Music: The Black Woodstock

Wattstax's website site is a companion to PBS' P.O.V. documentary about "Wattstax, the 1973 documentary directed by Mel Stuart. In August 1972, seven years after the Watts riots, the legendary Stax recording label staged a benefit concert in Los Angeles for 90,000 people. As time went by, it became known as the Black Woodstock." Includes vintage reviews, soundtrack highlights, an interview with Mel Stuart, and links to related information. <http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2004/wattstax/>