by Kevin Morton | Jul 12, 2007
One of the pioneering groups of the ’60s, Sly And The Family Stone was formed amid the psychedelia of San Francisco. An inter-racial band that ncorporated upbeat lyrics with punchy horn riffs, blistering guitar lines, and uninhibited singing, the Family first...
by Kevin Morton | Jul 12, 2007
Out of all the bands that came out of San Francisco during the psychedelic ’60s, one of the most musically solid (and therefore still sounding good today) was Sly & The Family Stone. “Hot Fun” was their second highest record, going to #2 in 1969....
by Kevin Morton | Jul 12, 2007
Sly Stone’s funky masterpiece went straight to number one on the charts in 1970. In retrospect, the groove maintained by bassist Larry Graham and drummer Gregg Errico seems like a logical extension of what James Brown had been doing for a few years, with the...
