Archive for April, 2009
Bo Diddley, 1928-2008: Remembering One of the Fathers of Rock and Roll
VOICE ONE: I’m Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: Bo Diddley And I’m Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Bo Diddley was one of America’s greatest rock and roll guitarists. His influence was so widespread that it is hard to imagine what rock and roll would have sounded like without him. [...]
Jessica Tandy, 1909-1994: She Performed in More Than 100 Plays and Movies
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with the Special English program, People in America. Today, we tell the story of Jessica Tandy who died in nineteen ninety-four. She won many awards for her acting during the almost seventy years she performed. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Jessica Tandy in “Driving Miss Daisy” [...]
Alan Shepard, 1923-1998: The First American to Travel into Space
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: Alan Shepard waiting for launch into space on May 5, 1961 And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program People in America. Each week we tell about someone important in the history of the United States. This week [...]
