The story of Asbury Park, a long-troubled town, and how the power of music can unify a divided people. Asbury Park, a once-storied beach resort, exploded in flames during a summer of social upheaval, crippling the town for the following 45 years and turning it to urban blight. The violence, which separated the town literally by a pair of train tracks, decimated the famed Westside jazz and blues scene, but from the ashes of the blazing city emerged the iconic Jersey sound.