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The night James Brown saved Boston
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The film documents a remarkable concert and the politics around it. Boston Mayor Kevin White and his colleagues almost by accident realized that by televising the James Brown concert they could kee...
The film documents a remarkable concert and the politics around it. Boston Mayor Kevin White and his colleagues almost by accident realized that by televising the James Brown concert they could keep people indoors that night and prevent widespread rioting. The film is testimony to the power of music in general and the power of James Brown's music in particular. The film is a tribute to the Godfather of Soul and the role he would come to play in working for civil rights.
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- Creator
- VH1 ; FremantleMedia ; Shout! Factory ; produced by David Leaf and Arlene Wszalek ; a film by David Leaf
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Los Angeles, Calif. : Shout! Factory, [2009]
- ©2009
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (approximately 175 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBNs
- 9781603992534, 1603992537
- OCLC
- ocn318104326
- Credits
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- Narrated by Dennis Haysbert ; James Brown, vocals, with vocal and instrumental accompaniment.
- Directed by David Leaf ; producers, Eric Kulberg, Morgan Neville ; written by Morgan Neville ; director of photography, Nicola Marsh ; editor, Peter S. Lynch, II ; original score, Tom Rizzo
- Biographical documentary with music performances.
- Title from opening frames.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2008 ; also broadcast as a special documentary on VH1 on April 5, 2008.
- Special features: Additional interview footage with Charles Bobbit, Dr. Robert Hall, James Brown's band, Rev. Al Sharpton, Rickey Vincent, Dr. Cornel West; panel at the Boston premiere.
- DVD in 16:9 widescreen presentation ; NTSC.
Subjects
- Brown, James, 1933-2006.
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Assassination.
- Singers -- United States -- Biography.
- Inner cities -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- 1964-1975.
- Music -- Performance.
- United States -- History -- 1961-1969.
- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
- Boston (Mass.) -- Race relations.