This is so beautiful my god it makes me wanna cry so much I can only imagine how empowering this was for my black family my black brothers and sisters so beautiful I can’t even begin to understand the emotions felt by all who attended this legendary concert… the 70’s will never be forgotten
RIP Richard Pryor (December 1, 1940 - December 10, 2005), aged 65 And RIP Isaac Hayes (August 20, 1942 - August 10, 2008), aged 65 You both will be remembered as legends.
Man, I’m 66 years old this happened my senior year of high school. This was the ultimate cool and bad ass thang then. Even Jesse Jackson w his big Afro was cool. This event, this video just shows the absolute necessity of the arts, civil rights were fought for on many platforms and battlefields. This was one of them, though on the surface it appears to ONLY be entertainment, which it is, but this music, this master musician touches the soul. Lasting change always begins from the inside out. This music helped to heal souls, touch hearts, give hope. Those things are very intangible yet very real. They cannot be quantified as say $50 million dollars could, hence to the the casual observer, this only appears to be a bunch of mainly black folk out partying, having a good time. It is that, and far more. I would submit that the Jackson 5, The Temptations, James Brown, Sly Stone Earth, Wind, and Fire, and many others were just as important to the civil rights movement as Dr. King. What those artists contributed to the world and their people just generally wasn’t as quantifiable as what Dr. King and others did. When I see this video it is what “I” a 66 year old black man, and full time musician born and raised in segregated south La. Am see and am reminded of.
I remember growing up in the 70's. Even thought we went through somethings, it was so different back then. For me those was the best years/era. Hot pants with a halter top, Afro puffs or cornrows/braids and some stack heel sandals and you thought you was the shish :-)!!!
Love the warning from the announcer at the beginning. This was most likely a result of what happened when Rufus Thomas was on stage earlier in the day, and the crowd invaded the pitch to dance when he did Funky Chicken. Stax executives were horrified because they'd promised the football club they'd look after the field so it wouldn't get damaged.
"Theme From Shaft" makes my top ten of what I consider the most super baaaad-ass funk songs ever recorded, this song has been a favourite since I was a teen and still holds that wow factor for me to this day!!!
According to his friend Dionne Warwick, the impact of that costume can't be underestimated. I paraphrase... "Here was a successful. attractive black man wearing chains not as a symbol of oppression, but as a symbol of success and power!"
Man everything in the 1970s looks gangsta as fuck. From the clothes, the accents, the way things were directed, the dirty rough looking environment, everyone looked gangsta with a cigarette in there mouth, or alcohol bottle just loitering in the streets without anyone recording you on there social media for clout
@@justabearbrowsingyoutube4968 This rap is true. There are still gangsta times to be had you just gotta be bad enough. You ever stay in a motel and just walk out at 2am with a gun in your pants and stare at the parking lot for 30 minutes. Ever do that bitch nigga!!!!????
Yea, but even back then he stayed on the stage as long as he could, basking in the attention, well after he had introduced Hayes. A sign of things to come.
Issac Hayes Miles Davis and brothers of that caliber R a typical example of what a real good great and talented man is minus the curly hair bright eyes and skin those 2 were dark with big nose and lips 👄 which is another example of beauty in its greatest form it’s all about what floats your 🚣♂️ boat Don’t loose a good man because your eyes R cloudy. DPitts 😀🤙🏾🤜👍🏻😁
Such a genius!! You can feel the spirit of Africa and Black Power all wrapped inside this remarkable instrumental comp. My fam were at this event. I wasn't able to go ( only three years old at the time:) but they took me to see the film at the Century Drive-In ( Inglewood, CA.) and I remembered this performance on the strength of Isaac Hayes classic theme...somethin' special!!!
I believe in the power, but please don’t put Africans into this. This is specifically African American. Africa is diverse, and most of them stay away from Americans. This is a work of art from this man specifically!
@@justabearbrowsingyoutube4968 I never mentioned Americans not once in this post?? I'm talking music and instruments, and you're speaking politics! Let's just stay on music.
This makes me feel like cooking. How bout some black eyed peas, ham hocks, cornbread, collard greens, fried chicken wings, candied yams, Mac n cheese, and Turkey wings. Good fuh da soul!✊🏾💚✊🏾❤️✊🏾🖤💯💯💯💯
KYA ANDERSON I'm doing a report on Wattstax. Were you actually there? Wow! My instagram is: @ wattstaxproject. And, my email is: annieharris3765@gmail.com or thewattstaxconcert@gmail.com. I would like to ask you questions about your experience at the concert.
The film was released in '73 but the actual event was August '72 :) On another note, at least 3 left-handers in one band?? One guitarist, the bass player and looks like the drummer is too. Even Isaac's playing the tambourine with his left hand which is harder when you're right-handed. But he's Isaac Hayes, so enough said!
The guy playing the White Fender Telecaster in isaac hayes band is,..............Al Mckay of earth wind and fire,....this is before he joined earth wind and fire,...so when he finally joined earth wind and fire he knew exactly what to do,...he was seasoned already.
If I could had been 18 in any era it would have been most definitely the 70’s. Bell bottoms, Afros, even down to the way they talked. I said 18 because I wanna be legal enough to party
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