CBS moved quickly, and the next morning found Zhou Hexuan and asked them to go to the broadcasting studio of the broadcasting company for a live performance.

When the radio program aired, American listeners showed three different reactions –

The upper class and some of the middle class whites said that they could not accept it, that it was too noisy and noisy to be worthy of their elegant status.

Rural listeners in the Midwest don't care about it, they don't like it too much, they don't like it too much, they still love country music.

The black community, the people at the bottom and some middle-class whites, as well as the vast number of young people from all walks of life, have shown an unprecedented love for rock music.

The controversy is very big, and the source of the controversy is those young people.

Some noble parliamentarians and tycoons suddenly found that their children and grandchildren were clinging to the radio and listening to the kind of noisy and low-grade songs. This made them feel unforgivable and insulted, so they started a round of scolding in the newspapers.

Zhou Hexuan couldn't laugh at this, he could have expected rock music to cause controversy, but he didn't expect the initial controversy to be related to class and race.

Who made blacks and the poor listen to the songs?

This is more serious than the father's hatred of children and grandchildren listening to Jay Chou, and it has escalated into a class and racial contradiction.

But it's not that serious, and "swing music" is actually a type of jazz, and jazz originally belonged to black music. At the time of World War I, jazz was not very well received by mainstream American society, but by the 20s it had noticeably improved.

By the '30s, a variation of jazz swing music quickly swept the United States, and this lowly and noisy form of music became a favorite of young and middle-class Americans—quickly moving from folk cabarets to top-of-the-line concert halls.

Rock music, to put it bluntly, is the ultimate evolution of swing music plus bruce plus pop music, and it has a wide fan base in the United States.

And to be honest, the song that Zhou Hexuan took out is not noisy, under the adaptation of the two black singers, Section A even has the taste of black spiritual songs, fresh, soothing, sad and sacred. The mood of the whole song is layered and does not turn into a crazy cry until the end, which makes it more acceptable to people in the early 40s.

When mainstream public opinion begins to condemn a new thing, it means that the new thing has succeeded. Just like at the beginning of the 21st century, the world was discussing the dangers of Internet addiction, and in the past decade alone, everyone has been online, and Internet access has become a habit and a normal part of life.

The most sensitive ones are the record labels, who immediately organize musicians to analyze and discuss, and many swing singers have also spontaneously tried the new genre of rock music.

Just a week later, a swing song adapted into a rock version appeared in the dance hall. Those rock songs are full of sexual innuendo and swear words, and are frantically followed by young and middle-class people who are looking for fun.

This led to two outcomes: first, rock 'n' roll quickly became popular; Second, rock 'n' roll is seen as a symbol of vulgarity because it is rife with pornography and violence.

Hardcore swinger Fletcher Henderson was upset with this, writing in Billboard magazine: "This new form of music named rock music by Mr. Zhou Hexuan should not become a trash can for vulgar songs, it should be positive, pursuing freedom and liberation." ”

Immediately, Fletche Henderson, who is good at composing, personally adapted his three classic swing songs into rock style, and the famous young swing singer Count Sibbe sang them. These three rock songs were recorded on record two months later, and sold 250,000 copies in half a month, making a lot of money.

Since then, more and more record companies have begun to produce and sell rock songs, although public opinion controversy still exists, but the popular trend of rock music has been irrepressible, and Zhou Hexuan has also been regarded as the "ancestor of rock and roll" by countless music fans later.

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China Institute Headquarters.

After inquiring for a long time, the three black youths finally found the sign of the club in a certain building, and they walked in and asked, "Is this the place that accepts donations for the war against China?" ”

"Yes," said the staff of the China Institute, "thank you for your generous donation, and if you can, please leave your name information, the Chinese will always remember your friendship." ”

"My name is Oscar Moore, and I'm donating $50."

"My name is Nate King Cole, and I'm donating $50 too."

"My name is Wesley Prince, and I'm donating $50 too."

After several people had registered, Knight Cole suddenly said, "Please tell Mr. Zhou, I like his rock songs very much, it's amazing, I hope he can release a record." ”

The staff smiled: "I will tell you, thank you." ”

These three black youths are none other than the newly formed "Kim Cole Trio", who are still not famous, but will become famous in a few years. Even after Knight Cole's death, his records continued to sell an average of more than 5,000 copies a week for 35 years after his death.

Nate King Cole was a jazz singer who sang mostly swing songs in the '40s, which shows how popular this type of song was.

"By the way, this is a new record from our band, please help transfer it to Mr. Zhou." Knight Cole pulls out a vinyl record.

When Zhou Hexuan got the record, his expression was a little strange, because it was the first record of a legendary American band, and it also came with the signatures of the three original members. If it were to be taken out again in 50 years, it would surely make jazz fans go completely crazy.

That black singer, shouldn't be affected by this and switch to rock music in the future, right?

Yu Peichen counted the donation accounts and said happily: "Brother Xuan, this performance was so successful, I received $2,833 in donations for the Anti-Japanese War in one week. What's more, many American newspapers are now reporting on our performances and mentioning China's War of Resistance, and more and more Americans are sympathetic to China. ”

"Yes, those who have attained the Tao will be helped," Zhou Hexuan said, "Come back to China with me for the Spring Festival." ”

Yu Peichen shook his head and said, "I want to stay in the United States, I like my current job very much." ”

Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but smile bitterly: "What you said is exactly the same as what Vivien Li said." ”

Yu Peichen was a little embarrassed: "Why don't I wait until I go back to China to see you on New Year's Day next year?" It's been a really busy time and I can't leave at all. ”

"It's okay, it's good that you find something to do," Zhou Hexuan instructed, "It's not easy to return to China, it's very dangerous, I'll come to the United States to see you in the future." ”

"That's fine," Yu Peichen said with a smile, "and judging by the current situation in the United States, they will soon enter the war." As long as the United States joins, China will surely win, and I estimate that by 1942, the War of Resistance will be over, and our family will be reunited. ”

"Yes." Zhou Hexuan didn't want to dampen Yu Peichen's enthusiasm.

Historically, when the news of the United States' entry into the war reached China, Chinese people of insight were also jubilant, and some even predicted that they would be able to drive away little Japan in three months.

Yu Peichen said: "You can leave after New Year's Day, the daughters have just learned to call Dad, and they are very close to you, and they will be very disappointed when you leave." ”

"Well, I'll leave after New Year's Day." Zhou Hexuan nodded and said that he was going to buy Coca-Cola's shares.