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Sly and the Family Stone in 1968. Left to right: Freddie Stone, Sly Stone, Rose Stone, Larry Graham, Cynthia Robinson, Jerry Martini, and Greg Errico. 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 ...
- 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.
Led by Sly Stone, the Family Stone was comprised of men and women, and blacks and whites, making the band the first fully integrated group in rock's history. That integration shone through the ...
Learn about the life and music of Sly Stone, the visionary leader of Sly and the Family Stone, the first hitmaking interracial, mixed-gender band. Discover how he created a revolutionary sound that influenced generations of artists and shaped the course of modern music.
slystonemusic .com. 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 ...
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Mar 22, 2024 · Sly & The Family Stone on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 1968. Check out this Sly & The Family Stone performance of “I Want To Take You Higher” on The Ed Sullivan Show from December 1968. Video unavailable. Watch on YouTube. February 16, 2024.
