Blog: THE DEEP BLUES BLOG

James Brown's show on April 5th, 1968 is credited with saving the city of Boston from full scale rioting following the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King the night before in Memphis. The gig had been scheduled for months but was cancelled by the city due to riots in the predominantly black area of Roxbury and South End. City Councilman Tom Atkins pushed for the show to not only procede but to be televised via WGBH . Brown [...]