Bibliograph

Wattstax, a Stax Films/Wolper Pictures production ; directed by Mel Stuart ; produced by Larry Shaw, Mel Stuart

Type

Label

Wattstax, a Stax Films/Wolper Pictures production ; directed by Mel Stuart ; produced by Larry Shaw, Mel Stuart

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Wattstax

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

56365712

resource.otherEventInformation

Concert performances filmed at Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif., Aug. 20, 1972

Responsibility statement

a Stax Films/Wolper Pictures production ; directed by Mel Stuart ; produced by Larry Shaw, Mel Stuart

Runtime

103

Summary

Documents the concert that came to be known as 'the Black Woodstock,' held on the anniversary of 1965 Watts Riot, and had 100,000 in attendance

Table Of Contents

Songs. What you see is what you get (the Dramatics) -- Oh la de da ; We the people (the Staple Singers) -- Lift every voice and sing (Kim Weston) -- Someone greater than you & I (Jimmy Jones) -- Lying on the truth (Rance Allen Group) -- Peace be still (the Emotions) -- Old time religion (William Bell, Louise McCord, Debra Manning, Eric Mercury, Freddy Robinson, Lee Sain, Ernie Hines, Little Sonny, Eddie Floyd, Frederick Knight ; Newcomers ; Temprees) -- Son of Shaft (the Bar-Kays) -- I'll sing the blues for you (Albert King) -- Walking the backstreet (Little Milton) -- Jody (Johnnie Taylor) -- I may not be what you want (Mel & Tim) -- Picking up the pieces (Carla Thomas) -- Breakdown ; Funky chicken (Rufus Thomas) -- If loving you is wrong I don't want to be right (Luther Ingram) -- Shaft ; Soulsville (Issac [sic] Hayes)

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Classification