VOA标准英语2011--The Revolution Continues on Chicago Blue

The Revolution Continues on Chicago Blues¹ Tribute Album

A tribute album to Chicago blues wouldn't be complete without an appearance by two of the city's most beloved bluesmen, Buddy² Guy and James Cotton. Both appear on the all-star recording³, "Chicago Blues: A Living History - The Revolution Continues."
More than 50 years of blues are updated by Chicago's premier⁴ players, including Billy Boy Arnold who sings "He's A Jelly Roll Baker⁵." The song is traced to the year 1942 when guitar great Lonnie Johnson recorded it on the Bluebird label.
The first collection of "Chicago Blues: A Living History" was released to worldwide acclaim⁶ in 2009. It earned a Grammy nomination⁷ for Best Traditional Blues Album and inspired producer Larry Skoller to return to the studio with his stellar lineup.
Skoller says he just couldn't pass up the opportunity to work with some of today's living legends.
"What a second one would mean would be [to ask], ‘How do we add to this and how do we expand on it?' It was clear that what we wanted to do was to get more of the people who were key in helping⁸ to pioneer the music and who are still around today," he said.
At age 74, guitarist Buddy Guy is indeed still around and performing at his best on "First Time I Met The Blues."
"He came in and it was unbelievable," Skoller said. "He was just so strong and singing so great, and as you can hear on the song, was, as they say, just ‘shredding' his guitar. It was 11 o'clock in the morning and he had asked to come in the morning because that's the time he feels at his best in the studio. And he just came in and it was fantastic. It was really electric."
And what was James Cotton's reaction to being onstage with everybody and doing a project like this?
"He was really excited about it and really gracious and was happy to be able to do the dueling⁹ harmonica," Skoller said. "Because, unfortunately, James Cotton can't sing anymore but he still plays great. And, for him to be able to come in there and play dueling harmonicas and have Billy Branch sing on ‘Rocket 88' was really a thrill for him."
Also featured are guitarists Magic Slim and Ronnie Baker Brooks¹⁰, as well as vocalists Mike Avery and Zora Young. Along with harmonica masters Billy Branch and Billy Boy Arnold, the album marks the return of guitarists Lurrie Bell, Carlos Johnson and John Primer, all backed by The Living History Band.

 

1 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

2 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

3 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。

4 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

5 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

6 acclaim   

v.向…欢呼，公认；n.欢呼，喝彩，称赞

参考例句：

• He was welcomed with great acclaim.他受到十分热烈的欢迎。
• His achievements earned him the acclaim of the scientific community.他的成就赢得了科学界的赞誉。

7 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

8 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

9 dueling   

n. 决斗, 抗争(=duelling) 动词duel的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• More light-hearted But somewhat puzzled, Vladimir prepared to meet Eugene on the dueling ground. 弗拉基米尔心里轻松了一些，但仍感到有些困惑，在这种心情下，他准备去决斗场地迎战叶甫盖尼。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
• They had been dueling for hours and finally called a draw. 他们一直决斗了数小时，最后打成平局。

10 brooks   

n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》