Wattstax
Summary:
This is a filmed documentary of a black music festival held on August 20, 1972 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, sponsored by Stax Records and Schlitz Beer. The L.A./Watts riots demonstrated the community's urgent needs to the black show-business community. All the proceeds from the concert and this movie went to charity. Among the better-known performers were Isaac Hayes, The Emotions,... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Bar-Kays
Isaac Hayes
Albert King
Roebuck "Pops" Staples - (Himself)
Rufus Thomas
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Review:
The 1972 Wattstax festival was the biggest soul concert ever, and it follows that the film of the same name is one of the most notable documents of soul music. It includes performances (usually very good ones) by some big and not-so-big names of the early-'70s scene: Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Johnnie Taylor, Rufus Thomas}... Continue >>
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