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Sly & The Family Stone ‘Fresh’ 50th Anniversary Edition On Orange Vinyl
Get the 50th Anniversary edition of Sly & The Family Stone’s Fresh on neon orange vinyl. Fresh finds Sly precisely balancing funk and pop, creating an album that wound up being his last masterwork and one of the great funk albums of its era.
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Sly & The Family Stone ‘If You Want Me To Stay’ Released 50 Years Ago This Month
In June 1973, Sly & The Family Stone released a single that had the whole world dancing: “If You Want Me To Stay.”
Sly & The Family Stone’s ‘There’s A Riot Goin’ On’ Available At Vinyl Me, Please
Get ready to be immersed in Sly & The Family Stone’s funk opus There’s a Riot Goin’ On. Featuring tracks like “Family Affair” and “Just Like a Baby,” get it on 180g vinyl.
Available only at VMP with Listening Notes and an art print: https://bit.ly/3MQdTiV
Celebrate Black Music Month With Sly & The Family Stone
Celebrating Black Music Month with Sly & The Family Stone. Listen to the song that rocked the stage at “Black Woodstock” on the Summer of Soul soundtrack: https://legacyrecordings.link/SOSAW
Sly & The Family Stone’s ‘Stand!’ Was Released In 1969
In 1969, funk rock music was changed forever. The beloved album Stand! was released! https://slyandthefamilystone.lnk.to/SlyAndTheFamilyStoneStandAW
Sly Stone To Release Memoir, ‘Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)’ October 17
Sly Stone has announced the release of his memoir, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin), out October 17, 2023. Written with Ben Greenman, who has written memoirs with George Clinton and Brian Wilson among others, Thank You will include a foreword by Questlove. The book was created in collaboration with Sly Stone’s manager Arlene Hirschkowitz.
“For as long as I can remember folks have been asking me to tell my story,” Sly said in a statement. “I wasn’t ready. I had to be in a new frame of mind to become Sylvester Stewart again to tell the true story of Sly Stone. It’s been a wild ride and hopefully my fans enjoy it too.”
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Happy Birthday Sly Stone!
Did you know? Sly became known as Sly in early grade school, the result of a friend misspelling Sylvester.
What song are you playing to celebrate his birthday today? ????
Sly & The Family Stone Started 56 Years Ago This Month
56 years ago this month, something shifted in the musical atmosphere that would change the legacy of Funk forever… Sly & The Family Stone was born! https://slyandthefamilystone.lnk.to/GreatestHitsAW
Sly & The Family Stone Released ‘Dance To The Music’ In February 1968
In February 1968, Sly & The Family Stone released “Dance To The Music,” their first single to ever hit the charts! It rose all the way to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. https://SlyAndTheFamilyStone.lnk.to/SlyAndTheFamilyStoneDTTM
Watch Sly & The Family Stone ‘Love City’ on The Ed Sullivan Show
Taking a trip to “Love City” today! #ValentinesDay
‘Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)’ Hit #1 In February 1970
In February 1970, Sly & The Family Stone’s RIAA Gold single “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” hit #1 on not one but TWO charts! The iconic track remained #1 Pop for two weeks, and stayed #1 R&B for an astounding six weeks!
Sly & The Family Stone Received R&B Foundation Pioneer Award In 2001
There’s no doubt that Sly & The Family Stone made a mark on music that has impacted generations of artists that followed in their footsteps.
Twenty-one years ago this month, Sly & The Family Stone received the R&B Foundation Pioneer Award for their contributions to the genre of R&B, just one of the many they changed forever.