I was blind, now .... I've seen something on TV, hahaha.
Some months ago I was on my way to falling asleep, had the TV-sleep-timer set for 30min, and zapped around to find a tv-station cozy enough falling asleep to ... when suddenly i stumbled upon a documentary on Arte ... that stole my sleep forever!
"The concert was held at the Los Angeles Coliseum on August 20, 1972, and organized by Memphis's Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Watts riots. Wattstax was seen by some as "the Afro-American answer to Woodstock". To enable as many members of the black community in L.A. to attend as possible, tickets were sold for only $1.00 each. The Reverend Jesse Jackson gave the invocation, which included his "I Am - Somebody" poem, which was recited in a call and response with the assembled stadium crowd. In the film, interspersed between songs are interviews with Richard Pryor, Ted Lange and others who discuss the black experience in America."
.... you just have to see this for yourself.
www.wattstax.com/
Movie-Trailer:
... and check Rufus & the audience ... just stylin' in every way you can ...
