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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The WattStax concert's performers included all of Stax's prominent artists at the time - soul, gospel, R&B, blues, funk, and jazz. Stax released an LP of the concert's highlights, Wattstax: The Living Word

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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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