The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself (Live WattStax 1972) | Music Video 1080p

"Respect Yourself" © 1971 Luther Ingram, Mack Rice Label Stax 1971 © UMG in the name of: Fantasy Records Performed by The Staple Singers in live at The Wattstax Festival in 1972 © Stax Records. Distributed by Columbia Pictures (1973, theatrical), Warner Bros. 2017 ℗ Digital Remastering by Lets Chill Page for cod.watch® (Chill Out Deep) Wattstax was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African-American community of Watts, Los Angeles. The concert took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 20, 1972. The concert was filmed by David L. Wolper's film crew and was made into the 1973 film titled, Wattstax. The film was directed by Mel Stuart and nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Documentary Film in 1974.