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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WattstaxWattstax - Wikipedia

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   Wattstax was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African-American community of Watts, Los Angeles. [2] [3] The concert took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 20, 1972. The concert's performers included all of Stax's prominent artists at the time.

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     WATTSTAX - Original Trailer Film (1972 "Black Woodstock" Concert, Memorial Coliseum L.A.)

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     Wattstax (1973) movie trailer

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4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0070902Wattstax (1973) - IMDb

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   Sep 16, 1973 · Wattstax: Directed by Mel Stuart. With The Dramatics, The Staple Singers, Kim Weston, Jimmy Jones. Documentary covering a Stax Records-sponsored all-day concert at the 1972 Watts Summer Festival with performances by Stax Records artists such as Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Staples Singers, and more.

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   • Genre: Documentary, Comedy, Music

   • Director: Mel Stuart
   • Release Date: 1973-09-16

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   Jul 9, 2012 · Wattstax is a 1973 documentary film by Mel Stuart that focused on the 1972 Wattstax music festival and the African American community of Watts in Los Angeles...

6. www.pbs.org › pov › filmsWattstax - PBS

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   The legendary "black Woodstock" finally gets its due with a newly restored and digitally remixed Wattstax, Mel Stuart's documentary of the epochal 1972 concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ...

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   Jan 25, 2009 · The original "WattStax" theatrical trailer for '73 film of the historical event "Black Woodstock" held in 1972 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. "An extraordinary film that has percolated under ...

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   Film Description. The legendary "black Woodstock" finally gets its due when a newly restored and digitally remixed Wattstax , Mel Stuart's documentary of the epochal 1972 concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, receives its first-ever national broadcast. Featuring incendiary performances by Isaac Hayes, Albert King, Rufus and Carla Thomas ...

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   Who directed Wattstax?

   • Wattstax: Directed by Mel Stuart. With The Dramatics, The Staple Singers, Kim Weston, Jimmy Jones. Documentary covering a Stax Records-sponsored all-day concert at the 1972 Watts Summer Festival with performances by Stax Records artists such as Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Staples Singers, and more.

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   Who created the Wattstax concert?

   • Stax Record's West Coast director, Forrest Hamilton, came up with the idea for the Wattstax concert. Being in Los Angeles during the Watts Riots in 1965, Hamilton later became aware of the yearly Watts Summer Festival that commemorated the revolt.

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   What is a Wattstax concert?

   • The name of the concert—"Wattstax"—was formed to include "Watts", as in the neighborhood, and "Stax", the name of the record company putting the show together. All seats were reserved and priced at only one dollar each, as Stax wanted to make it possible for anyone to attend.

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   Does Wattstax have a future?

   • But there are some projects that try to, projects that try to give their time a shape, make it three-dimensional, and make it easier for the future to understand it. This year, on the 50th anniversary of its 1973 release, the film Wattstax will be returning to theaters again.

   50 years later, the celebrations and contradictions of 'Wattstax ... - NPR

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10. www.npr.org › 2023/02/15 › 115595985150 years later, the celebrations and contradictions of ... - NPR

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    Feb 15, 2023 · 50 years later, the celebrations and contradictions of 'Wattstax' still resonate. The documentary Wattstax celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. It will be returning to theaters alongside a ...