Sly Stone on Dick Cavett 6-8-71 UNCUT 1of2 TheBadCause.com

[priesttj1]

This rythum is common in the church Sly was raised in the tambourine and drummer synchopation is very common and is the very backbone of gospel music.

[Alexltavares]

Listen to rhythmic interaction between Sly on the tambourine and drummer Greg Errico between 6:23 - 6:30. That little snippet is a wonderful example of the rhythmic genius of Sly...

[Steve906]

@Alexltavares that's awesome. Great catch

[frboulwarejr]

@Alexltavares go to any Pentecostal church (where Sly grew up in) and you'll hear rhythmic genius like this all the time! ;)

[PissteethJenkins]

Just don't see this kinda transcending live energy on talk shows anymore. Probably cause they'd never be allowed to play live/stoned or unhinged in an artificial studio environment which robs them of all natural poise

[jody808]

Dick Cavett was so hip and corny at the same time

[added23]

i think the eagles copied that riff they play at 1:51, in the song "witchy woman" released 3 years after higher

[MahoganyArchives]

This footage proves that SLY STONE is a musical genius. He totally revamps the endinge and it is smooking. Sly was remixes songs long before remixes was even known to us new booty's. You the fuck'n man SLY now take us higher. Maybe one day Little Richard, Prince, Louis Jordan, P-Funk, Cab Calloway and the great SLY STONE will be mentioned with the same reverence as the Beatles and all those other over rated bands. (this is not a beatles dis)

[Omegasupreme1078]

The drummer's either Greg Errico or Gerry Gibson. Greg was the original drummer, but he left in 1971. This was around the time they did There's A Riot Goin' On, everyone was on lots of drugs, and Sly had Mafia gangsters managing the band.

[kidcalabria]

@Omegasupreme1078 The drummer here is still Gregg Errico; he must have left shortly afterwards

[Funkdogg]

wow that drummer is the bomb! what's his name?

[1968624]

This is incredible! Sly doesn't want to leave the stage, just rock the house! For me it's better than Woodstock. Pure, naturel, Boogie! The man is on!

[bronncohowie]

How could two cretins dislike this funk extravaganza ??

[ratbasket]

Cocaine will turn you into an asshole. What a shame, a terrible loss to the world of music.

[Funkdogg]

@ratbasket his music still stands

[MegaGum1]

Those people were bad.

This must be one of the last times they were all together.

Cynthia Jerry Craig Freddie Sister Rossie Larry Sly The Church Of The Family Stone

[bluewine1]

I have never heard any drummer play with that kind of tempo.Nothing can go wrong when you have someones foot kickin like that.

[fuxgood]

@bluewine1 I was thinking the same thing. How in the hell did he keep his leg from cramping? Dude was on fire.

[kingofvintage]

What an incredible performance by them all.......... A super talented group of musicians and showmen

[MrKirkenstein]

all kinds of music brings all kind of emotion but Sly's stuff always brings a big ol'smile. ain't that what it's all about ?

[PowellZevin770]

Grab the audio from this clip at tubepull doht cohm.

[sisterdiggins]

Sly turned the world on it's ear.

It may be hard for people to understand now, but hearing this music at 5 years old in the time it was and still is hard to describe. He crossed all these boundaries and people did not know how to handle it. I feel his music still is not fully understood.

[sisterdiggins]

Dick Cavett was a brilliant host! For that time most TV show host were horrendously insulting and ignorant. He always gave his guests the benefit of the doubt , even when it may land upon his head.

[selmansax]

The host sure lived up to his first name. "DICK" (did I say I went to Harvard in the last 2 minutes?) Cavett.  What a goof.

[push2party]

@selmansax you mean yale.

[onestep759]

Naw Sex Machine came out around "68 or 69". Not '64.

[onestep759]

what trips me out is to hear the hip hop world say that they started the beat boxing when sly stone had already done it. listen to "MyLady". Rodger Troutman was the first to use the voice box....NOT SO....listen to "SexMachine" and that song came out around 1964 or so. This man Sly Stone was and is bad!!!! Trend setter for REAL. Gotta give 'em his props.

[phoneke]

This was scary for America @ the time. Im still not sure that its not scary now. I love how Sly is signafyin at the end with his walk. Its like "Yeah, I put it Down and u cant deny!!" Love it.

[onestep759]

Sly was probably a lil upset because his girl had just left him at the time and being high kinda takes the edge off.

[tigerbull77]

@onestep759 -was that deborah who was his girlfriend--she married santana, now divorced

[onestep759]

@tigerbull77 yep....that was her !!!!!!!

[smrfox99]

Not the best performance by the Family, but still a splendid performance nonetheless.

[leedrennan]

I don't think non-musicians appreciate how hard this band is blowing.

[TennesseeOwnsMyBones]

@leedrennan Stick to Clapton and leave the FUNK to those who dig it, ah-rite???

[endofsomething]

I am a massive Family Stone fan, and I have to say that this is one crappy performance. Its painful to watch Sly on this one, they were usually so much better than this!

[bensaw]

@endofsomething You must be joking. Amazing performance. Slowly builds up to a classic SATFS rock-out, and Sly's bluesy growls are great.

[endofsomething]

@bensaw Fair enough! It'd be a boring world if we all liked the same thing! I've just seen performances that I'd rate a lot better than this. I think what you hear as 'bluesy' growls, I hear as a seriously stoned guy forgetting what he's meant to be singing, however, to each his own. Fair play to you.

[GarudaStudio]

@endofsomething Rick James said it best..."Cocaine..." Yeah, the band were much better on Ed Sullivan and a lot of their earlier TV appearances.

...and WHAT is up with the dead animal on Larry's head?

[cheifguggletram]

Jesus he can't even play the harmonica...He shouldn't have fucked with drugs

[bluewine1]

@cheifguggletram This is a stone cold gas, this not about the harmonica.It''s about a feeling in a special time in place. There ani't no right or wrong, good or band here.The band is groovin on a level most ands can only dream about.

[Chuckdeezul]

No matter WHAT state Sly was in, his performances are ALWAYS top Notch!

[dockaiser]

@Chuckdeezul Well his band let him sound good. If they were all in his state, it be chaos

[bluchicdotnet]

lol Sly is too high for T.V.

[mrsdoeb]

Sly sounds horrible in this performance.

[bluewine1]

@mrsdoeb

Than your not a fan and you don't understand what your listening too. This is a bad ass perfromance of Higher.That was not an invitaion for further discussion.Your wrong, I'm right!

[mrsdoeb]

@bluewine1 lol ok

[daysofwildgonewild]

yezzzzzzzzzz greg and larrrry and the entire familystOne r in control,,,thiz iz one of there lazt LIVE showz alllll together !!!!!! a great moment in fUNk,,,alllll sLy respect....

[unfortunatebeam]

such crazy funky music for the day! So excited in a pre-dominatly drugged, spaced out type musical atmosphere.

[foutupourfoutu]

Fresh is one of the 10 best albums on the planet

[aliquippawill]

Awesome, uplifting, INSPIRING!..........this videoclip perfectly captures the esscence of Sly & the Family Stone, as entertainers blessed with the God-given musical talent & personality to inspire people to rise from their seats and shake, rattle & roll to their utter fullfillment! Calling Sly a musical genius only scratches the surface of who he is.....a musical innovator so far ahead of his time, he would be great TODAY, with the SAME music!

[universalradio]

It's not that he did drugs, which he obviously did - but that he accomplished ten times what other musicians could do -- and while he was on drugs. They couldn't even do it dead straight. He was incredible. His best - "There's A Riot Going On" was ahead of its time, and involved a fair amount of drugs.

[ariespow]

FUNKY BEAT DROPPED ON 4:36.White dude killin' those drums!I LOVE IT!!!Give the drummer some-6:23

[bluewine1]

@ariespow No shit, every drummer should listen to this.Greg's foot is so far up into this it makes me cry.

[ameroux]

The fact that somebody makes great music doesn't mean that they know how to handle finances, constant pressure from the public or all the sleazy people who are just out to make anything they can off of them. It only means that they play great music. The music business is a nightmare world.

[universalradio]

@ameroux

Sly is currently launching a lawsuit against a crooked manager. He was overplayed, overbooked, and ripped off left and right - attracted parasites like a light attracts moths.

[lilyslimit]

I agree w/ you there. I read a comment somewhere that says 'success (Hollywood) is a gateway drug". There are so many sleazebags waiting to jump on the successful ones coattails, from groupies on up. I don't think Sly was very socially accomplished, shy maybe?He seems like it in so many interviews. That was part of the pressure and excuse for drugs I'll bet. Drugs? I'm sure....but I've been around alot of means drunks and drugies in my life and he seemed to stay sweet & unaffected thru it all.

[ameroux]

@lilyslimit That's interesting about success/stardom being a gateway drug. It makes perfect sense. I think the people who have the skills to handle that kind of fame are very few and they have to be surrounded by good people who will look out for them.

[phoenixdawn34]

One of Michael Jacksons major influences, top of his game back then, bad managerial decisions for concerts, I think he thought he could take care of eveyrthing himself and well..as you know you gotta let some people do some of the work or people get pissed when you don't show up. He's a pisces like me so I understand where he coming from. People expected too much from him back then

[fonkfiend]

Not the tightest performance, but great vibe nonetheless..

[pbrucpaul]

I remember one concert where they were late coming out and people were getting annoyed; some left. Then Sly (after the band did something to get him at least a little straight) came out and they went right into "Dance to the Music'. That crowd did a 180 and people were just dancin' away. I never saw anything like it.

[phoneix91]

No offence man, but Sly Stone had to be one of the biggest drug addicts of the late 60s and early 70s. He did acid, pcp, coke, weed. I cant belive this guy is still alive.

[Eyemallfunkedup]

He's alive, just like you are. Do you know why you are alive? Only God can answer. Take off your blinders, free your mind, and just thank God that today, you read this.

PEACE

[gallantsantilope]

what's wrong with drugs?

[universalradio]

@phoneix91

No offense man, but Sly had to be the biggest genius on the music scene. He was also the most pressured, the most under-pressure musician out there. What do you expect was going to happen? He was the only black/white group, he had the double pressure of being black and very big, and in R&Roll. Do some reading!!! There's a reason for the drugs.

[vonhogworth]

you go on that trumpet girl!! let us have it!!!!

[LINY65]

Larry Graham is the bomb!!!! He's One in a Million!!!!

[evilassgringo]

Speachless

[phoenixdawn34]

Before you say "threw his life away" you should read his biography. He was so big back then, some people can't take all the attention all the time. I guess with the times sucking he decided to party and slowly distanced himself from the public and be a private person. I still don't know what his medical condition is now because he had somethin happen to him later.

[RascalXmas]

such a brilliant musical mind

threw his life away

[rabbitshirt]

Back in the day, man!

[bckicksbutt]

holy shit sly is stoned, high out of his mind man

[cubanitaa]

I never get tired of watching this. They are all so talented. Love how they're always gettin down and in synch. Magic!!

sly is the man.

[smrfox99]

Yup, Sly was definitely taking it 'higher'.

;-)

Legends!

[Toracube]

YES! YES! YES!!!!!!!!!!

[butifarra61]

it sounds bad!!!

[tccd]

Thanks! I have this performance on VHS, but my tape messed up at Sly's solo performance on the tambourine! TOO BAD!!!!!

[wreckords]

well it's about time somebody uploaded this performance. thanx badcause, YOU BAD!!!!!!

[pennman82]

Someone FINALLY put this up!!!! Thank you I never seen the actual performance but I dread watching the interview following it.