10 Wattstax Performances That Changed Soul Music Forever

On August 20, 1972, more than 100,000 people filled the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for Wattstax, the Stax Records benefit concert held 7 years after the Watts riots. A ticket cost 1 dollar. What happened on that stage, and the stories behind the artists who stood on it, shaped soul music for generations. In this video, we count down 10 performances that changed soul music forever. Rejection, heartbreak, comebacks, and one story so heavy it almost didn't make the final cut. Featuring: Number 10. Luther Ingram Number 9. Eddie Floyd Number 8. Carla Thomas Number 7. Rufus Thomas Number 6. Albert King Number 5. Johnnie Taylor Number 4. The Dramatics Number 3. The Staple Singers Number 2. Isaac Hayes Number 1. The Bar-Kays R&B Wonders is a home for the forgotten stories behind classic R&B and soul. If these stories moved you, subscribe and walk with us. Every video gives a name back to someone who earned it. Which Wattstax performance do you think the world should never have stopped talking about? Tell me in the comments. #Wattstax #SoulMusic #RnBHistory #Stax #StaxRecords #IsaacHayes #TheStapleSingers #TheBarKays #MusicDocumentary #ClassicSoul #RnBWonders