Wattstax
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Time Out says
A record of an all-day concert put on by Stax as part of the Watts Summer Festival to celebrate the riots. There isn't enough music, but Stax have at least had the wit to hire Richard Pryor to deliver one of his characteristic monologues (the rest of the time is filled out by chats with the denizens of Watts). Much good music all the same, from Carla Thomas and others, with an anti-climactic appearance from Isaac Hayes. See it for Rufus Thomas doing 'Funky Chicken', and for the genuinely stirring 'I am Somebody', the National Black Litany led, incredibly, by Jesse Jackson with the 100,000 auditorium joining in - a strong experience.Author: VG
Release details
UK release:
1973
Duration:
102 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Cast:
Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor, Luther Ingram, The Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, Richard Pryor, The Emotions
Editor:
Cinematography:
John A Alonzo, Larry Clark, Jose Mignone, Robert Marks, Roderick Young
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