Summary
On August 20, 1972, more than 100,000 people attended what came to be known as the 'black Woodstock.' Wattstax documents this historic event and includes the once-lost original ending.
Contents
What you see is what you get / The DramaticsOh la de da ; We the people ; Respect yourself / The Staple Singers
Star spangled banner ; Lift every voice & 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 / various performers
Son of Shaft / Bar Kays
I'll sing the blues for you / Albert King
Walking the backstreet & crying / 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 / Isaac Hayes.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Popular music
-- 1971-1980.
African Americans -- Music. African American musicians. |
| Publisher | Burbank, CA :Distributed by Warner Home Video,2004 |
| Edition | 30th-anniversary special ed., widescreen. |
| Contributors |
Bell, Al.
Wolper, David L. Shaw, Larry. Stuart, Mel. Weston, Kim. Jones, Jimmy (Gospel singer) King, Albert, 1923-1992. Little Milton. Taylor, Johnnie. Thomas, Carla, 1942- Thomas, Rufus, 1917-2001. Ingram, Luther. Hayes, Isaac. Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005. Dramatics (Musical group) Staple Singers. Rance Allen Group (Musical group) Emotions (Musical group) Bar-Kays (Musical group) Mel & Tim. Stax Films (Firm) Wolper Pictures (Firm) Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Commentary, Richard Pryor. |
| Other Contributors |
Editors, Robert K. Lambert, David Newhouse, David Blewitt. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Language |
English Closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Originally produced in 1972. Special features: Commentary by rap activist and musicologist Chuck D. and music historian and author Rob Bowman; commentary by director Mel Stuart, director of photography Larry Clark, Al Bell and Isaac Hayes; "Rolling Down a Mountain": the original 1973 ending performed by Isaac Hayes; uncut Albert King performance; vocals direct from the soul; the 1973 theatrical trailer; 2003 special edition trailer. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby digital, surround 5.1, stereo. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 0790794594 |
| Other | Classic View |