SLY WAS MY NEIGHBOR. I LISTENED TO THEIR REHEARSALS SITTIN ON THE CURB AT DESOTO & URBANO DRIVE IN S.F. THE REHEARSALS WERE MORE DOPE THAN THEIR CONCERTS. THE REASON THEY WERE SO FUNKY WAS BECAUSE THEIR GUITAR PLAYER, FREDDIE, WAS DIFFERENT. HE PLAYED LICKS THAT HAD NEVER BEEN PLAYED BEFORE. LATER IN LIFE, HE CAME TO MY STUDIO WITH A FRIEND ROLAND TERRY, AND PLAYED SOMETHING THAT I HAD NEVER HEARD IN MY LIFE: A FUNKY BASS LINE, RHYTHM, AND A LEAD LINE.... SIMULTANEOUSLY. FREDDIE STONE WAS ONE OF A KIND🎸
@jamesmueller8812 Жыл бұрын
COOL 😎
@kimpark283 Жыл бұрын
U should've recorded them! U would've been rich.The ultimate reality show
@Yyc237 Жыл бұрын
What memories
@mosestyson2705 Жыл бұрын
Wow....I spent the night at 700 ubano....many years many times. My cousin...
@donnasavage6703 Жыл бұрын
Lucky you! They have always been a favoriite of mine
@Steve-mp7by9 ай бұрын
Despite the terrible camera work this footage is amazing
@jcapeverde Жыл бұрын
I saw them at the Harlem Cultural Festival 1969 at Mount Morris Park, Harlem. My first concert!
@muzikman183 Жыл бұрын
Greg Erico was pumpin them sixteenths out like a champ on them hats!!
@sixtieskid0626 ай бұрын
A hint to the future. Disco?
@kevinlawrence12122 жыл бұрын
the world's greatest funk band of all time!
@3kneeboi Жыл бұрын
I would add, one of the greatest bands of all times.
@kimpark283 Жыл бұрын
I upvoted u, and I don't even like funk! James Brown's got nuttin' on Sly!
@stannote83129 ай бұрын
Sorry. Even Sly would tell you that honor belongs to James Brown's bands during the late 60s and early 70s.
@NickvonZ2 жыл бұрын
I saw them perform at a MLK benefit in Atlanta in the early 70s. AWESOME!!
@1968-b3n Жыл бұрын
Drugs Destroyed Perhaps the Best Overall Funk Band Ever
@davidmccall477611 ай бұрын
Larry Graham couldn't tolerate the flagrant drug use and left the band, and in my opinion, that signaled the beginning of the end for S&FS. It's a shame that they let dope wreck their whole scene, but that was the 70's, what can I say? It's hard to believe that Sly is now 80yrs old, but the memories he gave us will last forever. Thank you Sly, for letting us be our selves agin! 🎼🎙🎹🎺🎸🥁🎵
@VGHCX10 ай бұрын
Don't blame the drugs. Blame the user for willing placing into their body.
@1968-b3n10 ай бұрын
@@VGHCX but what if Someone Slipped some Lsd Coke or a Ruthie in Sly's Drink when Sly wasnt Looking for the Okie Doke Move Out of Jealousy ?
@VGHCX10 ай бұрын
@@1968-b3n That someone would of had to lace his drink every time he used the drugs.
@1968-b3n10 ай бұрын
@@VGHCX All it takes is One Time -
@diggdeep16852 жыл бұрын
Rose is not in this performance. Her, Sly, & Freddie's younger sister Vet Stone, took her place on this tour. Vet is visible right before the funk section on Stand.
@scottfeuerhammer3595 Жыл бұрын
Rose was my favorite 😍
@thirdeye1751 Жыл бұрын
@4:08 Sly's tambourine playing is incredible here! His sense of rhythm is so infectious : )
@merlinemcallister3756 Жыл бұрын
Those were the days from chaos to the music of peace and love and the overcoming of old ways to a new generation and a new day.This new music brought us through and together.Sly was the first band to integrate with black and white musicians.
@Alexthegreat272 жыл бұрын
Aw man this is great. Not enough concert footage of Sly during this 1970 period. Listen to the wah pedal on the organ at 2:06, it's just a sonically beautiful melody to take the tune into the vamp...
@ronaldwilliams49542 жыл бұрын
Man that's the same thing I'm thinking today is my first day seeing this video I still can't believe I'm seeing this this is from the time he had there's a right going on if I'm not mistaken wow but they were high as a kite damn LOL but still play their ass off
@andrewmoser55395 ай бұрын
To think that the only other group using that effect on an organ was Soft Machine...
@terrencekelsor3037 Жыл бұрын
I Saw Sly And The Family Stone In Concert At Newark, Symphony Hall In 1970. They Were About 2 Hours Late, But When They Finally Showed Up, Sly Turned That Place Out FUNK STYLE. RIP Cynthia Robinson. I Love You ❤️
@leemunn2098 Жыл бұрын
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE ONE OF MY FAVORITE BANDS
@SwampEye111 ай бұрын
Please load up more Sly Stone stuff .... like this ... this is great man ... thnX
@ScaryJerry72 жыл бұрын
My very first concert ever. Saw them at the Inglewood Forum early 70's. Rare Earth opened up for them.
@mileqjameel81662 жыл бұрын
EWF opened for them?!
@ethanhill94602 жыл бұрын
I saw same tour in NYC at Madison Square Garden. Changed forever my ear. SLY was mesmerizing. THE FAMILY STONE was brilliant.
@ethanhill94602 жыл бұрын
@@mileqjameel8166 No...that was a few years later. Saw that tour in NYC at Madison Square Garden. SLY married Kathy Silva, a future BRIDES OF DR FUNKENSTEIN, at the show. Almost sadly EWF and EDDIE KENDRICKS were better than S&tFS. It was my third concert by the band. The performance just wasn't OUT THERE. Saw band 2x more, each performance less engrossing or exhilarating than the previous. But I've been a fan for over five decades. When SLY slips the mortal coil I will cry for at least an hour.
@ScaryJerry72 жыл бұрын
@@ethanhill9460 I was in junior high school, into Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, heavier music, but I loved Sly and the Family Stone.
@doctorZ9470 Жыл бұрын
Same Jerry Guardado saw the Jackson 5 June 19 or 20 at Inglewood kia forum 1970 rare earth Ike & Tina turner
@MikeCoon-yi4gz8 ай бұрын
I think I just fell in love with that trumpet player.
@BarrySmith702 жыл бұрын
This is from Lyceum London September 1970. This is the same tour as the Isle of Wight Festival and the infamous Love and Peace Festival in Fehmarn Germany. Sister Rose missed the tour so Cynthia Robinson sings in her place!
@peterdarker1 Жыл бұрын
Nice info...thanks!!
@erikt454 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip, but can you tell us how you can tell? I thought this might have been Isle of Wight but the lp version of Stand sounds more subdued but maybe it's the mix... this is an awesome clip, did you recognize it from something else?
@johnsummers38510 ай бұрын
I've always felt that Larry Graham with his bass thumping technique was the primary Funk Factor in the band . When he started his own band "Grand Central Station" , l realized that I had been correct.
@ustheserfs10 ай бұрын
feel was the force they all served
@phil361352 жыл бұрын
This is awesome
@colleenclements57152 жыл бұрын
Thank you❣️ What an amazing performer, songwriter & presence
@danawhitaker62202 жыл бұрын
The GOAT
@jamesmueller8812 Жыл бұрын
STAND🕊️💜😎
@hensleyshobbies-doug77612 жыл бұрын
WOW! I love all the old footage you guys show, man brings back so many memories!
@kirbyl.46462 жыл бұрын
Hey Dag I wish I was there. It was shore enough rocking Sly ,Larry Freddy, Cindy. And the rest of sly and the family Stone
@brianduncan27932 жыл бұрын
Great Band Iconic songs
@ronaldbrush87092 жыл бұрын
Now this is music!
@ronaldwilliams49542 жыл бұрын
You ain't never lied even though they were high as a kite LOL I was 1 years old when this concert was done brings back the memories of the '70s
@tomy.1846 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Feeling good listening to this! :)
@jerryspearman2 жыл бұрын
Great footage ✌🏿🎼💯
@tobyjenner29242 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@xell5252 Жыл бұрын
5:10 Drakes Uncle, Larry Graham
@hihats2 жыл бұрын
Greg Errico back there...
@ronaldwilliams49542 жыл бұрын
Badass drummer especially on sex machine man that whole stand album is good but sex machine is the highlight of the whole album all 13 minutes and some change LOL that's my favorite track
@ethanhill94602 жыл бұрын
@@ronaldwilliams4954 That song is seminal fusion jazz.
@ronaldwilliams49542 жыл бұрын
@@ethanhill9460 with a little bit of blues added in
@chrisduke97422 жыл бұрын
He did play on "there's a riot goin on" right? I know they were trying to kick him out of the band at the time
@billshank626610 ай бұрын
@@chrisduke9742wasn’t that whole album a drum machine though? I know most of it was. I’ll have to look it up.
@mosrite688 ай бұрын
1 chord genius
@mikethebloodthirsty2 жыл бұрын
Not enough footage of sly...
@KevyNova Жыл бұрын
AWESOME FOOTAGE!!! Thank you so much for finding this and making it available! I just subscribed. Will you post the entire show unedited?
@Retiredin2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the funk
@patriciabarwiolek98262 жыл бұрын
Sly has the most beautiful lips I've ever seen!
@lipiarskisteve Жыл бұрын
before the big slowdown !
@VGHCX2 жыл бұрын
Those knitted wool afro condoms the band are wearing are great. Wish they would become popular again.
@tarynciccarelloo572 ай бұрын
Well he said thank you to her just missed his mark 😊 it ain't a perfect world ❤
@BleuCzech2 ай бұрын
Fresh out of Woodstock!
@scottfeuerhammer3595 Жыл бұрын
Need more Rose! 😫. Cynthia was fine, but Rose is my bag. Tell her that a 46 year old wants her still. Vet!! She's fire, but Rose 🌹 🔥.
@dujac889 ай бұрын
every day
@dtrfgr2 жыл бұрын
Awesome watermark. Great!
@ReelinInTheYears662 жыл бұрын
Thank you and I agree it is “awesome” what’s also “Awesome” is that I found the original films from the filmmakers family and I exclusively represent the rights to this footage. It’s “awesome” that I paid thousands of dollars to get the 30 minute show transferred in 2K so that it would look amazing. It’s also really “awesome” that I decided to share something for free and it’s “awesome” that my watermark is on the footage so someone can’t steal the footage and broadcast it, Now that’s really “awesome” Glad after seeing such amazing footage that the best comment you could come up with is to complain about a watermark for footage you get to watch for free. Have an “awesome” day.
@ethanhill94602 жыл бұрын
@@ReelinInTheYears66 Thank YOU for efforts you detailed above. For the record I didn't notice marking noted above. I recorded a 1972 S&FS performance at MSG, NYC; of course, I lost it, therefore your footage is priceless to me. GOD BLESS YOU.
@Alexthegreat272 жыл бұрын
@@ethanhill9460 Aw man, that's too bad. In the KZbin age, you could have shared it with the world. How was the show? Was it the full original band? I know Errico left in late 71/early 72.
@MrEndorpheen2 жыл бұрын
Big bang!)
@jesusislukeskywalker42942 жыл бұрын
👍
@ethanhill94602 жыл бұрын
SLY sounds exhausted. 2x he blew lyrics during STAND; however, I swear band channels LOUIS ARMSTRONG and THE HOT FIVE and THE HOT SEVEN. When I first heard recordings of the two ARMSTRONG bands, prompted by relationship with a niece of LIL HARDIN, I was thunderstruck! ARMSTRONG's bands were funky, the blues-derived incantation of rock as opposed to rock n roll. This band is indeed the all-time best American popular music band. THE ROLLING STONES are the best from England. BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS take the title in the remainder of the english-speaking planet.
@rogerfournier3284 Жыл бұрын
"MY MAJOR INFLUENCE"
@SunnyAdams2 жыл бұрын
Damn those boomer cameramen loved those close-ups.
@snickpea972 жыл бұрын
Yea and they hated bass players lol
@invisibleman10288 ай бұрын
Does anyone know what this clip is from ? TV ? Movie ?
@bigkeezo5 ай бұрын
I come mainly for Greg drumming and Freddie funk guitar 🎸 and camera man stuck on stupid 🤦🏾♂️
@modernretroradio9934 ай бұрын
As great as this is, it reminds me of why I don't like live film from the early '70s ... waaaaay too many close-ups.
@jalebjaba14872 жыл бұрын
Sly looks like he’s somewhere else.
@andzwe2 жыл бұрын
He's surely not really into it, compared to earlier, powerful performances.
@billslocum98192 жыл бұрын
@@andzwe 1970 was a rough year for Sly and his band. They had come out of the 1960s with so much energy, and it was hard to keep it up with controlled substances taking over.
@ronaldwilliams49542 жыл бұрын
LOL he was somewhere else hell the whole band was even Larry looked stone I'm like wow but they play their asses off man they don't make music like this anymore I wish I could go back to the '70s I miss that decade