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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - November 10, 2002: Patsy Cline


By Paul Thompson



Anncr:


Today I tell about a young woman who died more than thirty years ago. Her name was Virginia Patterson
Hensley. No one but her family would remember that name. The world remembers her as Patsy Cline.


(MUSIC)


That song is called "Walkin' After Midnight." It was Patsy Cline's first big hit
record. She recorded it in nineteen-fifty-seven. It became number three on the list of
country music hit recordings 2 and number twelve on the list of most popular music.


Patsy had worked for many years to make that first successful record. She began
singing when she was a young girl in her home town of Winchester, in the southern
state of Virginia.



Patsy sang anywhere she could. She sang at weddings and dances. She sang at public eating places for eight
dollars a night. Those who knew her said she worked hard to improve her singing.


In nineteen-fifty-four she won a country music competition near her home. She was twenty-two years old. She
was asked to appear on a country music television program in Washington 3 D-C. She also sang on radio programs
in the Virginia area and recorded some records.


In nineteen-fifty-seven, Patsy Cline appeared on a national television show in New York. It was on this program
that millions of people first heard her sing. She sang "Walkin' After Midnight," a song she had recently recorded.
Her appearance 4 on the television program helped make that record a major hit.


Patsy continued to record more songs. Within two years she had another major hit. It was called, "I Fall to
Pieces." By this time Patsy's voice had already become something special. She had learned 5 to control not only the
sound but the feelings expressed in her songs. It was the slow, sad love songs that her fans enjoyed most, songs
like "I Fall to Pieces."


(MUSIC) Anncr: Patsy Cline's recording 1 of "I Fall to Pieces" became her first number one country music hit. It
was also a hit with fans of popular music. Patsy was a major star. She also had begun performing at the country
music theater, the Grand 6 Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.


Those who knew her after she became a recording star say Patsy Cline was a very good friend. She liked to help
young musicians. Later, many of these young musicians became important stars themselves.


One of Patsy's biggest hit songs also helped two of these young musicians become known 7. The song is called,
"Crazy." It was written by an unknown musician who later became a major country music star. His name is
Willie Nelson.


If you listen carefully to Patsy Cline's recording of "Crazy," you can hear the beautiful piano playing of another
young musician, Floyd Cramer. He also became a major recording star. Listen to Patsy and Floyd perform Willie
Nelson's song, "Crazy."


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Anncr: on March sixth, nineteen-sixty-three, Patsy Cline was killed in the crash of a small airplane. She was only
thirty years old. She was flying home to Nashville. She had taken part in a special concert in Kansas City to raise
money for the family of a country music radio performer 8 who recently had died.


Patsy Cline was buried near her home town of Winchester, Virginia. Thousands of people came to her funeral 9.
Ten years after her death, she became the first woman performer elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame.



In nineteen-eighty-five, Hollywood 10 producers made a movie about the life of Patsy Cline. It was called "sweet
dreams. " Popular actress Jessica Lange played Patsy. No one really could sound like Patsy Cline. So the
producers used her old records in the movie. Mizz Lange moved her mouth so she appeared to be singing.


People who had never heard of Patsy Cline saw the movie and enjoyed her singing. They began buying her
records. Today, her records still sell thousands of copies each year as new fans discover her.


We leave you with a song Patsy Cline recorded only a month before she died. It sounds almost as though she was
singing in Special English. The song is called "Faded 11 Love."


(MUSIC)


Anncr: this Special English program was written and directed 12 by Paul Thompson. I'm Dick Rael. Join us again
next week for another People in America program on the Voice of America.



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1 recording
n.录音,记录
  • How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间?
  • I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
2 recordings
n.记录( recording的名词复数 );录音;录像;唱片
  • a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
  • old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐
3 Washington
n.华盛顿特区(是美国首都)
  • His birthplace is Washington,but he lives in San Francisco.他出生于华盛顿,但住在旧金山。
  • They, together with my father,have gone to Washington.他们和我父亲一起去华盛顿了。
4 appearance
n.出现,露面;容貌
  • In appearance, he was a little like his father.他看起来有点像他的父亲。
  • She was a young woman of good appearance.她是一位年轻貌美的女子。
5 learned
adj.有学问的,博学的;learn的过去式和过去分词
  • He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
  • In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里,他被视为有学问的人。
6 grand
adj.豪华的,宏伟的,壮丽的,主要的,重大的;n.(美俚)一千美元
  • The pianist played several pieces of music on a grand piano.钢琴家在一架大钢琴上弹了几首乐曲。
  • Come on,I'll give you the grand tour of the backyard.跟我来,我带你去后院来一次盛大的旅游。
7 known
adj.大家知道的;知名的,已知的
  • He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
  • He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。
8 performer
n.执行者,表演者
  • He was the greatest performer we have ever seen.他是我们所见过的最伟大表演者。
  • He is a good performer on the cricket field.他是个出色的板球手。
9 funeral
n.丧葬,葬礼;adj.丧葬的,出殡的
  • Her bright clothes were not appropriate for a funeral.她那身鲜艳的衣服不适合参加葬礼。
  • A funeral is a somber occasion.葬礼是个忧郁的场合。
10 Hollywood
n.好莱坞;美国电影业
  • She dreamed of becoming a Hollywood screen goddess.她梦想成为好莱坞的银幕女神。
  • The film has a Hollywood happy ending.那部电影有一个好莱坞式的美满结局。
11 faded
a.褪了色的
  • All colour had faded from the sky. 天上的颜色都退去了。
  • a faded pair of blue jeans 一条退了色的蓝色牛仔裤
12 directed
adj.有指导的;有管理的;定向的;被控制的v.(用建议、指示、有益的情报等)指导( direct的过去式和过去分词 );导演(戏剧或电影);指示方向;把…对准(某方向或某人)
  • The firemen directed jets of water at the burning building. 消防队员把水柱喷向燃烧着的楼房。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The general directed that the prisoners should be set free. 将军命令释放囚犯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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