Anyone else watching this show on PBS???

[Lefta Dissenter]

I wish I had caught it from the beginning!!! The music is SO great!

P.O.V.
Wattstax
Friday, September 10, 9:30pm

P.O.V. presents the first-ever national broadcast of the cult favorite '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. Hosted by Rev. Jesse Jackson, it was a veritable 'who's who' of gospel, soul and R&B, and was a mirror of various aspects of African-American culture. The newly restored concert film features trenchant commentary from Richard Pryor, performances by Rufus Thomas, the Staple Singers, the Emotions and the Bar-Kays, and includes the grand finale — not seen in the original film: Isaac Hayes' electrifying 'Theme From Shaft.' Co-presentation with National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC).

edited to add, of course, I post about it just as it's ending... sorry!

[EnfantTerrible]

1. I am now...

Thanks

[blondeatlast]

2. I've seen it before; it's awesome. Enjoy! nt