Sly & The Family Stone Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008

Track list:
1. Dance To The Music
2. Family Affair
3. Sing A Simple Song
4. Stand!
5. If You Want Me To Stay
6. I Want To Take You Higher
Sly Stone - vocals, keyboards
Rose Stone - vocals, keyboards
Lisa Banks "Stone" - vocals
Anthony Stead - vocals
Cynthia Robinson - vocals, trumpet
Mike Rinta - trombone
Jerry Martini - sax
Tony Yates - guitar
Pete Yates - bass
Remillion "Spider" Dubose - drums
Recorded live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
#SlyAndTheFamilyStone was an American band from San Francisco. Active from 1966 to 1983, it was pivotal in the development of #funk, #soul, rock, and psychedelic music. Its 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. It was the first major American rock group to have a racially integrated, male and female lineup.
Formed in 1966, the group's music synthesized a variety of disparate musical genres to help pioneer the emerging "psychedelic soul" sound. They released a series of Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits such as "Dance to the Music" (1968), "Everyday People" (1968), and "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" (1969), as well as critically acclaimed albums such as Stand! (1969), which combined pop sensibility with social commentary. In the 1970s, it transitioned into a darker and less commercial funk sound on releases such as There's a Riot Goin' On (1971) and Fresh (1973), proving as influential as their early work. By 1975, drug problems and interpersonal clashes led to dissolution, though Sly continued to record and tour with a new rotating lineup under the name "Sly and the Family Stone" until drug problems forced his effective retirement in 1987.
The work of Sly and the Family Stone greatly influenced the sound of subsequent American funk, pop, soul, R&B, and hip hop music. Music critic Joel Selvin wrote, "there are two types of black music: black music before Sly Stone, and black music after Sly Stone". In 2010, they were ranked 43rd in Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and three of their albums are included on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
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[@jameskerry41]

Maurice White of Earth Wind and Fire always mentioned Sly Stone as being his biggest inspiration and patterned his sound after him

[@tomcoryell]

I was a white kid in midwestern suburbia in the late ‘60’s, early ‘70’s. Sly and the Family Stone made life bearable for me. It is so beautiful to hear and see this music still played! This music has always brought me hope when I felt the most hopeless.

[@Suri-o7w]

Oh my GOD just when I thought Sly wasn't there! Sly comes outta no where! It just felt so good too see Mr .Sly Stone the slickest of all the slickest on the world most incredible lyricist, musician, vocalist, just a beautiful human being. I just honestly love that man!

[@thedave5748]

Stand is one the greatest songs ever....

[@CheckMate657879]

In the Fall of 1967, I was a freshman at UC Berkeley. Sly was still living in his hometown, Vallejo, CA,. He had a Saturday afternoon radio show at the SF Bay Area station KDIA. I tuned in each Saturday. He released the single of Dance to the Music while he was working there. I was listening the very Saturday he announced his last show; due to the overwhelming success of Dance to the Music, he'd be going on tour. I was crushed that he wouldn't be doing the show, the very pinnacle of my Saturday afternoons, but thrilled for the band's success. So, I loved Sly Stone long before he blew up. I listened to every Sly Stone album I had every single day, and imagined the band playing those songs, L-I-V-E, with me in the audience straight grooving.

[@j3dr905]

One of the greatest bands ever. It makes me incredibly happy to know that Sly Stone recently got clean and seems to be doing well

[@KuttyJoe]

Sly was still sounding good. The whole band was sounding great. I didn't know they were still performing as a band by this point. Sly is an absolute legend. So awesome. Sly is one of the founding fathers of funk.

[@michaelmccurry9947]

Thank you Cynthia for all those years!!! RIP Angel with a Trumpet !!!!!

[@Mike383HK]

One of the greatest bands ever. Sly had a message and he delivered it loud and clear. We need it back right now.

[@curtisclark13]

He’s old but he’s still in there!!!!! He looks so genuinely happy to be onstage....what a gift!!!! From way out here my man, you are still loved. 🤟🤓

[@3kneeboi]

We all miss this kind of music.....please bring it back. Real musicians, real talent, pure genius at work.

[@vernonbrooks6890]

Its a beautiful thing watching Sly's niece Lisa look at him while hes singing with tremendous love, pride and admiration what a huge treat this is to anyone who grew uo with this message of love as a part of sound track to their life.

[@kristennoelle9447]

My mom went to school with Sylvester at Vallejo high! She always says she knew a legend!🙏💜

[@tonymusolino2369]

Damn I miss this kind of music. 🙏🏼

[@myklmusic]

When I first heard Dance To The Music in the 7th Grade I went nuts like EveryOne else. I was 13.

[@miker9101]

Some of the best music of the '70s came from these guys.

[@sheinFL]

They're so good! 50 yrs later I still love these songs 😍 Sly's neice Lisa, is a great singer. Love all of them.

[@jimbeaux4988]

Bravo to the mixer!

[@thpmasperry1179]

Where it all started THANK YOU SLY FUNK FOREVER

[@deborahchouinard7175]

Oh my God! I didn’t know this existed until today. I’m so happy to hear you again Sly.