Sly & The Family Stone Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
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Published 2016-11-07
1. Dance To The Music
2. Family Affair
3. Sing A Simple Song
4. Stand!
5. If You Want Me To Stay
6. I Want To Take You Higher
Sly Stone - vocals, keyboards
Rose Stone - vocals, keyboards
Lisa Banks "Stone" - vocals
Anthony Stead - vocals
Cynthia Robinson - vocals, trumpet
Mike Rinta - trombone
Jerry Martini - sax
Tony Yates - guitar
Pete Yates - bass
Remillion "Spider" Dubose - drums
Recorded live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
#SlyAndTheFamilyStone was an American band from San Francisco. Active from 1966 to 1983, it was pivotal in the development of #funk, #soul, rock, and psychedelic music. Its core line-up was led by singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and included Stone's brother and singer/guitarist Freddie Stone, sister and singer/keyboardist Rose Stone, trumpeter Cynthia Robinson, drummer Greg Errico, saxophonist Jerry Martini, and bassist Larry Graham. It was the first major American rock group to have a racially integrated, male and female lineup.
Formed in 1966, the group's music synthesized a variety of disparate musical genres to help pioneer the emerging "psychedelic soul" sound. They released a series of Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits such as "Dance to the Music" (1968), "Everyday People" (1968), and "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" (1969), as well as critically acclaimed albums such as Stand! (1969), which combined pop sensibility with social commentary. In the 1970s, it transitioned into a darker and less commercial funk sound on releases such as There's a Riot Goin' On (1971) and Fresh (1973), proving as influential as their early work. By 1975, drug problems and interpersonal clashes led to dissolution, though Sly continued to record and tour with a new rotating lineup under the name "Sly and the Family Stone" until drug problems forced his effective retirement in 1987.
The work of Sly and the Family Stone greatly influenced the sound of subsequent American funk, pop, soul, R&B, and hip hop music. Music critic Joel Selvin wrote, "there are two types of black music: black music before Sly Stone, and black music after Sly Stone". In 2010, they were ranked 43rd in Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and three of their albums are included on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_and_the_Family_Stone
www.slystonemusic.com/
All Comments (21)
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One of the greatest bands ever. It makes me incredibly happy to know that Sly Stone recently got clean and seems to be doing well
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We all miss this kind of music.....please bring it back. Real musicians, real talent, pure genius at work.
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Maurice White of Earth Wind and Fire always mentioned Sly Stone as being his biggest inspiration and patterned his sound after him
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GOD bless this loving man of GOD. He never seen a color of a persons skin. His tone could set the world loving each other. Remember listening from 60'. 1 st class act man and person. Ms Cynthia rest in GOD' hands, Loved you.
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I was 12 years old. White girl in a white world BUT thanks to my mom and her search for something groovier, i found Sly! And I've never been the same. Dig it!
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Its a beautiful thing watching Sly's niece Lisa look at him while hes singing with tremendous love, pride and admiration what a huge treat this is to anyone who grew uo with this message of love as a part of sound track to their life. 💞🌹🎶🎵🎶🌹💞
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In the Fall of 1967, I was a freshman at UC Berkeley. Sly was still living in his hometown, Vallejo, CA,. He had a Saturday afternoon radio show at the SF Bay Area station KDIA. I tuned in each Saturday. He released the single of Dance to the Music while he was working there. I was listening the very Saturday he announced his last show; due to the overwhelming success of Dance to the Music, he'd be going on tour. I was crushed that he wouldn't be doing the show, the very pinnacle of my Saturday afternoons, but thrilled for the band's success. So, I loved Sly Stone long before he blew up. I listened to every Sly Stone album I had every single day, and imagined the band playing those songs, L-I-V-E, with me in the audience straight grooving.
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My mom went to school with Sylvester at Vallejo high! She always says she knew a legend!🙏💜
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One of the greatest bands ever. Sly had a message and he delivered it loud and clear. We need it back right now.
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I've not seen this before. Very hard to watch. A superstar addict in plain sight. So sad. I was in a band in the 70's we opened for Sly in San Jose,Ca. He was two hours late and could not play. Totally smashed and incoherent. Surprised he is still alive. As a recovering alcoholic. I know the dance. God Bless him and care for him. Incredible band.
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MAN ITS AMAZING TO SEE HERE SLY HE OUTLIVED JAMES BROWN (RIP) MICHAEL JACKSON (RIP) PRINCE. (RIP) AND SLY WENT THROUGH THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRIP FOR OVER 40 YEARS AGO...HE SLY IS SO BLESSED TRULY YOU ARE SLY!!!!! jb.shalom
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Oh my GOD just when I thought Sly wasn't there! Sly comes outta no where! It just felt so good too see Mr .Sly Stone the slickest of all the slickest on the world most incredible lyricist, musician, vocalist, just a beautiful human being. I just honestly love that man!
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When I first heard Dance To The Music in the 7th Grade I went nuts like EveryOne else. I was 13. I'm 68 now, still loving this, and still a Performing Musician mySelf. Rock on.
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I had no TV until I was 4, 5 yr s old I was gifted a record player at age 5 by my neighbor. A suitcase record player. It was 1969 ish. My Dad played all genres of music all the time. Music was our house. I wanted Sly and the Family Stone Music for Christmas. He got me the Album. Fast Forward, Me age 15. Prince entered my Ear. He I follow to this day even so he was taken from us. To know that Sly and the Family were his inspiration it all fits, it's not a puzzle, it's real. The amount of joy can't be measured, all I have is gratitude - I thank you.
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See what happens when you write tunes like Dance To The Music and Wanna Take You Higher with skill and talent…the songs NEVER GROW OLD!!! We are STILL jumping up and dancing when these classics are played!!! Man!!! This sounds beyond great!!!
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Oh my God! I didn’t know this existed until today. I’m so happy to hear you again Sly.
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Where it all started THANK YOU SLY FUNK FOREVER
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This band is killin’ Sly and the Family Stone not the original band but man they be paying homage on the highest level they are in the pocket 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽Sly Stone a true master and pioneer ❤️
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I was a white kid in midwestern suburbia in the late ‘60’s, early ‘70’s. Sly and the Family Stone made life bearable for me. It is so beautiful to hear and see this music still played! This music has always brought me hope when I felt the most hopeless.
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This band is still GREAT!!!! Sly and Family's older but still got the magic!!! The mostly Japanese audience was highly kind and supportive! A Beautiful Thang!!! That's what music's all about. Everyone can love share and enjoy it in the same room, no matter the culture. It brings people together in a good way!
