A Look Back at Wattstax and a Lifechanging Isaac Hayes Photo | Artbound | KCET

Jesse Jackson, Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, the Staple Singers, the Bar-Kays and more. Wattstax, held August 1972, was a celebration of Black joy and excellence for a crowd of more than 100,000 people just seven years after the Watts Uprising. Noted R&B and funk photographer Bruce Talamon recalls what the day was like and the events that shaped his career.
Watch the full clip: • A Look Back at Wattsta...
Want to learn more? www.kcet.org/arts-culture/wat...
Watch more Artbound at bit.ly/3E5coFQ
~~~~~~
Subscribe to our RUclips Channel: bit.ly/kcet-YTsubscribe
Follow us:
Facebook: / kcet28
Twitter: / kcet
Instagram: / kcet
Sign-up for our Newsletter: bit.ly/kcet-newsletter-signup
#Wattstax #Watts #shorts #artbound #art #photography #funk #hiphop #randb #randbmusic

[@kevinhanson6106]

Awesome historical concert and photographs!

[@howardcash8301]

Bruce! EXCELLENT! Yeah!

[@BrockSampsonNA]

Beautiful documentary!

[@4riversgd]

Yes, they're definitely Royalty! Lucky you :-)

[@thebarkaysfan1100]

wheres the full video??

[@djtrakakadrunkpoet8598]

Dopppe