Sly & the Family Stone

Sly and the Family Stone was an American funk -, soul - and rock band from San Francisco, California. They were active between 1966 [1] and 1975. The frontman of the band was the singer, composer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and the band also included some relatives and friends of Sly Stone. Sly and the Family Stone is known as the first great American rock band with a multicultural occupation; namely the band consisted of African Americans, whites, men and women.

The band played a key role in the development of American popular music in general, soul, funk, psychedelic music and later hip-hop and Contemporary R & B (R) in particular.

They had been in the United States five top ten hits including Dance To The Music, Everyday People and Family Affair, and four, according popcritici, groundbreaking albums.

Content • 1 History • 2 Discography ◦  2.1 albums ◦ 2.2 Hit singles • 3 External links

History
The brothers Sly and singer / guitarist Freddie Stone had their two bands end of 1966, called Sly & the Stoners and Freddie & the Stone Souls, combined. The result was that the two brothers were joined by trumpeter Cynthia Robinson (born 1946-overl.2015) and drummer Gregg Errico. The saxophonist Jerry Martini and bassist Larry Graham completed the original line and within a year was also still Sly and Freddie's sister Rose Stone (piano) in the band. Sly Stone, Freddie Stone, Larry Graham and Rose Stone would take care of all four main vocals and background vocals acted group Little Sister, with its other sister Vet Stone , and also Mary McCreary, and Elva Mouton. Their debut single was I Is not Got Nobody, a big local hit for Loadstone Records. This attracted the attention of the general Epic Records, which Sly & The Family Stone contracted. After receiving lukewarm debut album A Whole New Thing 1967 became their first hit Dance to the Music, which would come to be on the eponymous 1968 album.

The first years of their music was more soul and rock oriented, which resulted in the new subgenre psychedelic soul. They also had an important share in the former hippie culture and they played the famous Woodstock Festival in August 1969. The album Stand! Is from the same year, considered a classic and was also a huge commercial success.

Early seventies enabled the band to a powerful and influenced funk drug that just might have as much influence as their previous work. The album There's a Riot Goin 'On from 1971 is regarded by experts as a pioneering funk album, and as a precursor of the p-funk.

Drug use and the clash of different characters, however, ensured that the band slowly began to fall apart. Also decreased the sales and popularity of the band. Errico left the group in 1971; he was replaced by Andy Newmark. Larry Graham and Sly were not friendly with each other and Graham in early 1972 dismissed and replaced by Rusty Allen. The band's later albums Fresh (1973) and Small Talk (1974) had barely influence of the Family Stone. The band got a bad name by not coming on days at concerts, which meant that they were made less often. After a disastrous liability in the New York's Radio City Music Hall, the band fell apart completely in January 1975.

Sly Stone then went on to record solo albums, the second also called "Sly and the Family Stone" were released. He also continued touring under this name from 1975 to 1987, when he was arrested and convicted in connection with cocaine use.

In 1993 the band was buried in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Discography
Albums

year

Album

1967  A Whole New Thing 1968  Dance to the Music 1968  Life 1969  Stand! 1970  Greatest Hits 1971  There's a Riot Goin 'On   1973   Fresh 1974  Smalltalk 1975  High on You 1 1976  Heard You Missed Me, Well I'm Back 2 1979  Back on the Right Track : 2.3 1983  Is not But the One Way 2.3

Comments: All albums are released by Epic Records, except where indicated. No compilations are included on this list. 1. Released under the name of Sly Stone. 2. Not with the original line. 3. Released by Warner Bros. Records.

Hit singles

year

Single

top Rank Dutch Top 40

top Rank American Top 40

1968  Dance To The Music   -   8 1969  Everyday People   -   1 1969  Stand! -  22   1969   I Want to Take You Higher   -   38 1969  Hot Fun in the Summertime   -   2 1970  Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / Everybody Is a Star  -   1 1971  Family Affair   21   1 1972  Runnin 'Away   -   23 1973  If You Want Me to Stay   -   12 1974  Time For Livin '   -   32