The Wattstax Concert was filmed by David L. Wolper and made into the 1973 film titled Wattstax, directed by Mel Stuart and nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Documentary

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Wattstax was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African-American community of Watts, Los Angeles. The concert took place on August 20, 1972.

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Heads up, film and music fans of Denton, TX and the surrounding DFW area!

The Denton Black Film Festival will be presenting a FREE screening of "Wattstax" on June 8th at the
Golden Triangle Mall/ Theatre Denton Annex.

Doors open at 3:30 pm, film starts at 4pm. Sign up on Eventbrite (there's a link on the webpage). RSVP is requested.

https://dentonbff.com/events/free-community-screening-of-wattstax/

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Rufus Thomas handling the crowd like the old pro he is. He's got this thing under control the whole time.

Some really wonderful dancing in the crowd shots and the 70s hair/fashion are really fun to look at.

"Breakdown" and "Funky Chicken"- Rufus Thomas (from "Wattstax", 1973)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCFyKRtlLOI

Funky Freedom
#RufusThomas - "Breakdown' & 'Funky Chicken' LIVE @ #WATTSTAX 1973
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KCFyKRtlLOI&feature=share

Wattstax ‘72 Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection (Stax / Craft 2023)

This 12 CD collection is immense and breathtaking. #Wattstax #staxvolt

Jim Farber: ‘It was an out of body experience’: looking back at the #Wattstax music festival: In 1972, the largely Black community of #Watts came together for a giant music event from Stax Records, captured in a thrilling, re-released documentary

"Now, for their fiftieth anniversary, the Wattstax film is returning to theaters joined by a new box set that, for the first time, includes all six hours of the original show. The latter is especially meaningful because so much of the music had never come out before."

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https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/feb/23/wattsstax-music-festival-documentary-watts-1972

‘It was an out of body experience’: looking back at the Wattsstax music festival

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/feb/23/wattsstax-music-festival-documentary-watts-1972
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