VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we explore American folk music, the music of the people. (MUSIC) Good Night Irene, is an example of a traditional folk song. That means the so

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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

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As American Roots music is difficult to define, it might be easier to just let you listen to some of the year's best ... like Robert Plant's Band of Joy. His latest album finds the 61-year old singer mixing old time country and bluegrass sounds with

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When you think of birds, you probably imagine their dazzling plumage or their beautiful songs. But since the days of Darwin, scientists have figured that individual species of birds should not have both: theyd either be drab virtuosos or eye candy th

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Jack Johnson: Former Surfer Takes Road to Pop Stardom 杰克·约翰逊:从冲浪运动员到流行音乐明星之路 Jack Johnson, 29, knows about being in the spotlight. Before breaking into the m

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歌曲:Pete Seeger-You Are My Sunshine Pete Seeger, a Folk Revivalist Who Used His Voice to Bring Out a Nations 皮特西格,抗议的歌声从未停 Pete Seeger sang until his voice wore out, and then he kept on singing, decade upon decade. Mr.

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The space shuttle Discovery's crew experienced a first on the shuttle's last full day in orbit. Our correspondent reports on the astronauts' welcome wake-up call Tuesday morning. If you have to wake up for work, an acoustic solo certainly beats a buz

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Singer-songwriter Eric Bibb delves deep into the Delta blues on his new release, Booker's Guitar. The album was inspired by a vintage guitar once owned by Mississippi bluesman Booker White. Eric Bibb claims he's a lifetime fan of the late Booker Whit

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The Infamous Stringdusters Straddle Genres on 'Silver Sky' Silver Sky is CD number five for the Grammy-nominated, Charlottesville, Virginia- based quintet. While some people think of them as a bluegrass band because of their acoustic instruments, the

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Digital Age Survivors, Japans Jazz Cafs Still Attract Fans It was never about the coffee. Long before customers had a choice of a double espresso or soy latte, Japanese flocked to coffee shops serving just a couple of kinds of beans, but an endless v

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Bruce Springsteen Gives Old Favorites New Twist On Bruce Springsteens 18th studio album, High Hopes, old favorites are given new twists and some previously unreleased songs finally see the light of day. Fans will recognize the albums title track from

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Tim McGraw Sees 'Two Lanes of Freedom' Two Lanes of Freedom is McGraws debut album for the Nashville independent label Big Machine Records. He shares the Big Machine roster with such superstars as Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts and Trisha Yearwood. McGr

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Advanced Technology Turns 'Air Guitar' Into Real Instrument 高科技让空气吉他成为可能 Learning to play guitar requires a lot of practice, perseverance and, at least in the beginning, painful blisters on fingers. 学习弹吉他需要勤加练

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A Resume of Junjun Du -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No.29 Beisanhuan Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100029, China EMPLOYMENT OBJECTIVE Electronics

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By Doug Levine Washington 26 December 2007 Jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson died near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, December 23, of kidney failure. He was 82. Often compared to Erroll Garner and Art Tatum, Peterson modernized the jazz piano. His

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Ethiopian Taxi Driver, Keyboardist Reinvents Music Career WASHINGTON One of the most popular keyboardists in Ethiopia is now working as a taxi driver in Washington, D.C. In the 1970s, Hailu Mergia performed with a famous band in Ethiopia. In 1981, he

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Solar Eclipse Was Buzzkill for Bees Last summer's total solar eclipse sliced right through Columbia, Missouri. It was remarkable. As a biologist I generally reserve that word 'remarkable' for biological phenomena.Candace Galen is based at the Univers

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Topics: Ask an American: Bluegrass music; rsum versus curriculum vitae, the number 0 versus the letter O, one over the other Words: to bring over to pass down (something) to flatten bridge basically roots origins melody acoustic fiddle banjo bass rsu

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