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CBS Records executive Clive Davis prevailed upon band leader Sly Stone to create a more commercial album; the result was the album Dance to the Music. Unlike later Sly and the Family Stone albums, A Whole New Thing was recorded live in the studio instead of being overdubbed and featured less of a pop feel than later releases such as Dance to ...
Another AP report stated that "nineteen years after his last live performance, Sly Stone proved he's still able to steal the show." [85] MTV News was much less complimentary: "The Grammy performance—Sly's first with the original Family Stone since 1971—was a halting, confused affair and a complete disservice to his music." [34]
Douglas Wolk of Pitchfork Media rated this album a 7.9 out of 10 and stated that "a 35-minute, six-song Live at the Fillmore East would have been a drop-dead classic on the order of Sly and the Family Stone's next three actual albums, or nearly so... but if you care about Sly Stone in 2015, after decades of dashed expectations and bungled ...
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 1970s.
Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) is a 2025 American documentary film, directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson. It explores the life, career, and legacy of Sly and the Family Stone. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2025, and is scheduled to be released on February 13, 2025, on Hulu and Disney+.
Stone with Elton John and other singers, including her daughter Lisa. Rose Stone (born Rosemary Stewart, March 21, 1945) is an American singer and keyboardist.She is best known as one of the lead singers in Sly and the Family Stone, [1] a popular psychedelic soul/funk band founded by her brothers, Sly Stone and Freddie Stone.
The veteran hip-hop hitmaker did an unannounced "free concert" at 3rd Street Market Hall Saturday, JBL speaker strapped around his shoulder, with local hip-hop star SteveDaStoner behind him ...
A rift developed between Sly and the rest of the band, which led to drummer Gregg Errico's departure in early 1971. [25] Speculation arose as to the release of new studio material. In a December 24, 1970 article for Rolling Stone magazine, journalist Jon Landau wrote: The man from Epic tells me that Sly hasn't recorded much lately.