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David Sanborn became serious about music at the age of eleven. That was after going to a live performance by Ray Charles and hearing the saxophone of Hank Crawford. On his new album David Sanborn plays Hank Crawford's hit "The Peeper."
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David Sanborn is on tour around the country performing songs from his latest album. The album is called "Only Everything." David Sanborn plays "Blues in the Night."
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Ever heard of a country singer named Otis Blake?
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He calls himself Bad Blake, and bad is a good description of his life. He was a big star. Now he is fifty-seven and damaged by too much alcohol, too many cigarettes and not enough inner strength. The best he can do is open shows for the young star he trained. He ruins his chance with a woman who tries to save him. But in the end there is hope for this singer, who exists only in a movie and its soundtrack.
Bad Blake is a character played by actor Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart." The movie's theme song, "The Weary Kind" by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett, is nominated for an Academy Award. And so is Jeff Bridges. He is nomined for best actor. If he wins on March seventh, it will be his first Oscar out of five nominations in the past forty years.
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Our program was written by Nancy Steinbach, Mary Morningstar and Doug Levine. Caty Weaver was our producer. I'm Barbara Klein. Transcripts, MP3s and podcasts of our programs can all be found at voaspecialenglish.com. Join us again next week for THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English.
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