Duke Ellington: One of the Most Popular Musicians of the Twentieth Century Written by Paul Thompson (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Richard Rael. VOICE TWO: And I'm Ray Freeman with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Every week we tell about...
Duke Ellington and His Jazz Orchestra Were Famous Around the WorldWritten by Paul Thompson (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Ray Freeman with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Every week we tell about a per...
Written by Jill Moss (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a writer who helped influence modern culture. Her name was Susan Sontag. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Sus...
Winslow Homer: America's Painter Written by Mario Ritter (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with People In America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Winslow Homer, considered to be the greatest American artis...
Radio Pioneers Created the System That Brought Words, Music and Information to People Across America Written by George Grow (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we...
Shirley Horn: One of the Great Jazz Singers of the 1950s and 1960s Written by Cynthia Kirk (THEME) VOICE ONE: Im Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA IN VOA Special English. Today we tell about jazz singer and pianist S...
Diane Arbus: Revolutionary Photographer of Unusual People Written by Dana Demange (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Im Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Diane Arbus, a revolutionary mode...
F.Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Was a Major Event in American Literature Written by Richard Thorman (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the Special English program, People in America. Every week, we tell...
F.Scott Fitzgerald Wrote About the Roaring Twenties, the Greatest Party in American HistoryWritten by Richard Thorman (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: F. Scott Fitzgerald And I'm Steve Ember with the Special English program, People...
Marian Anderson: 75 Thousand People Heard Her Sing at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Written by Shelley Gollust (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: Marian Anderson's image on a United States Postal Service stamp And I'm Stev...