Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock & Roll

Name: Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock & Roll
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-05-22
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt, Southside Johnny, David Sancious

Playing with fire

6.3 (3)2019-05-221h 28m

Documentary

Overview

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.