Sly Stone and Richard Pryor goof and play duet - Mike Douglas Show - Nov 1974

[@ernanidimassa4968]

I was there as a Mike Douglas Show producer... needless to say a rather unforgettable moment in my career.

[@SkibroDuck]

Seems like sly couldn't keep it together . You being there at that time is cool. A moment in history. Why did Sly call for Frank? Who is Frank?

[@goldking1438]

U would be dead

[@dannyd1572]

Very cool. Have you written a book yet? If you were a producer for Mike, you pry have enough to make a great book.

[@glenndouglas8822]

I bet the production company had to find a lot of coke for that rider 🤭😉

[@RobK32]

His guitar tech ​@@SkibroDuck

[@minkrobeII]

I love seeing this decade...the 70s was the most amazing decade of American history in terms of fashion, culture, and music! No other American decade comes close

[@Moluccan56]

It WAS fun!

[@misterfunkygroove7612]

El look de Sly es BRUTAL!! Tremendo! ❤

[@delmofritz3964]

the 60s

[@SusanDoran]

And 1970s film too. The '90s were pretty great too!

[@beachboi6196]

80 but just because I came of age

[@elbinkogrande]

Mike Douglas was a pretty cool, relaxed and gracious host. Cats like Sly and Richard would not have bothered with his show if they didn't like him.

[@craigenputtock]

Mike was so great with the musicians of the day! It's remarkable.

[@coachrobinson8350]

I can't believe I've never seen this! I am in tears. 😂😂😂

[@SusanDoran]

So glad you appreciate as much as I did :)

[@markmonroe7330]

Dec 2022 - Sly is still with us while the rest are gone. Loves me some Sly .

[@ersturdevant2831]

This is real and raw. Compare this to any current late night show. There is no comparison.

[@ladyd8028]

Talk Show: The Early Years. (I miss "Donahue.")

[@jesincere8589]

These two had great chemistry together.

[@letmetellyalilstory9122]

Cocaine chemistry

[@hippydippy]

Other than Jimi ~ 2 of the baddest black cats that have ever lived... PERIOD.

[@SusanDoran]

or...comma AND Muhammad Ali :D

[@larisibbitt8528]

Facts

[@mitchleigh9588]

Prince

[@futiousstyles3315]

There are a number of others that could be added to that

[@jamesalfredstrong8106]

The baddest mama slama is Kanye....😊

[@pbrucpaul]

These 2 were a TRIP! You just build up a laugh with Pryor and Sly.

[@SusanDoran]

You really do!

[@otisroseboro5613]

Richard Pryor Is The Best 💯 Period King of Comedy,May He R.I.P

[@bbqeatinbuckeye]

Can we just give it up for Sly's hair?

[@4131947]

It was a very costumey tine. Men got to let out their inner peacocks!

[@SusanDoran]

It wasn't really "costumey" at that time, per se, was it? It seem more to be: do your own thing. Not do your own thing so people will look at you (as it is now). Or Do your own thing so you can talk about yourself and how brave you are to do your thing. It was do YOUR thing. Now that...is actually brave. Inner peacock or look at Ken Kesey--your inner rugby player--or whatever your thing. And it could change. And would. And didn't have to be named, labeled, cemented, or proclaimed. Now that...is actually fluid.

[@bbqeatinbuckeye]

@@SusanDoran Appreciate your insight. Thank you.

[@k.robert6279]

....another oh, no, fro.

[@sitcom1971]

It's a wig!

[@alanmorris7669]

Sly Stone was always stoned, but Richard knew how to hold it in the road. This was raw unadulterated, unrehearsed comedy at its best.

[@tsmith3522]

I think Mike was stoned too. Pun intended 😂

[@KearyFox]

?? RP blew this whole little thing... he held nothing in the road. Sly did...

[@mysteradio]

i dont know if the joke whooshed over me but Sly didnt like weed. he said so on Letterman.

[@thomassodomizer764]

As soon as Richard mentioned Coke it conjured up Sly.

[@butterflyborn4100]

You crazy!!!!! LOL!!!!!!

[@ernestbutler4141]

I didn't catch that.But I did hear RICHARD PRYORr.i.p.Say to the Audience That SLY is such a Ladies Man The Wicked Witch of The West Gave SLY Her Shoes.😆 sorry I missed that misster sodomizer?Love& Peace 😁😎 luv ya byo eJ..misster sodomizer?is that a gay term?not dat anything's wrong with it.🏃

[@bryanrendleman2001]

Lol ! Yea !

[@miapdx503]

@11:03, I got chills. That voice, and they were playing like it was rehearsal...thanks for this.

[@SusanDoran]

glad you appreciate it - it's amazing

[@Alexthegreat27]

This was great! Sly just having fun, and Richard played on Sly's vibe to make it hilarious. 4:23 - 4:35 is a laugh out loud example. Mike Douglas was such a cool guy. He just let them be themselves and rolled with it. Many hosts would've gotten uptight.

[@MsMaureena]

I watched Mike Douglas all the time when I was a kid. Mezmering to me then, never knew why, now I do.

[@pod831]

Pryor was so quick witted he could find something humorous to say about any comment or situation.

[@SusanDoran]

In today's world he'd either not be famous or giving interviews about how he has used humor as a crutch for his mental health challenges, and the difficult hand of hardships he was dealt.

[@robertmcnealy4897]

I never seen this show until now on 12-15-21 this was hilarious.Sly and Richard had great friendship like chemistry.Sly seems like a lay back kind of guy.Too bad both Sly and Richard are gone

[@SusanDoran]

@Robert Mcnealy - Sly is still alive and wellish!

[@robertmcnealy4897]

@@SusanDoran Oh! I'll look it up

[@277fnkymnky]

Sly is still alive

[@invisiblesun6595]

@@SusanDoran Please tell us that Sony finally paid him back royalties. Last I checked he was homeless and Sony was still making a mint off his albums. A judge did rule in his favor that Sony was to pay him I think $2M but I don't think they ever did. Apparently the law doesn't matter much these days.

[@jg6698]

@@robertmcnealy4897 what's to look up? Sly is here

[@deecee3499]

They high as hell😂😂😂😂😂

[@oldschoolauthentic6082]

THANK YOU LORD FOR BIRTHING ME OLD SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 85.......🙏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹RIP. RICHIE🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@rman52]

Two of my favorite entertaininers of all time. One of the greatest comedians ever. On stage with one of the most innovative musicians of funk.

[@Vaniteez]

Sly and Rich seemed like they could be brothers

[@RayPaganJr]

Sly weighed about 90 pounds with his afro.

[@anitalenor1]

Right! body of a 12 year old..Woza..All that Talent.God Bless him!

[@debbierolland4209]

And i loved all of thosev90 pounds so much still do Sly is pretty funny in his own right.

[@shawnfisher8775]

With a 30 pound Afro...lol🤭

[@smithjedediah]

I kept on looking at his legs and I'm still not convinced those are actual human legs

[@MeLoNHeAd00]

David Bowie snow diet

[@u.s.n.retired1995]

Mike didn't even need to be there. Richard and Sly, two cool cats. This I enjoyed.

[@marcyfan]

mike had them on so he deserves enormous credit.

[@mactire1288]

Sly is the coolest cat to ever walk the earth, furthermore he is a bonafide genius

[@SusanDoran]

100% agree

[@bethbartlett5692]

This was too fun!!! I so love Sly. God Bless him Happy and Well always and bless Richard's soul with a dose of the laughter positive energies he always inspired! 😘

[@SusanDoran]

thanks for your comments -- I love Sly so much -- he & Richard Pryor are such artists

[@larisibbitt8528]

Sly Stone is actually super funny 😄

[@SusanDoran]

yes, he actually is - like most incredibly smart and creative people 🙂

[@mogomarkas3187]

I missed this episode of Mike Douglas back in the day. Thank you!

[@sparx180]

Mike Douglas was the best! I did not know was so skinny. Richard was one of the greatest comedians ever!

[@NathanThePrezPretlow]

Man I remember this so well just got home from Junior High school .Even though I was 14 then I knew these two brothers was high as a kite...lol The Mike Douglas always had a hip show. Damn can't believe it's 40 something year's ago.Time fly's.

[@SusanDoran]

Speaking of time flying----Happy New Year!

[@NathanThePrezPretlow]

@@SusanDoran You to @SusanDora

[@yolandayates6554]

Incredible !!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THIS...

[@SusanDoran]

You're welcome - so glad you enjoyed it!

[@peterjonas4971]

Richard's playing bebop jazz drums here, pretty damn incredible. I'm not sure why he's not playing 4/4 soul groove, but he still kills it. Sly is simply a genius, as was Richard at his craft.

[@angus7278]

Uhhh….more like when you let a 4 year old loose on your drum kit! Crash boom crash! And Dad says “That’s Jazz”!!!😂

[@marcyfan]

wherever sly's been for 48 years, i hope he's had fun.

[@ahmad.tillery.1987]

BEST INTERVIEW EVER

[@countrichardvoncoudenhovek8855]

I have to say that I never heard of this man before and a search for Sly Stallone resulted in me finding this guy. What an absolute gem and I also watched him talking with Muhammad Ali and he came across as a sweet, funny, likable and extremely talented person. Thank you for your post

[@SusanDoran]

I am SO glad you "get" Sly Stone. He is all of the things you've observed. It's also interesting to note that, along with the band LOVE, Sly & the Family Stone was the first truly integrated rock act, hailing from the psychedelic San Francisco Bay Area - and truly reflected the ethos of those days - peace, love, personal freedom, untethered creativity, self-expression, dissolved boundaries in a melded collective where everyone maintained his or her own individuality but contributed to a greater more beautiful whole, joyously breaking social and cultural norms with a "message," but not heavy-handedly so, etc. And they are FUN to dance and listen to. And Sly is brilliant and, as you say, sweet and vulnerable, but rocks it with power and righteousness,

[@PRODUCEDBYKEV]

Did you listen to Sly's music, though?

[@SusanDoran]

@@PRODUCEDBYKEV uh yeah...for 50 years. And you?

[@echoecho3108]

You never heard of the band Sly and the Family Stone? Google them. There is a lot of their music on KZbin and Spotify, among other platforms. Great tunes! Wonderful sound. Give it a listen!

[@courtneywilliams1695]

Sly was talented af even high

[@SusanDoran]

"EVEN" high...? A lot of people are particularly talented WHEN high.

[@scoobydooo5364]

I can tell the world that I knew mr. Paul Moody first met him in Oakland California Soul beat cable channel station on stage with Paul at the Black Repertory Theater in Berkeley California

[@kingeliii9011]

Mike Douglas always had the welcome mat down for black entertainers back in the day that's why I always watched his show. I miss television from these times.

[@SusanDoran]

He was really great. I watched it for black entertainers as well as high-quality non-black entertainers. He gave a lot of people a chance to speak at length and in their own way, unlike someone like the phony stilted Merv Griffin.

[@delonzo83]

High as a kite😭😭😂😂😂😂👌

[@onthegowithgreggsavage]

One of the finest comics with one of the finest musicians, Combined with one of the top talk show hosts.... This was raw talent, Great Adler, nonscripted this is a time. Where' everything was spontaneous and people appreciated that.. Slice down was you still is? We're the best soul. R&B performers I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot in person. These guys just flew me away. The sound went right through me. I was above 10 ft from floor speakers

[@colinjames2469]

Richie is the goat

[@GigiGriffin-c9w]

the both of them higher than the highest!! 😂😂😂

[@amsedelm]

Sly seems like such a lovable dude. 8)

[@mrcrazyjonpresents4312]

Hilarious watching two guys flying off each other through happy powder

[@mommypearltoomer6878]

lol to happy

[@winningwithwarriors9914]

Brother, you hit the nail on the head. As funny as this is, this was two heavy and what appears to be, high drug users having a moment! It makes it even funnier for me.

[@adonaiyah2196]

Very high i always wanted to see someone high

[@adamrobinson2078]

that must have been one hell of an after party!

[@kennymega61]

Happy powder? Oh cocaine

[@delmofritz3964]

Tellevision magic. Right there!

[@SusanDoran]

It truly is! Glad you found and appreciate it :)

[@jefferyvnelson7144]

I used to race home everyday from school to watch mike douglas, he was so cool and crossed all barriers. I love all music, all genders and all races, and Mike was of the like mind. My mom enjoyed his show as well. I saw him talk to missing persons the band, and he was asking them, what's this new music called? And the singer said new wave and he loved it, he was always so cool and had the coolest people of the day on.

[@jackmeoff9116]

Them Brothers been to the moon together!! Mike Douglas is like theses Nukkas are krazy!!

[@blooloo8707]

Without the Fro----Sly could walk through a harp.

[@smoothone1472]

Lol.

[@christopherneelyakagoattmo6078]

He still could: his 'fro would just look like Eraser Head. And he could pull that look off,any day. Man was smooth as wet silk.

[@lucyjohnson7974]

LOL

[@elizabethlinsay9193]

Love it!

[@Moluccan56]

Funny!

[@sunwalla77]

Sly said I got something for you and Richard response was classic

[@nikahyawilliams9447]

They high as hell 😂😂😂

[@NDGOCHYLD]

High as hell....🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@silkyrobinson5079]

Respect these Good Men. Many people got high or whatever in Some way in those days. ...and many people still do.

[@silkyrobinson5079]

Heck ...even the audience is stoned. Mabey, theres nothing wrong with that. 💙💚💜💛❤🌍🐱🐾🍀🌲🐍

[@robertloader9826]

That's the coolest entrance anyone's ever made.

[@jeffmcclure6347]

Sly is a good pianist and Richard is good on drums.

[@deebaker4671]

Love Richard ! RIP to the King Of Comedy.

[@markjackson6134]

What's great about this,..whatever they had "Scripted" to do,..ended the second Sly showed up.

[@nonrepublicrat]

whatever

[@ABN6565]

Naturally funny right there Remember my pops watching this and falling out. All day long

[@eddygsmusicworld1708]

this is so wacked out,its great

[@lolitadiaz0113]

Omg these 2 legends were really really locos and funny😄😃😎

[@JeffreyCollinsHarper]

This is as funny now as it was back then! I'm dying. Dead. Done. Bless them!

[@maxkielbasa6079]

Best Episode Ever!!!!!

[@AIParodyVideosforfun]

I've never watched this but it just started and I know its gonna be fun. They both were party animals

[@teresamargiotti245]

So wonderful to see. Love it

[@mommypearltoomer6878]

they so high and what Sly give Richard, and Mike trying to hide it. lol2:14 oh the 1960s & 1970s, l love this area.

[@debbierolland4209]

Its era not area

[@pinkgypsytees]

@@debbierolland4209 LOL😂

[@pinkgypsytees]

@@debbierolland4209 LOL😂

[@stevemilligan8708]

Wow good eye

[@ronjoshua8356]

Two geniuses, musical and comedic, on the Mike Douglas Show on Jimi Hendrix' birthday(even though he had passed just over 4 years earlier).

[@skipads5141]

Didn't notice that detail. He obviously had a huge influence on Sly and Jimi delved deep into genius funk on his Band Of Gypsies albums.

[@VIRGONOMICS]

God bless Sly, I hope he is living better these days. Kind of tragic, but it's sad to know he was living in a van for a few years recently.

[@SusanDoran]

he seems to be doing ok now

[@chrisedwards3214]

+Susan Doran he lives in a trailer and he still does drugs

[@jimmmgrimmm2498]

chris edwards .... you are dead wrong....He has a custom built mobile recording studio/home parked right in front of his own house... He likes the outdoors and as of now he is drug free... Don't buy into the crappy lies peddled by the media.... How many wealthy people live in mobile homes? Answer - many

[@cheapthrilll6323]

Jimmm Grimmm good to know. Willie Nelson does the same thing.

[@davidperry7271]

Well of the 3 sly still living he will be 78 march 15 2021

[@robertmcnealy4897]

Sly came out in that silver suit looking like the next Five Heart Beats gonna be the six member.Funny!

[@onelove1541]

I suddenly want to go drive a Pinto with an 8 track in it listening to the Isley Brothers....haha.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Sylvester Stewart (born March 15, 1943), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the development of funk with his pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia and gospel in the 1960s and 1970s. AllMusic stated that "James Brown may have invented funk, but Sly Stone perfected it," and credited him with "creating a series of euphoric yet politically charged records that proved a massive influence on artists of all musical and cultural backgrounds." Crawdaddy! has called him "the founder of progressive soul". 80 años.

[@ortizmusic7115]

Ayo it's crazy how sly was letting Rich know he had the goodies in his pocket, Rich started making crazy moans.

[@ziggyustar3137]

Handsome oh so handsome Sly Stone

[@SusanDoran]

very much so, and charismatic and appealing....

[@valm3346]

Thanks Beefing 313 for the morning laugh😅

[@SusanDoran]

Glad you enjoyed it! What or Who is Beefing 313? :)

[@leangreen6901]

i love it all day

[@TheBFN]

Ol sly tore up from the floor up... Lol...party after the gig brother 😂

[@moehammondmedia]

@2:30 translation- Richard I got real good cocaine back stage that I'm gonna share with you.

[@KingDominusBeats]

moehammondmedia lol that pack was in his left vest pocket

[@bazzleb684]

💙💙💙💙

[@rgsultracomedy2867]

Amazing television

[@caracasboogie]

Cold blooded, fired Rich on the drums, crazy shit.

[@rcut420]

They all geeked up 😆 😆 😆

[@Michelle-ns2rq]

Blacks really stood up for each others then and enjoyed one another..Those damn drugs

[@flexibilitymanager]

damn i would've loved to see him play that guitar

[@silkyrobinson5079]

Lets not hate on true succeful Artists that did great amounts for this Country.

[@SusanDoran]

Who is hating on them, Silky? I love both of these artists - they are part of what makes life worth living, for me. And to see them together like this? I almost cried when I found the pieces of this and put them together.

[@silkyrobinson5079]

@@SusanDoran many of the commenters.

[@SusanDoran]

@@silkyrobinson5079 literally no one is

[@congoashanti4935]

All 3 high as a mofo

[@mrswimmyboy]

Fun to see but its a true fact Richard & Sly destroyed themselves with drugs. Makes it a little less funny.

[@debbierolland4209]

All three? I doubt mike is high...wtf is wrong with you the other two are.yes definately!!!!!!.mike dont look high sre you high??? Writing such tripe...

[@closedears5429]

I love this!!!

[@SusanDoran]

glad you do :)

[@RochelleEskue]

Very Cool MD. _uckin' Richard Pryor talkin' sh_t 'bout Sly's shoes! So funny. Thanks for the UL.

[@barrydavis3998]

Barry

[@SusanDoran]

You're welcome :)

[@davethebrahman9870]

Great, great TV.

[@mikeornelas5243]

Classic!

[@richardv.582]

Sly higher than the sky!

[@skipads5141]

Coca Cola did a helluva business backstage that day.

[@SusanDoran]

Coca Cola was a helluva a beverage.

[@colinwilliams553]

THIS was daytime T.V at its VERY best 👌.

[@jameskerry41]

just 5 years after his legendary performance at Woodstock...Sly is TRULY a living legend!

[@toreckman8899]

Hear hear. What he did there was magical.

[@robinmalone3387]

This is so funny,I love it.

[@SusanDoran]

Isn't it great? I love it too :)

[@sohooded]

I miss Richard and Sly..

[@saturnsabyss]

3:43 I just learned that "out of pocket" was used at least as far back as the early 70s

[@starrfecteau3428]

made me smile that was nice

[@blackamore1826]

Man where did you dig this up this is definitely some classic stuff I really enjoyed it I really enjoyed it thank you

[@SusanDoran]

You're welcome - so happy you enjoyed it. I found bits and pieces of it around KZbin and stuck them together the best I could :)

[@MrBongoagogo]

Sly is ripped allright.✌

[@zemarquez4662]

Sky’s fro is impeccable

[@LittleJacob208]

Yeah that’s why he bought it.

[@sylvesterstewart868]

What's lost to many is how smart Sly (Richard too.) was before he cooked his brain with cocaine. He had the world eating out of his hands.

[@mrnelsonius5631]

“Even Henry Kissinger can’t negotiate his contracts” when Pryor said that I knew this would be worth the time haha. Smart, genius artists here having fun.

[@SusanDoran]

Not just drugs, tho--Life was generally a little too harsh to hit straight on for a genius of his sort ("You might be scared of something---look at Mr. Stewart! He's the only person he has to fear---he only let himself get near---he don't trust nobody") btw @Sylvester Stewart - how did you come to use this moniker?

[@niqulusviii987]

@@SusanDoran SEE you caught it! Sly was writing many things about himself

[@ninettam8372]

@@SusanDoran Yes you nailed it. Thank you for uploading this video btw!

[@SusanDoran]

@@ninettam8372 glad you appreciated it!

[@twoweeledsoto6072]

I seen, The Family Stone last night for the second time. Sly had some great music. Hope things get better for him. The Family had the place standing, singing and dancing.

[@SusanDoran]

Thanks for posting - I didn't know they still performed - sounds like a great show!

[@sparx180]

Three great entertainers. Sly was big back in the day and Richard was great until he passed, unfortunately. Nice to see the clowning around by these two. I did not realize Sly was so tall and so skinny. Seems like a fun person to be around. He gave us great music and Richard always the funniest man. Mike such a lovely man and great interviewer.

[@SusanDoran]

Thanks for your lovely synopsis!

[@sparx180]

@@SusanDoran Thank you.