Live at the Boston Garden: April 5, 1968
1968 American TV series or program
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Live at the Boston Garden: April 5, 1968 is a concert film starring James Brown. Recorded at the Boston Garden by WGBH-TV the night after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., it was broadcast live in an effort to quell potential riots in the city. The recording circulated as a bootleg before it was officially released on DVD by Shout! Factory in 2008 as part of the box set I Got the Feelin': James Brown in the '60s.[1] It received a stand-alone release in 2009.[2]
| Live at the Boston Garden: April 5, 1968 | |
|---|---|
| Starring | James Brown |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 81 minutes |
| Production company | WGBH-TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | WGBH-TV |
| Release | April 5, 1968 |
The concert was the subject of the 2008 PBS/VH-1 documentary The Night James Brown Saved Boston, directed by David Leaf and a chapter of Common Ground by J. Anthony Lukas.
Songs
- "That's Life"
- "Kansas City"
- Medley: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"/"Lost Someone"/"Bewildered"
- "Get It Together"
- "There Was a Time"
- "I Got the Feelin'"
- "Try Me"
- Medley: "Cold Sweat"/"Ride the Pony"/"Cold Sweat"
- "I Got You (I Feel Good)"
- "Please, Please, Please"
- "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)"