Wattstax, Summer '72. Power Shakin' and Lockin'

The Wattstax concert was organized by Stax Records and held in the Los Angeles Coliseum on August 20, 1972. The film documenting the event was released in February of 1973. Witness a fantastic trailer below and seek out the entire motion picture if you haven’t seen it. Not only is it an amazing document of the social climate in 1972 but the music is incredible across the board. You need to see this amazing film if for no other reason than to see Rufus Thomas perform “Do The Funky Chicken” while the audience in the Coliseum goes wild.

Wattstax, Summer '72 - The Bar-Kays and one hell of a white afro!

Interesting Factoids: Actor Ted Lange, who went on to play Isaac on TV’s The Love Boat, talks about the black experience in 70s America in the movie (and in the trailer below).