Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock & Roll
“Playing with fire”
2019•1h 28m•6.3•Released
Documentary
The story of the long troubled town of Asbury Park, and how the power of music can unite a divided community. A once storied seaside resort, Asbury Park erupted in flames during a summer of civil unrest, crippling the town for the next 45 years and reducing it to a state of urban blight. A town literally divided by a set of railroad tracks, the riot destroyed the fabled Westside jazz and blues scene, but from the flames of the burning city emerged the iconic Jersey sound.
Director
Tom Jones
Languages
English
Studio
Trafalgar Releasing
Cast
Bruce Springsteen
Self
Steven Van Zandt
Self
Southside Johnny
Self
David Sancious
Self
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