Living Word: Wattstax 2

To Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Iconic Wattstax Event That Took Place At the L.a. Memorial Coliseum On 20th August 1972, Stax Records Will Be Releasing the Most Comprehensive Collection Ever of Audio Recordings From the Event In A Variety of Formats. Wattstax Was A Benefit Concert Organized By Stax Records In Conjunction With the Watt Summer Festival To Commemorate the Seventh Anniversary of the 1965 Watts Riots In Los Angeles. Attended By More Than 100,000 People and Lasting 7 Hours, the Concert Took Place At the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum On August 20, 1972, and Featured A Mix of Soul, Funk and Gospel