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At the suggestion of Stone's friend, saxophonist Jerry Martini, Sly and Freddie combined their bands, creating Sly and the Family Stone in November 1966. At first the group was called Sly Brothers and Sisters but after their first gig at the Winchester Cathedral, a night club in Redwood City, California , they changed the name to Sly & the ...
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.
1 1 — — — — 36 RIAA: 2× Platinum [6] BPI: Silver [16] Stand! "Stand!" 1969 22 14 — — — — — "Hot Fun in the Summertime" 2 3 — — — — — RIAA: Gold [6] Greatest Hits "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" / "Everybody Is a Star" [b] 1 1 — — — — — RIAA: Platinum [6] [c] "I Want to Take You Higher" 1970 38 24 ...
I Want to Take You Higher: The Life and Times of Sly & the Family Stone. New York, New York: Hal Leonard/Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-934-3. Lewis, Miles Marshall (2006). There's a Riot Goin' On. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8264-1744-2. Selvin, Joel (1998). For the Record: Sly and the Family Stone: An Oral History. New ...
Left to right: Freddie Stone, Sly Stone, Rose Stone, Larry Graham, Cynthia Robinson, Jerry Martini, and Greg Errico. She was a founding member of Sly and the Family Stone , starting in 1966. Robinson was among the first female trumpeters in a major American band, and the first such player in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .
Stand! begins with the title track on which Sly sings lead, a mid-tempo number launching into a gospel break for its final forty-nine seconds. [15] Most of the Family Stone was unavailable for the session at which this coda was recorded: Sly, drummer Gregg Errico and horn players Cynthia Robinson and Jerry Martini were augmented by session players instead.
After mentioning the liner notes by Rosko and how he was in favor of the "all-out attacking music of this violent group", the reviewer said that there was no room for delicacy when Sly & the Family Stone were on the move. The reviewer also said that the group went for the party atmosphere and hammer everything in sight.
Bill Lordan (born May 22, 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), is an American rock music drummer [1] who has been in a number of bands, such as The Mystics, Gypsy, The Robin Trower Band and Sly & The Family Stone. He began playing in sixth grade when his teacher offered after-school lessons.