ANNOUNCER: Now, the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, Shirley Griffith and Steve Ember tell about the jazz singer, Ella Fitzgerald. She was known as America's first lady of song. (MUSIC: How High The Moon) VOICE ONE: Ella Fitzge

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Improve Your Pronunciation By 'Shadowing' Others Many English learners can improve their pronunciation by listening carefully to native English speakers and trying to match the up-and-down movement of their sentences. That is the opinion of Marla Yos

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By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: October 5, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about world famou

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(THEME) ANNOUNCER: Im Doug Johnson with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell the story of a musician who led one of the most popular American bands during the nineteen thirties and forties. His name was Artie Shaw. Listen for a few

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The UK charts are the most exciting in the world Have you ever heard of Al Martino? Not many people know his name nowadays but back in 1952 he made history by becoming the first recording artist to have a number one record with his song Here In My H

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