The summer of 1972 was a decisive time for Raymond Shields. He’d just graduated from high school and was about to leave Los Angeles behind to study at Northwestern University. It was a summer of house ...

In a summer full of anniversaries, the 1972 Wattstax concert in Los Angeles probably doesn't stick out. But Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia, of NPR's What's Good With Stretch and Bobbito podcast, ...

The post Win a Copy of Wattstax: The Complete Concert 10xLP Vinyl Box Set appeared first on Consequence. Earlier this year, Stax Records and Craft Recordings proudly issued Wattstax: The Complete ...

On August 20, 1972, Stax Records brought its biggest stars to Los Angeles for a marathon concert. "Wattstax" is now being commemorated with a new box set and the theatrical re-release of a 1973 ...

Seven years after the 1965 Watts riots in Los Angeles, Stax Records staged the Wattstax Benefit Concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Aug. 20, 1972, to mark the anniversary. Created in ...

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There are a bunch of historical anniversaries in August. The Watts riots happened 53 years ago. Woodstock was 49 years ago today in fact. And then there's the 46th anniversary of Wattstax. (SOUNDBITE ...