Wattstax (1973 film): Stax Artists 1972 @Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Wattstax was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African-American community of Watts, Los Angeles.

Wattstax was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African-American community of Watts, Los Angeles. The concert took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 20, 1972. The concert's performers included all of Stax's prominent artists at the time. The genres of the songs performed included soul, gospel, R&B, blues, funk, and jazz. Months after the festival, Stax released a double LP of the concert's highlights, Wattstax: The Living Word. The concert was filmed by David L. Wolper's film crew and was made into the 1973 film titled Wattstax. The film was directed by Mel Stuart and nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Documentary Film in 1974.

In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

1. "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get", performed by The Dramatics
2. "Oh La De Da", performed by the Staple Singers
3. "We the People", performed by The Staple Singers
4. "The Star-Spangled Banner", performed by Kim Weston
5. "Lift Every Voice and Sing", performed by Kim Weston
6. "Someone Greater Than I", performed by Jimmy Jones
7. "Lying on the Truth", performed by the Rance Allen Group
8. "Peace Be Still", performed by The Emotions
9. "Old-Time Religion", performed by The Golden Thirteen: William Bell, Louise McCord, Deborah Manning, Eric Mercury, Freddie Robinson, Lee Sain, Ernie Hines, Little Sonny, The Newcomers, Eddie Floyd, The Temprees, Frederick Knight
10. "Respect Yourself", performed by The Staple Singers
11. "Son of Shaft/Feel It", performed by The Bar-Kays
12. "I'll Play the Blues for You", performed by Albert King
13. "Walking the Back Streets and Crying", performed by Little Milton
14. "Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone", performed by Johnnie Taylor
15. "I May Not Be What You Want", performed by Mel and Tim
16. "Pick Up the Pieces", performed by Carla Thomas
17. "The Breakdown", performed by Rufus Thomas
18. "Do the Funky Chicken", performed by Rufus Thomas
19. "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right", performed by Luther Ingram
20. "Theme from Shaft", performed by Isaac Hayes
21. "Soulsville", performed by Isaac Hayes