Wattstax: The Living Word (1972) from Stax Records

[Moon Apothecary Radio, Episode 13]

Without Stax Records, we wouldn't have Southern soul music.

I take you on a ride to the Watts Summer Festival of 1972. I talk about Stax Records and learn about its origin story along with two live recordings from the 1972 vinyl record album Wattstax. The full-length songs featured in this episode: Eddie Floyd - Lay Your Loving On Me Issac Hayes - Ain't No Sunshine Citations + Resources ● Watch the Wattstax 1973 documentary https://archive.org/details/WattstaxFullDocumentary1973SubttulosEspaaol ● Listen to the Album https://staxrecords.bandcamp.com/album/wattstax-the-living-word ● Discogs https://www.discogs.com/release/422672-Various-WattstaxLiving-Word ● Watts Summer Festival 1972 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-08-22/wattstax-50th-anniversary-documentary-isaac-hayes-jesse-jackson-staple-singers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattstax https://blackfilmarchive.com/Wattstax https://www.hbo.com/stax-soulsville-usa ● Stax Records Museum https://staxmuseum.com/ ● Soulsville Foundation https://soulsvillefoundation.org/ ● The book that was mentioned: Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson Yunkaporta ● Check out this interview to learn about Yarning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=JCzlgBbv5OY ● Check out the music videos Erik Coates directed/filmed/edited: *Watch Be Afraid - "Nothing Like Romance" [Music Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXP3snMu5Hg&list=LL&index=2&t=0s *Watch Manco Wilder - "Praise Be" (Official Music Video): (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxnZOJIMUKI&t=116s) And Erik's music (he's on vocals): *The Baby Honeys - Honey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3nY-488Vdc *The Baby Honeys - Ugly https://youtu.be/iR4vJx97RF4?list=PLGgk_HG0B9PXzLx4Dlnj6FQyZU48s0lND Thanks for watching, and subscribe for more! Find me on Instagram: instagram.com/audrz *This video and all visual footage used in it are for research and educational purposes. I do not own the rights to commercialize or receive any monetization for this work. It is done solely for the personal enjoyment of sharing music history as I learn more about music in my studies. Moon Apothecary Radio is a not-for-profit service to provide accessible music and art education through modern digital technology and media*