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SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE
San Francisco, California, USA
* 1967

Line-Up:

Sly Stone - voc,g,kb
Freddie Stewart - g
Rosemary Stewart - voc,p
Rustee Allen - bg
Bill Lordan - ds
Cynthia Robinson - tr
Jerry Martini - sax
Pat Ricco - sax

Former Members:

Larry Graham (bg, 1967-12/72); David Rice (bg)
Greg Errico (ds, 1967-1/73); Andy Newmark (ds, 1/73-1974)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	A Whole New Thing	10/1967	Epic
2.	Dance To The Music	4/1968	Epic
3.	Life (in the UK "M'Lady", 1/1969, Direction)	11/1968	Epic
4.	Stand!	03.05.1969	Epic			13
5.	Greatest Hits	11/1970	Epic			2
6.	There's A Riot Goin' On	20.11.1971	Epic		31	1
7.	In Time	11.05.1973	Epic
8.	Fresh	6/1973	Epic			4
9.	Small Talk	13.09.1974	Epic			15
10.	High Energy (2LP LP 1 + 3)	09.05.1975	Epic
11.	Heard You Missed Me, Well I'm Back	12/1976	Epic
12.	Back On The Right Track	10/1979	Warner Bros
13.	Recorded In San Francisco 1964-67	1979	Sculpture
14.	Anthology (2LP)	8/1981	Epic
15.	Ain't But The One Way	3/1983	Warner Bros
16.	Dance To The Music	4/1985	Epic
17.	The Collection	11/1991	Castle
18.	In The Still Of The Night	12/1991	CBS
19.	Takin' You Higher - The Best Of Sly & The Family Stone	1992	Sony
20.	Take My Advice	1993
21.	Spotlight On Sly & The Family Stone	2/1994	Javelin
22.	Remember Who You Are	3/1994	Charly
23.	Precious Stone: In The Studio With Sly Stone	9/1994	Ace
24.	The Best	10/1994	Epic
25.	Every Dog Has It's Day	12/1994	Prestige
26.	Greatest Hits	11.07.1995	Audio Fidelity
27.	Funkmeister	11.05.1999
28.	Backtracks	08.06.1999
29.	Boogie Thang!	21.06.1999
30.	Who In the Funk Do You Think You Are: the Warner Bros. Recordings	16.08.2001	Wounded Bird
31.	Essential Sly & The Family Stone (2CD)	11.03.2003	Epic/Legacy
32.	Make 'Em Move Taxi Style	16.06.2003	Island
33.	R&B Soul	27.09.2005	Direct Source
34.	Mastercuts Presents	25.10.2005	Mastercuts
35.	Different Strokes By Different Folks	06.02.2006	Epic
36.	Collection (box set)	10.04.2007	Sony
37.	Greatest Hits	28.08.2007	Sony BMG
38.	Sly Stone Family Soul Sessions: The Rare 45 RPMS '63 - '66	28.01.2008	Northern
39.	Playlist: The Very Best of Sly & the Family Stone	30.06.2009	Playlist
40.	Woodstock Experience	30.06.2009	Sony Legacy
41.	Spaced Cowboy: The Best Of Sly & The Family Stone (2CD)	08.10.2009	Sony
42.	The Best Of Sly And The Family Stone (2LP)	10.02.2010	Music On Vinyl
43.	Original Album Classics	02.11.2010	Sony
44.	Higher!	23.08.2013	Sony BMG
45.	Higher: The Best of the Box	27.08.2013	Sony Legacy
46.	Live At The Fillmore East October 4th & 5th, 1968 (4CD)	17.07.2015	Epic
47.	Anthology / Greatest Hits	13.01.2017	Friday Music

Sly Stone:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	I Get High On You produced by: Sly Stone	08.11.1975	Epic			45
2.	Ten Years Too Soon	1/1980	CBS
3.	Pearls Of The Past & The Mojo Men	2/1995	B.A.M.
4.	Family Soul Sessions: The Rare 45 RPMS 63-66	04.12.2007	Cleopatra
5.	Precious Stone - In The Studio With Sly Stone 1963-1965	18.02.2008	Ace
6.	I'm Back! Family & Friends featuring: Ray Manzarek, Ann Wilson, Carmine Appice, Ernie Watts, Johnny Winter, Jeff Beck, Bootsy Collins	16.08.2011	Cleopatra
7.	I'm Just Like You: Sly's Stone Flower 1969-70	04.11.2014	Light In The Attic
8.	Family Affair: The Very Best Of	02.09.2016	Cleopatra

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	I Ain't Got Nobody / I Can't Turn You Loose	1966	Loadstone
2.	Higher / Underdog	1967	Epic
3.	A Whole New Thing	1967	Epic
4.	Dance To The Music / Let Me Hear It From You	1/1968	Epic	7	8
5.	M'Lady / Life	6/1968	Epic	32	93
6.	Everyday People / Sing A Simple Song	11/1968	Epic	36	1
7.	Stand! / I Want To Take You Higher	4/1969	Epic		22
8.	Hot Fun In The Summertime / Fun	7/1969	Epic		2
9.	Thank You (Fallettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / Everybody Is A Star	12/1969	Epic		1
10.	I Want To Take You Higher / You Can Make It If You Try	5/1970	Epic		38
11.	Family Affair / Luv'n'Haight	10/1971	Epic	15	1
12.	Runnin' Away / Brave & Strong	1/1972	Epic	17	23
13.	(You Caught Me) Smilin' / Luv'n'Haight	4/1972	Epic		42
14.	Family Affair / Dance To The Music	3/1973	Epic
15.	If You Want Me To Stay / Thankful'n'Thoughtful	06.07.1973	Epic		12
16.	Fresh	7/1973
17.	Frisky / If It Were Left Up To Me	10/1973	Epic		79
18.	Que Sera Sera / If It Were Left Up To Me	11/1973	CBS
19.	Time For Livin' / Small Talk	6/1974	Epic		32
20.	Loose Booty	10/1974	Epic		84
21.	Family Affair	12/1974	Epic
22.	Dance To The Music / Colour Me True / Stand! / Ride The Rhythm	2/1975	Epic
23.	Loose Booty / Can't Strain My Brain (v GB)	07.03.1975	Epic
24.	Dance To The Music / Life	1975	Epic
25.	Hot Fun In The Summertime / M'Lady	1975	Epic
26.	Hot Fun In The Summertime / Fun (reissue)	1975	Epic
27.	Family Affair / Runnin' Away	1975	Epic
28.	If You Want Me To Stay / Frisky	1975	Epic
29.	Dance To The Music / I Want To Take You Higher	1/1977	Epic
30.	Family Again / Nothing Less Than Happiness	2/1977	Epic
31.	Dance To The Music / Stand!	3/1979	Epic
32.	Remember Who You Are / Sheer Energy	9/1979	Warner Bros		104
33.	Dance To The Music / Sing A Simple Song	11/1979	Epic
34.	The Same Thing (Makes You Laugh, Makes You Cry) / Who's To Say	12/1979	Warner Bros
35.	Dance To The Music / Everyday People	8/1980	Epic
36.	Dance To The Music / Everyday People (reissue)	7/1982	Old Gold
37.	Dance To The Music / Family Affair 12" + Everyday People / Runnin' Away	9/1987	Epic	89
38.	Dance To The Music	21.02.2000	Vinyl Junkie
39.	Club Epic Volume 3 (Dance To The Music / I've Got The Next Dance / You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)) & Deniece Williams & Dead Or Alive & The O'Jays	17.05.2004	Epic
40.	I Want To Take You Higher EP (Music Lover / I Want To Take You Higher / Higher (mono single master) / Sing A Simple Song / Hot Fun In The The Summertime / Sex Machine / I Want To Take You Higher (TV medley))	26.04.2013	Music On Vinyl
41.	Sexy Situation / Your Mother Is A Hippie	29.11.2013	Music On Vinyl
42.	Trip To Your Heart / Mama Said Knock You Out & LL Cool J	22.01.2015	Originals

Sly Stone:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	A Long Time Alone / I'm Just A Fool credited to: Luke Stewart	1961	Luke
2.	A Long Time Alone / Help Me With My Broken Heart credited to: Sylvester Stewart	1961	G&P
3.	Yellow Moon / Heavenly Angel credited to: Sly Stewart	1962	V.P.M.
4.	I Just Learned How To Swim / Scat Swim credited to: Sly Stewart	1963	Autumn
5.	Buttermilk / Buttermilk (part 2) credited to: Sly	1964	Autumn
6.	Temptation Walk / Temptation Walk (part 2) credited to: Sly	1965	Autumn
7.	I Get High On You / That's Lovin' You	8/1975	Epic		52
8.	Le Lo Li / Who Do You Love	12/1975	Epic
9.	Crossword Puzzle / Greed	3/1976	Epic
10.	Eek-A-Bo-Statik / Black Girls (Rae Dawn Chong)	10/1986	A&M
11.	Crazay & Jesse Johnson	10/1986	A&M		53
12.	Stone Love And Affection / Black Girls & Martha Davis	12/1986	A&M
13.	Seegweed Edits Part 1 EP (People Make The World Go Round (12 ) / About Love / Family Affair) & Angela Bofill & Ben Sidran	19.05.2011	Gamm

Awards:

1998 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("Dance To The Music", 1968)
1999 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("There's A Riot Goin' On", 1971)
2002 Pioneer Awards (group)
2014 Grammy Hall Of Fame (LP "Stand!", 1969)
2017 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", 1969)

WWW Links:

http://www.slystonemusic.com

Various:

original name The Stoners

Compilation Appearances:

"I Want To Take You Higher" on OST "A Knight's Tale" (8.5.01, Columbia)
"I Wanna Take You Higher" / "Everybody Is A Star" on OST "Moonlight Mile" (10.9.02, Hollywood)

line-up 5/2007:
Sly Stone, Cynthia Robinson, Vet Stone, Lisa Stone, Skyler Jett, Anthony Yates, Joseph Yates, Stefon Dubose, Mike Rinta, Johnnie Bamont, Tony Stead, Alfia Fisher, Funn Robertson

Sly Stone:

appeared on the LP:

New Riders Of The Purple Sage: Oh What A Mighty Time (11/75, CBS)
Funkadelic: The Electric Spanking Of War Babies (4/81, Warner Bros)
Gov't Mule: The Deep End Vol. 1 (23.10.01, ATO)
George Clinton: George Clinton and Some Gangsters of Love (16.9.08, Shanachie)

appeared on the SP:

Funkadelic: Shockwaves (1981, Warner Bros)
Jesse Johnson: Crazay (10/86, A&M)

Awards:

2017 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1972	0	08.01.1972	18	Pop Albums	album review
1973	27	07.07.1973	15	New Singles	single review
1975	10	08.03.1975	13	Singles	single review
1979	41	03.11.1979	25	Singles	single review
1981	33	15.08.1981	17	Albums	album review
1994	4	29.01.1994	41	Info Freako
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1973	0	31.03.1973	16
1973	0	12.05.1973	10	Albums	album review
1976	0	19.06.1976	28	Lookin' Back	profile
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	21	24.10.1995	6	Galerie
2006	5		63	Recenze	album review
2007	10		62	Recenze	album review