Latest Release
- 9 NOV 2023
- 1 Song
- I'm Back! Family & Friends · 2011
- High On You · 1975
- I'm Back! Family & Friends · 2011
- Afro Samurai: Resurrection · 2007
- I'm Back! Family & Friends · 2011
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (2023 Mix) - Single · 2023
- His Eye Is On The Sparrow (2023 Mix) [Instrumental] - Single · 2023
- His Eye Is On The Sparrow (2023 Mix) [Instrumental] - Single · 2023
- I Want To Take You Higher (2023 Mix) [Instrumental] - Single [feat. Jeff Beck] - Single · 2023
- I Want To Take You Higher (2023 Mix) [Instrumental] - Single [feat. Jeff Beck] - Single · 2023
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About Sly Stone
It’s impossible to tell the story of the ’60s counterculture without Sly Stone. A product of the Church of God in Christ (and later a San Francisco radio DJ who peppered his soul sets with Dylan and The Beatles), the songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and creative thrust of Sly & The Family Stone fused the elation of gospel with the radical edge of psychedelia and funk. Despite cosmetic differences, these styles held similar goals: transcendence of self through surrender to music. Politically astute and proudly integrated (Stone was one of the few black artists to perform at Woodstock), the band and their sound became a bellwether for the era, mixing protest and party in equal measure. The Denton, Texas–born Stone pioneered funk while also blowing out its borders—just listen to There’s a Riot Goin’ On, which turned the genre inwards, capturing the bleakness and paranoia of America just as the country was becoming mired in Vietnam. And while Stone projected unity (“Everyday People”), he also carved out a space that felt unapologetically black (“Don’t Call Me N****r, Whitey”), a balancing act that made him a guidepost for Prince, Outkast and dozens of others, regardless of genre. Even when things got dark, both in his life and on record, his songs embodied a tremendously uplifting promise: that music could be revolutionary and still get people dancing.
- HOMETOWN
- Denton, TX, United States
- BORN
- 15 March 1943
- GENRE
- R&B/Soul