Wattstax, a Stax Films/Wolper Pictures production ; directed by Mel Stuart ; produced by Larry Shaw, Mel Stuart
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Wattstax, a Stax Films/Wolper Pictures production ; directed by Mel Stuart ; produced by Larry Shaw, Mel Stuart
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Wattstax
Oclc number
56365712
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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
Contributor
- Thomas, Rufus, 1917-2001
- Wolper Pictures (Firm)
- Floyd, Eddie
- Weston, Kim
- Dramatics (Musical group)
- Stuart, Mel
- Staple Singers
- Mercury, Eric
- Knight, Frederick, 1944-
- Sain, Lee
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Emotions (Musical group)
- Hines, Ernie
- Robinson, Freddy
- King, Albert, 1923-1992
- Bell, William, 1939-
- Little Milton
- Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
- Stax Films (Firm)
- Newcomers (Musical group)
- Rance Allen Group
- Little Sonny
- Bar-Kays (Musical group)
- Taylor, Johnnie
- Mel & Tim
- Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005
- Thomas, Carla, 1942-
- McCord, Louise
- Thomas, Deborah Manning
- Shaw, Larry, (Television director)
- Chuck D, 1960-
- Hayes, Isaac
- Temprees (Musical group)
- Jones, A. E., A. E. Jimmy
- Ingram, Luther
Genre
Subject
- Documentary films
- Concert films
- African American musicians
- Gospel music
- Popular music
- Los Angeles- Watts
- Nonfiction films
- Rhythm and blues music
- African Americans -- Music
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Soul music
- Schwarze
- Feature films
- Veranstaltung
- Konzert
- Blues
- Watts Riot, Los Angeles, Calif., 1965 + Anniversaries, etc
Content
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- Someone greater than you and I
- We the people
- Lying on the truth
- I'll sing the blues for you
- Peace be still
- Shaft
- Walking the backstreet
- Lift every voice and sing
- What you see is what you get
- Old time religion
- Picking up the pieces
- Jody
- Breakdown
- Son of Shaft
- I may not be what you want
- Funky chicken
- Oh la de da
- If loving you is wrong I don't want to be right
- Soulsville
Is Based On
Narrator
Performer
- Thomas, Rufus, 1917-2001
- Floyd, Eddie
- Weston, Kim
- Dramatics (Musical group)
- Staple Singers
- Mercury, Eric
- Knight, Frederick, 1944-
- Sain, Lee
- Emotions (Musical group)
- Hines, Ernie
- Robinson, Freddy
- King, Albert, 1923-1992
- Bell, William, 1939-
- Little Milton
- Newcomers (Musical group)
- Rance Allen Group
- Little Sonny
- Bar-Kays (Musical group)
- Taylor, Johnnie
- Mel & Tim
- Thomas, Carla, 1942-
- McCord, Louise
- Thomas, Deborah Manning
- Chuck D, 1960-
- Hayes, Isaac
- Temprees (Musical group)
- Jones, A. E., A. E. Jimmy
- Ingram, Luther
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- Thomas, Rufus, 1917-2001
- Wolper Pictures (Firm)
- Floyd, Eddie
- Weston, Kim
- Dramatics (Musical group)
- Stuart, Mel
- Staple Singers
- Mercury, Eric
- Knight, Frederick, 1944-
- Sain, Lee
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Emotions (Musical group)
- Hines, Ernie
- Robinson, Freddy
- King, Albert, 1923-1992
- Bell, William, 1939-
- Little Milton
- Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
- Stax Films (Firm)
- Newcomers (Musical group)
- Rance Allen Group
- Little Sonny
- Bar-Kays (Musical group)
- Taylor, Johnnie
- Mel & Tim
- Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005
- Thomas, Carla, 1942-
- McCord, Louise
- Thomas, Deborah Manning
- Shaw, Larry, (Television director)
- Chuck D, 1960-
- Hayes, Isaac
- Temprees (Musical group)
- Jones, A. E., A. E. Jimmy
- Ingram, Luther
- Genre9
- Subject17
- Documentary films
- Concert films
- African American musicians
- Gospel music
- Popular music
- Los Angeles- Watts
- Nonfiction films
- Rhythm and blues music
- African Americans -- Music
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Soul music
- Schwarze
- Feature films
- Veranstaltung
- Konzert
- Blues
- Watts Riot, Los Angeles, Calif., 1965 + Anniversaries, etc
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- Someone greater than you and I
- We the people
- Lying on the truth
- I'll sing the blues for you
- Peace be still
- Shaft
- Walking the backstreet
- Lift every voice and sing
- What you see is what you get
- Old time religion
- Picking up the pieces
- Jody
- Breakdown
- Son of Shaft
- I may not be what you want
- Funky chicken
- Oh la de da
- If loving you is wrong I don't want to be right
- Soulsville
- Is Based On1
- Narrator1
- Performer28
- Thomas, Rufus, 1917-2001
- Floyd, Eddie
- Weston, Kim
- Dramatics (Musical group)
- Staple Singers
- Mercury, Eric
- Knight, Frederick, 1944-
- Sain, Lee
- Emotions (Musical group)
- Hines, Ernie
- Robinson, Freddy
- King, Albert, 1923-1992
- Bell, William, 1939-
- Little Milton
- Newcomers (Musical group)
- Rance Allen Group
- Little Sonny
- Bar-Kays (Musical group)
- Taylor, Johnnie
- Mel & Tim
- Thomas, Carla, 1942-
- McCord, Louise
- Thomas, Deborah Manning
- Chuck D, 1960-
- Hayes, Isaac
- Temprees (Musical group)
- Jones, A. E., A. E. Jimmy
- Ingram, Luther
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