Sly And The Family Stone

Founded: 1967

Headquarters: San Francisco, CA

Website Link(s): Family Stone; Sly Stone

Label(s)

 * Epic
 * Warner Brothers
 * Rhino Handmade

Genre(s)

 * Rock
 * Funk
 * Soul
 * Psychedelia

RIYL

 * Bobby Freeman
 * The Beau Brummels
 * The Beatles
 * Issac Hayes
 * Curtis Mayfield
 * Otis Redding

Band Members

 * Sly Stone
 * Freddie Stone
 * Larry Graham
 * Cynthia Robinson
 * Jerry Martini
 * Gregg Errico
 * Little Sister
 * Rose Stone
 * Gerry Gibson
 * Rusty Allen
 * Pat Rizzo
 * Andy Newmark
 * Bill Lordan
 * Vicki Blackwell
 * Jim Strassburg

Includes Members of

 * Sly And The Stoners
 * Freddie And The Stone Souls
 * The Viscaynes
 * The Heavenly Tones
 * Graham Central Station
 * Santana
 * The Grateful Dead
 * The Mystics
 * Gypsy
 * Robin Trower's Band
 * Dave Steffen Band
 * Charlie Souza's Band
 * The Bill Lorden Experiment

Band Biography
One of the most influential funk and soul bands, Sly & The Family Stone was racked by difficulties, mostly stemming from the unreliable/unhinged nature of their frontman Sly Stone, and his heavy drug use and huge ego. Sly Stone was and contineus to be incredibly talented, however, so perhaps his ego was justified. It's often said that there are two main periods of African-American Pop Music -- before Sly Stone and after Sly Stone. Though the band's dissolved a few times and reformed, a form is currently still together, and Sly Stone himself is still sometiimes in the public eye.

=Discography=

Albums

 * A Whole New Thing
 * Dance To The Music
 * Life
 * Stand!
 * Greatest Hits
 * There's A Riot Goin' On
 * Fresh
 * Small Talk
 * High On You (credited only to "Sly Stone")
 * Heard You Missed Me, Well I'm Back
 * Back On The Right Track
 * Ain't But The One Way
 * Ten Years Too Soon
 * Sly & The Family Stone Anthology
 * Who In The Funk Do You Think You Are: The Warner Bros. Recordings
 * Rock And Roll
 * The Essential Sly & The Family Stone
 * Different Strokes By Different Folks
 * Higher!

Radio Shows

 * Blue Jam Series 1 Episode 2
 * Blue Jam Series 2 Episode 6
 * Chris Morris' Second Breezeblock Set
 * Chris Morris Music Show Episode 10: This week, Peter Baynham flies Germaine Greer to Dartmouth
 * Chris Morris Music Show Episode 6: The programme that hits the air like a 7-litre Ford Capri driven by a speedfreak mandrill
 * Chris Morris Music Show Episode 3: Continuing his bid to save the network
 * Chris Morris Music Show Episode 24
 * Chris Morris Music Show Episode 17
 * Chris Morris Music Show Episode 13: God Bless Peter Baynham