsfromcriticsinAmerica.However,whentheyperformedinEurope,theywereabigsuccess.Innineteensixty-nine,theyreleasedanalbumcalled"IGotDemOKozmicBluesAgain,Mama!"Hereisasongfromthatalbum.Itiscalled"KozmicBlues/'atitlethatbecamethenameoftheband.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:JanisJoplinsoonformedyetanotherbandcalledFullTiltBoogie.Manypeoplesaythiswasthebestbandsheeverplayedwith.TheFullTiltBoogieBandfirstplayedtogetherinMayofnineteenseventy.Afewmonthslater,theystartedtorecordthealbum"Pearl."ItwouldbecomeJanisJoplin'smostsuccessfulalbum.Onesongonthatalbumiscalled"MercedesBenz".Here,JanisJoplinsingsacappellazwithoutanymusicalinstruments.Thewordsofthesongarefunny.Buttheyalsocommentaboutthedesireforcostlythings.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:JanisJoplindidnotlivetoseethisalbumcompletedandreleased.InOctober,nineteenseventy,JoplindiedofanaccidentalheroindrugoverdoseinLosAngeleszCalifornia.Shewastwenty-sevenyearsold.JanisJoplinoncesaidthisabouthersinging:"WhenIamthere,Iamnothere.Ican'ttalkaboutmysinging.minsideit.Howcanyoudescribesomethingyouareinsideof?"ThisstatementexpresseshowseriousJanisJoplinwasabouthermusic.ShewasanintensesingerwholivedduringanintensetimeinAmericanhistory.Whileshedidnothavealongcareer,Joplinbecameoneofthemostimportantvoicesofhertime.WeclosewithJanisJoplin'smostpopularsong.Itwaswrittenforherbyafriend,thefamoussingerandsongwriterKrisKristofferson.Hereis"MeandBobbyMcGee".(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenandproducedbyDanaDemange.mBobDoughty.VOICEONE:AndmPatBodnar.JoinusagainnextweekforPEOPLEINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.