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A man known as the prince of song has died. Jose Jose died over the weekend in Miami at 71. The Mexican singer had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a couple of years ago. His career spanned decades, and his records sold in the millions. If it happens that you have not heard of Jose Jose, his fans would like you to know more. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports.

CARRIE KAHN, BYLINE¹: A constant light rain and cloudy skies didn't deter² residents from filling a city block in front of a park in southern Mexico City. Born in 1948, Jose Romulo Sosa Ortiz - better known as Jose Jose - grew up not far from here.

(APPLAUSE)

KAHN: The crowd broke into applause for their local hero, followed by a neighborhood band's military-style final salute³.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

KAHN: But what everyone had gathered for was a chance to mourn and belt out a ballad⁴ or two, like these grown men sharing one of several microphones set up throughout the crowd....

UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing in Spanish).

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "EL AMAR Y EL QUERER")

JOSE JOSE: (Singing in Spanish).

KAHN: ...And relive together Jose Jose's romantic lyrics⁵ one more time.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "EL AMAR Y EL QUERER")

JOSE JOSE: (Singing in Spanish).

KAHN: Desire can fade quickly, however, love is endless, and we all may know desire, but few truly know love. Those words bring 32-year-old Cesar Manuel Jimenez Nunez (ph) right back to falling in love in middle school.

CESAR MANUEL JIMENEZ NUNEZ: (Speaking Spanish).

KAHN: "That's the age when Jose Jose's songs find you," he says. Jimenez, who was selling white scarves decorated with the singer's face, says he'd sing Jose Jose's songs to his young love back then. He says they've been married ever since.

The 1980s were Jose Jose's most prolific⁶. He released album after album, selling more than 95 million over his decades-long career according to his official biography. He received multiple Grammy nominations⁷, never winning but was named Latin Recording⁸ Academy person of the year in 2004. That same year, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Fans surrounded it this weekend with candles and flowers. Sixty-year-old Maria de Jesus Rodriguez (ph) says she most admires Jose Jose for publicly sharing his battles with alcoholism and addiction⁹ during the 1990s.

MARIA DE JESUS RODRIGUEZ: (Speaking Spanish).

KAHN: "Back then, everyone hid those things - not him," she says. "He wasn't ashamed." Fifteen-year-old Luis Alberto Serrano (ph) is too young to remember the details of Jose Jose's long career but sure can sing his songs.

LUIS ALBERTO SERRANO: (Singing in Spanish).

KAHN: He and a friend sang in front of the park for hours. Many in the crowd wiped away tears, and the clouds remained low and the rain drizzled¹⁰ on. Carrie Kahn, NPR News, Mexico City.

(SOUNDBITE OF JOSE JOSE SONG, "EL TRISTE")

1 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

2 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

3 salute   

vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮

参考例句：

• Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
• The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。

4 ballad   

n.歌谣，民谣，流行爱情歌曲

参考例句：

• This poem has the distinctive flavour of a ballad.这首诗有民歌风味。
• This is a romantic ballad that is pure corn.这是一首极为伤感的浪漫小曲。

5 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

6 prolific   

adj.丰富的，大量的；多产的，富有创造力的

参考例句：

• She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories.她是一位多产的作家，写了很多小说和短篇故事。
• The last few pages of the document are prolific of mistakes.这个文件的最后几页错误很多。

7 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句

8 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• 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。

9 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

10 drizzled   

下蒙蒙细雨，下毛毛雨( drizzle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The dew on the branches drizzled our hair and shoulders. 枝头上的露珠润湿了我们的头发和双肩。
• It drizzled throughout the night. 毛毛雨下了一夜。