Hayes, naturally, has the massive audience awestruck. Isaac Hayes at Wattstax, 1973 dig that shirt! Watch this video on YouTube Click to load video The Wattstax album may not be quite so sprawling ...

The Wattstax concert remains a cultural touchstone ... The undisputed highlight, however, was Isaac Hayes’ closing performance, which firmly announced the Memphis legend as a cultural icon.

But Isaac Hayes wanted more for himself ... to the Los Angeles Coliseum to perform a day-long concert called “WattStax.” Modeled on Woodstock and the Harlem Cultural Festival, WattStax ...