Sly and the Family Stone, American rock and funk band that became widely popular in the late 1960s with a string of anthemlike pop singles, stirring socially relevant albums, and memorable live performances. The members were Sly Stone (original name Sylv
“It’s a family affair” Did you know? The lead single ofThere’s A Riot Goin’ Onreached #1 on theBillboardHot 100 chart — and was the first ever #1 using a drum machine. Listen to “Family Affair” and more to celebrate the 50th Anniversary ofThere’s A Riot Goin’ On:https:...
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who was 19 at the time, recalled, “I was surprised that he didn’t give his music more respect, from the standpoint of rehearsals. I was given a song list – learn these songs and, boom, hit it. A lot of times we pulled off gigs. Sometimes they...
– a groundbreaking jam that has the distinction of being chosen for the Grammy Hall Of Fame, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s “500 Songs That Shaped Rock,” and Rolling Stone magazine’s “500 Greatest Songs Of All Time” – the music of Sly and the Family Stone is more vital tha...
Robbie was playing in this club, too, so when I got a break I’d go and listen to his band and when he got a break he’d listen to my band. There were a lot of songs he was playing on for Bunny Lee & the Aggrovators, and I asked him if some of these were songs that he ...
Sly Stonecame up with a craft plan when he andGeorge Clintonhad no cash to get drugs: He took advantage of a dealer's appreciation forSly and the Family Stone. “Since we had toured [together], Parliament had put out some bigger albums and then Funkadelic had, and George had started a...
Walk It Dry, Sly & The Family Drone’s latest LP, and their first to be recorded in the aftermath of ringleader Matt Cargill’s devastating injuries in a van accident, is a rolling disaster in the very best way: thirty-three minutes of tremors and aftershocks that’ll absolutely clear you...
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Sly Stone vanished into rumor in the 1980s, remembered only by the great songs ("I Want to Take You Higher," "Dance to the Music") he left behind. What's become of the funky leader of the Family Stone since he forsook his Woodstock-era utopianism for dar