Sly & the Family Stone

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Formed: 1967 in San Francisco, CA
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Disbanded: 1975
Genre: R&B
Styles: Pop/Rock, Soul, Funk, Psychedelic Soul, AM Pop
Group Members: Larry Graham, Rusty Allen, Greg Errico, Jerry Martini, Andy Newmark, Pat Rizzo, Cynthia Robinson, Freddie Stewart, Sylvester "Sly St..., ...View All
Biography: Sly & the Family Stone harnessed all of the disparate musical and social trends of the late '60s, creating a wild, brilliant fusion of soul, rock, R&B, psychedelia, and funk that broke boundaries down without a second thought. Led by Sly Stone, the Family Stone was comprised of men and women, and blacks ...Read full biography
There'S A Riot Goin' On
Released: 1971
Label: EPIC
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It's easy to write off There's a Riot Goin' On as one of two things -- Sly Stone's disgusted social commentary or the beginning of his slow descent into addiction. It's both of these things, of course, ...Read full review
Stand!
Released: 1969
Label: EPIC
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Stand! is the pinnacle of Sly & the Family Stone's early work, a record that represents a culmination of the group's musical vision and accomplishment. Life hinted at this record's boundless enthusiasm ...Read full review
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Led by Sly Stone, the Family Stone was comprised of men and women, and blacks and whites, making the...
Along with James Brown, Stone brought hard funk into the mainstream. The Family Stone's arrangements...
While he has had a tumultuous career, Sly his band were still strutting their stuff at the Anaheim...
Sly & the Family Stone harnessed all of the disparate musical and social trends of the late...
Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart, March 15, 1944) and his family moved from his home state of Texas...
Stone studied music composition, theory and trumpet at Vallejo Junior College in the early '60s. At...
Sly become a disc jockey at the R&B station KSOL, later switching to KDIA. The radio appearances...
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