9 The Living Legend

Chapter 9 The Living Legend The Living Legend Award from the Music City News had been given to many of Dolly's heroes like Johnny Cash and Tammy Wynette. In 1994, Dolly won it! That same year, while still making hit records, she published an autobiography, a children's book, and started her own recording label, Blue Eye Records! She worked with other stars, young and old such as Loretta Lynn, Neil Diamond, and Billy Ray Cyrus, whose daughter, Miley, is Dolly's goddaughter.

《音乐之城新闻》颁发的“活着的传奇”奖颁给了多莉的许多偶像，比如约翰尼·卡什和塔米·怀内特。 1994年，多莉赢了！同年，当她仍在制作热门唱片时，她出版了一本自传，一本儿童读物，并创办了自己的唱片公司——蓝眼唱片公司！她与其他明星合作过，有年轻的也有年老的，比如洛丽塔·林恩、尼尔·戴蒙德和比利·雷·塞勒斯，后者的女儿麦莉是多莉的教女。

Dolly is never afraid to try something new. She has worked with non country artists like Rod Stewart, Elton John, and Norah Jones. She did an album of patriotic songs called For God and Country. She also did albums that included sixties hits like John Lennon's "Imagine." Dolly went back to her roots again and made very successful bluegrass albums. She even sang a bluegrass version of Carl's favorite Led Zeppelin song, "Stairway to Heaven," though Carl was honest and told her he didn't like it. Between recording sessions, Dolly and Carl

多莉从不害怕尝试新事物。 她曾与罗德·斯图尔特、埃尔顿·约翰和诺拉·琼斯等非乡村艺术家合作。 她制作了一张名为《为了上帝和国家》的爱国歌曲专辑。 她还制作了包括约翰·列侬（John Lennon）的《想象》（Imagine）等60年代热门歌曲在内的专辑。 多莉又回到了她的本源，制作了非常成功的蓝草唱片。 她甚至还演唱了卡尔最喜欢的齐柏林飞艇乐队歌曲《通往天堂的阶梯》（Stairway to Heaven）的蓝草版本，尽管卡尔很诚实地告诉她他不喜欢这首歌。 录音间隙，多莉和卡尔

sometimes got away with their dog in a camper van, staying in motels and eating in diners. Dolly would go in disguise... she wore no makeup! However, even when she wasn't working, Dolly couldn't stop being creative. On one three-week "vacation," Dolly wrote thirty-seven songs! In 1999, Dolly was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Usually, the award is given to people at the end of their career, but not Dolly! She was only fifty-six, and she was just getting rolling! In her acceptance speech Dolly joked, "I thought you had to be ugly or dead to get in."

有时带着他们的狗开着露营车，住在汽车旅馆里，在小餐馆吃饭。 多莉会乔装打扮去。 她没化妆！然而，即使在她不工作的时候，多莉也无法停止创作。 在一个为期三周的“假期”里，多莉写了37首歌！1999年，多莉被选入乡村音乐名人堂。 通常，这个奖项是颁发给职业生涯末期的人，但多莉不是！她只有56岁，而她才刚刚起步！在她的获奖感言中，多莉开玩笑地说：“我以为你只有长得丑或者死了才能入选。”

Sadly, a short time later, Dolly's father, Lee, died at age seventy-nine. She said he was the "best daddy a bunch of kids could ever have." Dolly dedicated an album to him, Little Sparrow. Only three years later, Dolly's mom, Avie Lee, died and was buried next to Lee. How wonderful that her parents lived long enough to see Dolly's big dreams come true. Far more than a popular performer, Dolly has come to be valued as a national treasure. In 2004 Dolly received her second Living Legend award, a medal from the US Library of Congress. It honors people who have made America a better place, like children's book author Maurice Sendak, astronaut Sally Ride, General Colin Powell, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and entertainer Bill Cosby. Then in 2005, Dolly was invited to the White House, where President George W. Bush would present her with the National Medal of Arts. In the United States, it's the highest award an artist can receive. But

不幸的是，不久之后，多莉的父亲李去世了，享年79岁。 她说他是“一群孩子所能拥有的最好的爸爸”。 多莉为他做了一张专辑《小麻雀》。 仅仅三年后，多莉的妈妈艾维·李去世了，被葬在了多莉的旁边。 多好啊，她的父母活得足够长，能够看到多莉的梦想成真。 多莉远不只是一个受欢迎的表演者，而是被视为国宝。 2004年，多莉获得了第二个“活着的传奇”奖，这是美国国会图书馆颁发的一枚奖章。 它是为了表彰那些让美国变得更美好的人，比如儿童读物作家莫里斯·森达克、宇航员莎莉·莱德、科林·鲍威尔将军、大提琴家马友友和艺人比尔·科斯比。 然后在2005年，多莉被邀请到白宫，乔治·W·布什总统在那里。 布什将为她颁发国家艺术奖章。 在美国，这是艺术家能获得的最高奖项。 但

Dolly had to pick up her award later... she was doing a concert in Oklahoma and, as always, performing for her fans came first. HOW DOLLY MAKES AN ALBUM

多莉得晚些时候去领奖。 她在俄克拉何马州开演唱会，一如既往，为她的粉丝表演是第一位的。 多莉是怎么制作专辑的

FOR A NEW ALBUM, DOLLY MAY COME INTO THE RECORDING STUDIO WITH ABOUT TWENTY-FIVE NEW SONGS. SHE WILL SING AND PLAY THEM ON GUITAR. WITH THE HELP OF PEOPLE IN THE STUDIO, SHE NARROWS THE NUMBER OF SONGS DOWN TO TWELVE OR SO. A PRODUCER THEN WRITES OUT THE SONGS FOR THE STUDIO MUSICIANS. DOLLY WILL SING FOR THEM SO THEY GET THE IDEA OF WHAT SHE WANTS. THEN THE MUSICIANS ADD THEIR OWN IDEAS AND REHEARSE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. FINALLY, DOLLY AND THE MUSICIANS ARE ABLE TO RECORD TOGETHER... SOMETIMES TWO SONGS IN A DAY. MAKING AN ALBUM DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT!

为了一张新专辑，多莉可能会带着大约25首新歌进入录音室。 她将用吉他演唱和弹奏它们。 在录音室里的人的帮助下，她把歌曲的数量缩小到12首左右。 然后由制作人为录音室的乐手写歌。 多莉会为他们唱歌，这样他们就知道她想要什么了。 然后音乐家们加入他们自己的想法，排练大约一个星期。 最后，多莉和乐手们可以一起录音了… 有时一天两首歌。 制作专辑不是一朝一夕的事！