Computer company Apple Inc. had claimed that it was the record companies decision, not theirs, to offer music on their iTunes service that could only be played on their iPod player. Apple and the EMI music company have just announced that songs from

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American Folk Legend Doc Watson Dies For more than five decades, Watson entertained audiences around the world with an eclectic repertoire that included elements of folk, blues, Country, bluegrass, rockabilly, and even jazz. A master of the contempor

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(五月)

Hey guys, country musics biggest night is all of sudden to be here in Nashville. And in addition to honoring this biggest award show, the country music association also works to promote music education in local schools. The program is called Keep the

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AMERICAN MOSAIC -June 7, 2002: Who Is Uncle Sam / Digital Movies / Country Music Awards HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC — VOA’s radio magazine in Special English. (THEME) This is Doug Johnson. On

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Host: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week We visit an aircraft carrier that served during World War Two Answer a question from Brazil about the cartoon character Felix the Cat And listen

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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program, we play music by a new country band called Love and Theft And answer a question about social parties in the United States ... But first, we

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week on our program, we tell you about a popular area for outdoor activities in the state of West Virginia. (MUSIC: Country Roads)

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New York City Program Teaches Children to Write and Enjoy Poetry Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. Today we hear songs from country music star George Jones. We also tell about a Maryland group that is helping older

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STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the Carter Family, the First Family of country music. STEVE EMBER: It was August second, nineteen twenty-seven.

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - OK, Here's the Story of 'America's Greatest Word' JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. This week on our program, we have music from Drake ... We also look at the history of the world'

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'Uncaged' Billed as Zac Brown Band's Best Album Yet The band describes its new album as the best record weve made. The 11 tracks cover everything from Country, Southern rock, and bluegrass, to Caribbean and rhythm blues. Since arriving on the Country

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Josh Kelley Comes Full Circle with 'Georgia Clay' Singer Josh Kelley had to settle for a career in the pop field before returning to his first love - Country music. He has come full circle with his debut Country album, Georgia Clay. The album's title

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The 23rd annual International Folk Alliance conference was held in mid-February in Memphis, Tennessee. More than 2,000 people took part in the week-long conference and trade show. The event began with an evening of honors. Artist and activist Joan Ba

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Little Big Town's trademark four-part harmony is the common thread through the latest album The Reason Why. The group four members share lead vocals on the album's 12 tracks. Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook forme

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The Route 91 Harvest festival, the target of last night's shooting, is one of country music's biggest events. It's nicknamed the neon sleepover. The three-day event attracts big-name artists and more than 20,000 fans. NPR's Eliza

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This is the story of a country whose music has seduced the outside world and taken on an importance that goes far beyond entertainments. You want to learn about Brazilian history without going through the books? You can just listen to the music and y

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Topics: Country music, July 4th celebrations, clever vs. smart, you formal vs. informal, college vs. high school, to ride vs. to drive, Tell me about it!, to throw in the towel Words: rural banjo cowboy stereotype crop declaration fireworks display s

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Last year, Gloriana had the best-selling single by a new Country act with Wild At Heart. The track sold more than 350,000 copies, and led their self-titled debut album to a Top 5 entry on both the Country and Billboard 200 charts. Gloriana features b

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By Phuong Tran Praia, Cape Verde 20 May 2007 Lela Violao practices in Praia Cape Verde The West African island nation of Cape Verde has suffered for centuries from periods of severe famine and drought. Most of its residents have immigrated overseas.

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Gary Allan's 'Set You Free' Focuses on Hope Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain) is the lead single from Set You Free. The million-selling song became the California natives fastest-rising chart hit to date, and his fourth to top the Country list. Allan sa

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