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

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.

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[kevinhanson]

Awesome historical concert and photographs!

[candinotsosweet]

I'm 43 from Detroit had this on vhs back in the day loved watching this!!!

[f-the-land]

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