Blues Musician Pinetop Perkins Dead at 97

    The world's oldest Grammy winner, bluesman Pinetop Perkins, has died at the age of 97 in Austin, Texas.
    Representatives（众议院） for Perkins said he died in his sleep.
    Perkins won a Grammy in February for his traditional blues¹ album Joined at the Hip²: Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith.  He surpassed the late comedian³ George Burns, who won a Grammy at 95, to be the oldest Grammy winner ever.
    Perkins also won Grammys in 2007 and 2005, the latter for lifetime achievement.
    The Grammys are the most prominent of U.S. music awards.
    Perkins began his career playing the guitar, but an injury in the 1940s forced him to stop.  He continued his career on the piano, playing primarily in groups until late in his career.  He played musical dates in Austin until the last few weeks of his life.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

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 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

3 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。