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Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock & Roll

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Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock & Roll

Playing with fire

6.3

1h 28m

2019

“Playing with fire”

Synopsis

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

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Documentary

new jerseyasbury parkjersey shore

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Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

as Self

Steven Van Zandt

Steven Van Zandt

as Self

Southside Johnny

as Self

David Sancious

David Sancious

as Self

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