[01] Peqane o Tzeims Mpraoyn.

O Mpraoyn metaferqhke sth diarkeia toy sabbatokyriakoy me ojeia pneymonia sto nosokomeio Emori Krofornt Longk ths Atlanta, dhlwse o synergaths toy Soyper Frank.

O tragoydisths poy htan gnwstos kai ws "Mr Dynamite" einai ypeyqynos gia dyo basikes tomes sthn amerikanikh mayrh moysikh. Gia th strofh toy ryqm en mployz sth sooyl sta telh ths dekaetias toy '50, kaqws kai gia th gennhsh toy fank mesa apo th sooyl sta telh ths dekaetias toy '60 kai stis arxes ths dekaetias toy '70.Moysikh poy ephrease kai enepneyse mia nea genia mayrwn moysikwn apo toys opoios gennhqhke h rap kai to xip-xop.

H megalh toy epityxia "Say it Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)" egine ymnos gia ta anqrwpina dikaiwmata sthn taragmenh dekaetia toy '60.

Sthn kariera toy eixe perissotera apo 119 tsarts kai hxografhse toylaxiston 50 almpoym. Gia thn prosfora toy sth moysikh timhqhke to 1992 me to brabeio Gkrami.

Den distase na emfanistei ston kinhmatografo sthn tainia "The Blues Brothers" sto rolo enos maniakoy ierokhryka.

O Mpraoyn, poy megalwse mesa sthn apolyth ftwxeia, extise kai mia epityxhmenh aytokratoria kai stis epixeirhseis me dekades radiofwnikoys staqmoys kai dikh toy etairia paragwghs. Dieqete ena stolo polytelwn aytokinhtwn kai diko toy aeroplano.

Kaqe diskos toy thn periodo 1960-77 eftane to top-100. Anamesa stis megales toy epityxies einai ta tragoydia: "Please, Please, Please," "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "I Got You (I Feel Good)" "Get Up (I feel like being a Sex Machine)" kai to "It's a Man's World."

H terastia epityxia toy "Living in America," to 1985 poy akoygotan sthn tainia "Rocky IV," toy efere mia nea genia qaymastwn kai to prwto toy brabeio Gkrami.

Athens News Agency: News in ASCII Greek Directory - Previous Article - Next Article