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Sly and the Family Stone was an American band originating from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, they were pivotal in the development of funk, soul, R&B, rock, and psychedelic music.
- San Francisco, California, U.S.
- Sly and the Family Stone discography
- 1966–1983
- Epic, Stone Flower
- 1 min
- Oliver Wang
- The Beau Brummels, “Laugh, Laugh” (1965) Sly Stone's first taste of national notoriety began at the tender age of 19 when he produced the moody pop single, "Laugh, Laugh," for the San Mateo folk-rock band the Beau Brummels.
- “Rock Dirge” (circa 1965) During Stone's brief stint at Autumn Records, he made use of their studios to mess around with his own compositions, including this funky, chattering instrumental, likely concocted in 1965.
- “I Ain’t Got Nobody” (1967) Using proceeds earned from Autumn, Stone set himself and his family up in Daly City, just outside of San Francisco. This is where the Family Stone band began to cohere in the mid 1960s and their first official release came on this single for the local Loadstone label.
- “Underdog” (1967) As the first single and first song on the group's first album, A Whole New Thing, "Underdog" introduced Sly and the Family Stone in as raucous a way possible.
A musical visionary of the highest order, Sly Stone carved his way into our American cultural fabric and then, his work done, retreated. The music of Sly and the Family Stone, specifically the singles and LPs of that seminal seven-year period from 1968 to 1975, went on to influence generations that Sly could never have foretold. For further ...
Sylvester Stewart (born March 15, 1943), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the development of funk with his pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia and gospel in the 1960s and ...
Oct 8, 2023 · Sunday Morning. The reclusive Sly Stone returns, on the page. October 8, 2023 / 10:04 AM EDT / CBS News. There is no one quite like Sly Stone. He invented his own funky, mixed-up hybrid...
News. May 3, 2024. Sly Stone’s ‘Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)’ Wins A Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) won the first ever Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Achievement in Audiobook Production! March 27, 2024. Sly & The Family Stone Thumbs Up Playlist.
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