Stax Records’ historic 1972 soul festival finally gets its due with a new seven-disc box set, presenting a pop label at its imperial peak and an unmediated vision of Blackness for a rapt audience.
Although the fight for racial equality is ongoing, Stax co-owner Al Bell says so is the hope for a better future envisioned by Wattstax a half-century ago.
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Although the fight for racial equality is ongoing, Stax co-owner Al Bell says so is the hope for a better future envisioned by Wattstax a half-century ago.
Although the fight for racial equality is ongoing, Stax co-founder Al Bell says so is the hope for a better future envisioned by Wattstax a half-century ago.