In 1972, seven years after the people of Watts made their voices heard in the 1965 uprising, more than 100,000 came together at the L.A. Coliseum for Wattstax, a day of soul music, positivity, and empowerment. Fifty years later, I still marvel at the “Peace Be Still” connection I have with two of the women featured in the Wattstax documentary.
Read MoreMonterey Pop Festival, 1967 - He was earthy and raw, as big and powerful as the V8 engine on a Cadillac Eldorado. He could out-plead and out-rasp David Ruffin, and there was something about the gruffness in Otis Redding’s voice that brought out the woman in me like no smooth slickster from Motown ever had.
Read MoreOnce I figured out how to sneak out of my parents house, in July 1966 I went to the Shrine Auditorium to see James Brown and the Famous Flames. The photographer from SOUL magazine, Howard Bingham, shot this crazy photo with me in the bottom right corner. For months after the show, they used the photo above their subscription form with the headline, “Everyone’s rushing to get SOUL.”
Read MoreAs far as I’m concerned, life began when I was fourteen years old and witnessed the explosive performance of James Brown and the Famous Flames at the 1964 taping of the TAMI SHOW, transforming me into a born-again convert to the power of soul music and a true believer in the lyrics of Motown.
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