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In the documentary Like a Rolling Stone: The Life and Times of Ben Fong-Torres, Fong-Torres recounts the feeling of flipping through the jukebox at his father’s restaurant stating, “Inside jukeboxes, there was no segregation…Rock and Roll was an equalizer.” Music gave voice to the disenfranchised as a form of protest. These principles of rock and roll shaped Fong-Torres’s
"Like a Rolling Stone: The Life and Times of Ben Fong-Torres" (not rated, 1 hour, 42 minutes, Netflix) This acclaimed documentary, directed by Suzanne Kai, is an insightful and entertaining portrait of an iconic Chinese American journalist who became one of the country's most influential and knowledgeable music editors. With Cameron Crowe, Annie Leibovitz, Carlos Santana, Quincy Jones, Marvin Gaye, Elton John, Steve Martin.