WGBH screens 'The Night James Brown Saved Boston'
How this routine tour stop—and city leaders’ foresight to broadcast the concert live on WGBH—averted violence and rioting in the wake of Dr. King’s murder is the subject of a new documentary in VH1’s Emmy Award-Winning “Rock Doc” franchise. The world premiere of The Night James Brown Saved Boston , from director David Leaf (The U.S. Vs. John Lennon; Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson & The Story of SMiLE), will be held March 31 at 6:30pm at WGBH’s new Brighton studios. The event is free and open to the public; RSVP at www.wgbh.org/events.
The world premiere screening will be followed by a panel discussion and question and answer session featuring the documentary’s director, David Leaf; Russell Morash, longtime WGBH producer and director; Charles Bobbit, James Brown’s personal manager; and Northeastern University professor of African-American Studies Dr. Robert L. Hall.
The Night James Brown Saved Boston recounts how Mayor Kevin White, fearing rioting in downtown Boston, decided to televise a James Brown concert at the Boston Garden. WGBH’s live broadcast succeeded in keeping thousands of James Brown fans at home in front of their television sets, thus preventing the wholesale violence and rioting that engulfed other major cities.
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FREE; RSVP required, go to www.wgbh.org/events
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One Guest Street, Brighton, MA, 02135 map
WGBH, One Guest Street, Brighton, MA
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