Wattstax was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African-American community of...

Isaac Hayes with a 'Wattstax' screening". Chicago Tribune. Hirsh, Marc (July 16, 2010). "The Summer Of Music Documentaries: 'Wattstax'". Pop Culture Happy...

F. Kennedy documentary Four Days in November and the 1973 concert film Wattstax. In addition he directed or produced over 180 films including movies of...

Woodstock", Wattstax was hosted by Reverend Jesse Jackson and drew a crowd of over 100,000 people, most of them African-American. Wattstax was filmed by...

Jackson, with the assembled crowd at Los Angeles Coliseum for the famous Wattstax Music Festival on August 20, 1972. It also appears in When We Were Kings...

featured in Mel Stuart's 1973 documentary film "Wattstax". This film chronicles the historic 1972 Wattstax concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in...

The album's title was derived from a remark made by Pryor himself in Wattstax.[citation needed] Initially released on Stax Records under their "Partee"...

years later Pryor, still relatively unknown, appeared in the documentary Wattstax (1972), wherein he riffed on the tragic-comic absurdities of race relations...

1973 feature film Wattstax, performing the song "Peace Be Still." The tune went on to be added to the movie's soundtrack. Wattstax was also nominated...

Blues at Sunset is a blues album by Albert King, recorded live at Wattstax (August 20, 1972) and at the Montreux Jazz Festival (July 1, 1973), and released...

appearances on The Jeffersons, What's Happening!!, The Love Boat, and the film Wattstax. Although he had not appeared in any acting roles since 1985, as his last...

at age 79. The 1972 music festival at the Los Angeles Coliseum known as Wattstax, and its follow-up 1973 documentary film, were created to commemorate the...

the opening number for the Wattstax Festival at the Coliseum in Los Angeles. This performance was included in the film Wattstax which was produced by Wolper...

Yeller, Mary Poppins Mel Stuart: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Wattstax John Sturges: Bad Day at Black Rock, The Magnificent Seven Frank Tashlin:...

throughout, and includes dialogue spoken by Richard Pryor from the film Wattstax (1974); both are also credited as writers. Nas took to Instagram shortly...

ideas." Later that year, Hayes performed "Theme from Shaft" live at the Wattstax concert in Los Angeles. Film footage of this performance was recorded for...

Brooklyn on September 18, 2004, inspired by the 1973 concert documentary Wattstax. Despite intermittent rain, the concert continued uninterrupted, featuring...

throughout the 1970s.: 256  In 1972, the group appeared in the documentary film Wattstax.: 270  Following this appearance, the group was named "Best Religious Group"...

Przystanek Woodstock (Woodstock Festival Poland) Sunbury Pop Festival Wattstax Woodstock '94, a rebooted version of the festival held in Saugerties, New...

films and television shows, including The Last Waltz, Graffiti Bridge, Wattstax, New York Undercover, Songs of Praise, Soul Train, Soul to Soul, The Psychiatrist...

Year Title Role Notes 1973 Wattstax Himself Save the Children 1974 Three Tough Guys Lee Truck Turner Mac "Truck" Turner 1976 It Seemed Like a Good Idea...

community benefit concert that was released as the 1973 documentary film Wattstax." Though popular with college students, the overall sales of Jungle Action...

1972, the band performed in front of more than 100,000 fans at the famous Wattstax festival in Los Angeles. Originally formed as The Lovemen, the trio—lead...

at the age of 67. The Bar-Kays appeared in the 1973 film documentary, Wattstax. "Freakshow on the Dance Floor" was featured in the first breakdance scene...

Redding, in an aviation accident. He appeared in the documentary film, Wattstax, which was released in 1973. "For a journeyman he's a minor genius—who...

Canada. The Coliseum last hosted the event in 1998. On August 20, 1972, Wattstax, also known as "Black-Woodstock", took place in the Coliseum. Over 100...

Baadasssss Song and Shaft (both 1971). In 1972, Al Bell supervised the Wattstax festival, a day-long concert featuring Stax artists which was held in Los...

Records. The 1990s reissue appended bonus tracks from the group's set at Wattstax. The title track was released as the first single. The album peaked at...

There" 1 1 — 21 30 "This World" 38 6 — 85 — 1973 "Oh La De Da" 33 4 — — — Wattstax: The Living Word "Be What You Are" 66 18 — — — Be What You Are "If You're...

character is taken to see the towers. In the 1973 concert documentary Wattstax the towers are repeatedly featured from multiple vantages. The climax of...