Sly & The Family Stone

Sly and the Family Stone was an American band originating from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, they were pivotal in the development of funk, soul, R&B, rock, and psychedelic music. Their core line-up was led by singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and included Stone's brother and singer/guitarist Freddie Stone, sister and singer/keyboardist Rose Stone, trumpeter Cynthia Robinson, drummer Greg Errico, saxophonist Jerry Martini, and bassist Larry Graham. The band was the first major American rock group to have a racially integrated, mixed-gender lineup.
==Links to Peel==
Sly and the Family Stone's records were promoted by CBS Records in Britain and had some success in the singles charts, but at first didn't seem to attract the attention of Peel and his audience. However, rave reviews from some music press writers in Rolling Stone and Melody Maker and the band's appearance in the film of the 1969 Woodstock Festival increased their credibility with rock audiences.
Peel played Sly And The Family Stone's music in the early 1970's, according to available tracklistings on this site. He even reviewed their single, 'Time For Livin', in Singles Reviews, published in Sounds on 27th July 1974, where he described the track as a grower, but not so the b-side. A couple of the band's LP's in Peel's record collection were displayed at London's Victoria & Albert Museum between 2016 and 2017.
==Shows Played==
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*14 January 1972: Just Like A Baby (LP – There’s A Riot Going On) Epic
;1973
*28 June 1973: If You Want me To Stat (LP - Fresh) Epic
*10 July 1973: Thankful ‘N’ Thoughtful (single – If You Want Me b-side) Epic
*17 July 1973: Thankful N' Thoughtful (LP - Fresh) Epic
*19 July 1973: In Time (LP - Fresh) Epic
;2004
*19 October 2004: Running Away' (LP- There's A Riot Going On) Epic (Rick Smith and Karl Hyde of Underworld sitting in for Peel)
;Radio Luxembourg
*Radio Luxembourg Tracklistings 1: Africa Talks To You From The Ashphalt Jungle (LP - There’s A Riot Going On) Epic (released 20 November 1971)
*Radio Luxembourg Tracklistings 1: : There’s A Riot Going On (LP - There’s A Riot Going On) Epic (released 20 November 1971)
== Covered ==
(The list below was compiled only from the Cover Versions page of this site. Please add more information if known.)
Artist | Track | First Known Play
*Black Uhuru: Somebody's Watching You 24 January 1984
*Paul Haig: Running Away 22 June 1982
*Maceo And All The Kings Men: Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself Again 10 December 2003
*Magazine: Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (session) 14 May 1979
*Soundgarden: Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (session) 07 June 1989
*Teenagers In Trouble: I Wanna Take You Higher (session) 12 August 1994
==See Also==
*Gigography 1973
*Record Boxes: Don Letts
*Record Collection: V&A LPs
*Parliament-Funkadelic
*Disc & Music Echo: Peel Columns
*Sounds
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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