so he was before Prince...and Little Richard was before Sly...and Louis Armstrong was before Little Richard...and Jellyroll Morton was before Louis Armstrong...so what's your point exactly?
Sweet...too bad Sly Stone is now living out of his van in South Central L.A.-and he can't even live off his music publishing rights since he sold to Michael Jackson for a "measley 1 million"
They sent Chuck Berry into space; which is totally cool. But, they should have sent this on another flight. Maybe out there, somewhere, someone would think we still have a chance here on earth.
"THE MUSIC SCENE" was a 45 minute weekly series that aired on ABC's Monday night schedule [7:30-8:15pm(et)] from September 1969 through January 1970, paired with another short-lived 45 minute show, "THE NEW PEOPLE" (sort of the "LOST" of its day, minus the sci-fi and fantasy elements), at 8:15. Unfortunately, more viewers were watching CBS' "GUNSMOKE" and NBC's "ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN", and that's why they both went off the air so fast.
Sly's music was head and shoulders over almost anything that's out today. I keep hoping for Sly to come back with some awesome new material, but after seeing the videos from Coachella last year and other recent disasters like the Grammys, it doesn't look promising right now. Sly looks damn near incoherent, with nothing left in the tank. PLEASE SLY!!! GET IT TOGETHER AND COME BACK! THE WORLD NEEDS YOU!!!
Cynthia Robinson & Jerry Martini are still rockin it. Sly, God bless 'em, we always have to talk about in the past tense because of what the drugs did to him. His music brought joy around the world and defined a generation but as great as he was, so much was lost. This is the best clip I've seen in a long while. Thanks for posting.
as a musician, i look at sly like hes damn near jesus christ... he had a lot of great positive things to say in his songs and he had such a PERFECT blend of sound that is unsurpassed and such a soulful voice
yep...... he and the band were the best......... and heavily influenced many others... damn those drugs though.... he's very f- -k- d these days, sad.
Just reading Ben Fong-Torres from 1969 in Rolling Stone. The instrumental track for this show was recorded beforehand by Sly and the band so the TV producers wouldn't have to mix it and perhaps screw it up. Also this was the second take of the performance as Sly was not happy with the lack of audience dancing during the first take so he got his "people" to encourage them.
@tracks888 I'll have to read it for myself, but this definitely sounds totally live in real time. I'll buy it on some parts, but not the whole thing. It's also hard to believe that a TV show that features live acts wouldn't have professional sound people around to produce live music.
Probably my favorite thing about this band, besides the innovation, and music - is the way the almost.....demanded respect. Gotta love a band that went for what was what.
I saw this show in 69. I thought they were way cool. Their Woodstock set was phenomenal. I saw them the net summer in Milwaukee WI at Summerfest...Thank U 4 lettin me Be Mice Elf Again.
A racially mixed band in the 60s was very rare and it works so well. The white saxophone seems to really get into the music!! None of the crap being sung today comes close.
Jerry Martini the saxophonist, they are now the Sly and the Family Stone Review. Still sounding good. Had a chance to speak with her and Jerry during during a concert last summer.
the more I see of Sly, and I've been crazy about him for 30 years now, the more I'm convinced he is the greatest of all the figures in music in the 60s-70s
Being a teenager during this time has really spoiled me: between Music Scene, the Midnight Special, and (yes), Ed Sullivan I was exposed to great music actually being PERFORMED rather than lip synched (American Bandstand, Soul Train). These are absolute gems and I am so glad to relive them!
My parents saw them in Philadelphia when they were at their peak, my father still talks about it being an experience rather than a concert. This is a true band, relying on prue talent not studio tricks.
in my opinion sly stone is as much the legacy of the church of god in christ as andre crouch. i hear all the chord progrssions, rifs and runs the mood and feel that were so popular in that church during that era. as a matter of fact the song "i wanna take you higher" was a popular chant among the young people in the cogic during that time. the break in this song is nothing more than an old gospel song "this little light of mine im gonna let it shine" let it shine let it shine let it shine!
3:00 lawls at the tall guy on the right side with the big smile and awkward hand clapping.
Although im a modern day music listener (Which i know will never be as good as this but i admit is very catchy) i know that without music like this and all the music that revolutionized our society we'd be in a far worse state then our world is in right now. Stop the Hate and Lets Live Together <3
wow, i heard their music before but i had no idea. Definetely Genious work, i love what happened in his last show. Hehhee, it all a part of genious. We can't expect the same stuff and want new at the same time.
Sly & the Family Stone were the greatest!!! I'm just sorry we couldn't have had more years with him and his great funky music. He truly is an icon. "Hot Fun", "Dance to the Music" and "Stand" are a few of my fav's that bring back great memories of the time back then - I still have my albums:). As Aliquippawill said below - They were a Kick-Ass band!!
i don't see why people are comparing sly and the family stone to black eyed pea's. not even the same kind of music, not even the same era. Why, because there's black dudes and women? comparing the two is like comparing 50 cent to elvis. get real.
black eyed WHAT ???????---there would be no black eyed peas,,,,,,,,oh man---just give Sly his due---- there are so many ignorant young people out there who have NO CLUE as to what talent is--- I saw the black eyed peas on some idiotic awards show-- grammys or something in past 30 days-- they were a joke--- give me Sly toned out of his gourd any day--more talent in one stoned pinky than any peas,,
@jrmrinaz: As I said to somebody else, just ignore them if they say that. There's no sense in getting high blood pressure over this. They love their music...you love yours.
@TNA52383 Black eyed peas are a marketing trend. None of them can even play instruments. So, saying that the Peas got nothing on Sly is actually a dis.
@TNA52383 the black eyes shits are soooooooooo bad, I saw in SNL and are really bad, sly is a true artist: music, composition, cloth, performance, style, junkie hahaha etc... true genious
@TNA52383 And that statement even needed to be said because? WE KNOW THIS MAN!! The kids don't tho. Play it for em' young and they will build up an appreciation. My 8 y/o sings "Everyday people" with me, how sweet is that?! I love all the music my parents and grandparents played for me as a kid and if we do that for our kids instead of putting them in front of a t.v or internet (God forbid) we will have a musical future. If not...well....sadness.
@Econoliveme: Want to create a 'musical future'? Encourage you kid to participate in THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE instead of telling them that nothing's great these days.
Sly & the Family Stone were so creatively ahead of their time, they would be an absolute force on todays music scene......WITH THE SAME MUSIC! Sly was such a brilliantly innovative songwriter, with (unfortunately), all the eccentricities that sometimes accompany being an artistic "genius". The man was "out there", to say the least......but DAMN! What an entertainer! With a Kick-Ass band who were definately unique trendsetters. There was no one like them.....and there still isn't!
@aliquippawill, IMO S & TFS was the most entertaining act at woodstock. As a young man, I saw most of the major acts in the late 60's, 70's & 80's. My biggest regret was never seeing S & TFS live. However, I did have tickets for a concert in Louisville, KY that Sly failed to show for.
The Funkmaster himself, Sly Stone. There's never been nothing like him, and the band was tight. They were the first group to crossover to a universal audience. Even Motown changed the style of The Temptations music in the late 60's and early 70's because they were so influenced by Sly and the Family Stone. And that says it all!
I was in high then and Sly was the hottest thing out. Larry Graham was still with the group. Nobody played bass like Larry Graham. 55 year old school lova
Incredible performance! Just saw their live spot on the Ed Sullivan Show, which was recorded a year or two before this one, & they still kicked ass for days! We don't EVER see bands these days, on live, network, tv, show out anywhere near this intensity!
@StevenCharlesJazz: hey, they're still around-it's called 'live performance' and 'getting your ass up off of the chair and going out to see what's cookin' in the local music scene!'
@Neville6000 : If you look, I was talking about on "live TV", yes I see bands playing live, as I've been doing that myself for decades. I've even played with Sly's sax player a number of times...
Before Prince, Michael Jackson, and Rick James (Bitch) Sly was the ultimate interracial band. Everyone in the audience seemed to get along.
redcherbonne 2 weeks ago
A dance mix played live. As it always should be.
LindaDB3Music 2 weeks ago
God damnit I love this
Ath3osMusic 1 month ago
I want the woman in pink to wake me up every morning.
mistermatt157 1 month ago in playlist Wilco Says: Watch!
so he was before Prince...and Little Richard was before Sly...and Louis Armstrong was before Little Richard...and Jellyroll Morton was before Louis Armstrong...so what's your point exactly?
sixsixxsixxxx 2 months ago
03:58 camera cuts to a young Michael Jackson in the audience......taking notes.
wildnites558 2 months ago
7:24 rhythm fail
rainificationstation 3 months ago in playlist Wilco Says: Watch!
@rainificationstation godamned white folk!
BonaDun 2 months ago
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rainificationstation 3 months ago in playlist Wilco Says: Watch!
Sweet...too bad Sly Stone is now living out of his van in South Central L.A.-and he can't even live off his music publishing rights since he sold to Michael Jackson for a "measley 1 million"
Man...this band is getting down!
donnamariemoreno27 3 months ago
cool
mhdenpente 3 months ago in playlist Wilco Says: Watch!
Remember watchin this as a kid...WOW, much better than I remember!
zampano00 3 months ago in playlist Wilco Says: Watch!
Can you reach? Mi head that it isn't very nice to make people talk with their mouth full... :*}
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exnewsanchor 5 months ago
Sly & The Family Stone are one of the few groups that can appeal to everybody. If you cant get into them, you should not be listening to music.
Motown65 5 months ago
Oh man, this is damn good. I thought it was just 1 song. Pleasant surprise.
austintxlivemusic 5 months ago
One of the 1st albums i owned in the 70s.
austintxlivemusic 5 months ago
Holy....these guys cook live, and 5 out of 7 sing too.
classicconnexionband 5 months ago
One of the greatest live bands ever. They could make time stand still.
1blastman 6 months ago 3
Regardless of the comments made by the "nay-say nit-pickers"...this is some rare and incredible footage!!!
What energy this group offered to anyone with an ear to hear and a soul to enjoy!!!
Many thanks to you for posting this gem!
hammeredcrapvideos 7 months ago
Music, love, peace and harmony. :)
catgirl24 7 months ago
This wonderful shit was going down the year I was born.
It's in my blood.
progrocker69 7 months ago
This is music
pictureisup1 8 months ago
03:05 -Cousin Smitty is gettin it!!! Gon' head then.
bigtoine45 9 months ago
@bigtoine45 : Ha ha...I love your comment!!! I talk the EXACT same way when someone's "gettin it" but sometimes it's hard to convey on the computer!
DRUMTOY2002 7 months ago
the video and audio is slightly out of sync. Great video though!!!
breukelenman 9 months ago
the video and sound seem to be slightly out of sync. Great video though!!!
breukelenman 9 months ago
They sent Chuck Berry into space; which is totally cool. But, they should have sent this on another flight. Maybe out there, somewhere, someone would think we still have a chance here on earth.
PEACE
Eyemallfunkedup 9 months ago
Whos offbeat
phaedrabandatlanta 9 months ago
We all played in inter-racial bands in the 60s because its was all about the music
phaedrabandatlanta 9 months ago
Where's the rhythm though, everybody is offbeat
PrayerCoach 9 months ago
"THE MUSIC SCENE" was a 45 minute weekly series that aired on ABC's Monday night schedule [7:30-8:15pm(et)] from September 1969 through January 1970, paired with another short-lived 45 minute show, "THE NEW PEOPLE" (sort of the "LOST" of its day, minus the sci-fi and fantasy elements), at 8:15. Unfortunately, more viewers were watching CBS' "GUNSMOKE" and NBC's "ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN", and that's why they both went off the air so fast.
fromthesidelines 10 months ago
Thanks for this! This is what YouTube is all about. Definitely a nominee for best video on YouTube.
Tiki1 10 months ago
Sly's music was head and shoulders over almost anything that's out today. I keep hoping for Sly to come back with some awesome new material, but after seeing the videos from Coachella last year and other recent disasters like the Grammys, it doesn't look promising right now. Sly looks damn near incoherent, with nothing left in the tank. PLEASE SLY!!! GET IT TOGETHER AND COME BACK! THE WORLD NEEDS YOU!!!
BassGuyGG 10 months ago
Cynthia Robinson & Jerry Martini are still rockin it. Sly, God bless 'em, we always have to talk about in the past tense because of what the drugs did to him. His music brought joy around the world and defined a generation but as great as he was, so much was lost. This is the best clip I've seen in a long while. Thanks for posting.
WILLIAMCOOKE 10 months ago
as a musician, i look at sly like hes damn near jesus christ... he had a lot of great positive things to say in his songs and he had such a PERFECT blend of sound that is unsurpassed and such a soulful voice
brenonion 10 months ago
Hey the sax player looks just like Mitch Hedberg...
gerry3x 10 months ago
Sly you always take me HIGHER!
benthemiester 10 months ago
great post man -
MrKirkenstein 10 months ago
Thank's for uploading this- a classic ! long live the funk !!!!!!!
hotfunkcooljazz 11 months ago
hell yeh
aaronamccoy 11 months ago
oo im glad i was born in tha 80's cause those out fits are funny as shizzzz
LOUISIANASCAJUNS123 11 months ago
Gotta love the Funk, man! It's not constrained to any one race or gender, and you can get crazy with it! Sweet video!
DoomiteAsh 11 months ago
Damn, this video blew me away, man!!!!
hsard 11 months ago
yeah the BEP* are just naive pups in comparison with these awesome musicians... they just did it naturally... ya can't FAKE that talent!!!
* (BEP = just overhyped trendy wannabes)
paulubegoo 11 months ago
the family will rock for all time!
paulubegoo 11 months ago
yep...... he and the band were the best......... and heavily influenced many others... damn those drugs though.... he's very f- -k- d these days, sad.
paulubegoo 11 months ago
god id love to live through a time like this.
everyone just rejoices and jams with one another.:)
carina621 11 months ago
You can hear all of these old school 80-2001 jamz on zmix97.com
tomkatt805 1 year ago
laughin me ass off at the kid in the audience singin with Sly's voice haha... fuckin best video I've ever seen on youtube
thegoodusernameman 1 year ago
woooow the crowd dancing and grooving with them on stage!!! Something you"ll never find again today....
SkateTS808 1 year ago
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Inter-racial, inter-gender...WAY before Prince...and an audience of all colors GROOVING. We need Sly today.
ARTP1G 1 year ago
Inter-racial, inter-gender...WAY before Prince...and an audience of all colors GROOVING. We need Sly today.
ARTP1G 1 year ago 18
2 people got no soul
8aPeach2 1 year ago
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And that fuckin bass sounds like a dinosaur chewin on cars!! My god!!
thegoodusernameman 1 year ago
And that fuckin bass sounds like a dinosaur chewin up cars!! My god!!
thegoodusernameman 1 year ago
I'd give me balls to have been there
thegoodusernameman 1 year ago
Rose is STR8-UP kickin' ass!!!
excoc 1 year ago 2
yep...Sly was ahead of his time. Great, great songs and performer.
jlmroundlake 1 year ago 2
Nice clothes, psychedelic behaviour, crazy times.
Delomenalicom 1 year ago
@Delomenalicom Indeed pal!!!
FreddMunster 1 year ago
Just reading Ben Fong-Torres from 1969 in Rolling Stone. The instrumental track for this show was recorded beforehand by Sly and the band so the TV producers wouldn't have to mix it and perhaps screw it up. Also this was the second take of the performance as Sly was not happy with the lack of audience dancing during the first take so he got his "people" to encourage them.
tracks888 1 year ago
@tracks888 I'll have to read it for myself, but this definitely sounds totally live in real time. I'll buy it on some parts, but not the whole thing. It's also hard to believe that a TV show that features live acts wouldn't have professional sound people around to produce live music.
PEACE
Eyemallfunkedup 1 year ago
@tracks888: So I guess that 'The Music Scene' wasn't as cracked up as it was supposed to be, then.
Neville6000 11 months ago
Tony Clomax & Ohene Cornelius Have a fabulous video shoot tomorrow!
niambi2020 1 year ago
love Larry Graham's hat! They sound good live.
1funkyangel 1 year ago
Probably my favorite thing about this band, besides the innovation, and music - is the way the almost.....demanded respect. Gotta love a band that went for what was what.
smrfox99 1 year ago
Where's Bootsie?????????????
PADRAICMCCORMICK 1 year ago
Whats wrong with his face?
lolnewbowned 1 year ago
you have to love the "man" in the blue sweater, any swishier and he could fly!!
The Sax player seems to have the most fun
PiggusVomitus 1 year ago
you have to love the "man" in the blue sweater, any swishier and he could fly!!
PiggusVomitus 1 year ago
I saw this show in 69. I thought they were way cool. Their Woodstock set was phenomenal. I saw them the net summer in Milwaukee WI at Summerfest...Thank U 4 lettin me Be Mice Elf Again.
splambert 1 year ago
A racially mixed band in the 60s was very rare and it works so well. The white saxophone seems to really get into the music!! None of the crap being sung today comes close.
PiggusVomitus 1 year ago 13
Thank you thank you for this video! Funky soul at its very best... thank you dear Sly for this timeless music.
blainesnow 1 year ago
no auto tune here at all.
and they sound just as good as they recorded.
creaturebotman 1 year ago
Can anyone help? What did Cynthia do after this? I've tried to find recordings of her since S&FS - doesn't seem to be much. What a band!
grf01000 1 year ago
@grf01000 Cynthia is still playing as well as
Jerry Martini the saxophonist, they are now the Sly and the Family Stone Review. Still sounding good. Had a chance to speak with her and Jerry during during a concert last summer.
Huesax 1 year ago
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THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME !
exnewsanchor 1 year ago
lol the dude in blue at 3:03 even if he can't dance he 's still tryin'
gablinz 1 year ago
the girl at 3:56 liked that larry graham!
animuldoc 1 year ago
7:48 sly's greatest time...
onefugowie 1 year ago
I think the girl liked what she heard at 3:56
cheifguggletram 1 year ago
Go Cynthia!
Goklayeh 1 year ago
How many times have you ever seen actual crowd actually get up on the stage with the performers grill and the performers embrace the crowd like this
rjam1974 1 year ago
the more I see of Sly, and I've been crazy about him for 30 years now, the more I'm convinced he is the greatest of all the figures in music in the 60s-70s
belisariusorb 1 year ago
loooooovee it!! love this part 1:30
eli2day 1 year ago
Just soooooooooo good.
leejoliver 1 year ago
as beautiful now as it was then...
tonyzackery 1 year ago
ironicly color cordinated in 69..
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prettythugged 1 year ago
Being a teenager during this time has really spoiled me: between Music Scene, the Midnight Special, and (yes), Ed Sullivan I was exposed to great music actually being PERFORMED rather than lip synched (American Bandstand, Soul Train). These are absolute gems and I am so glad to relive them!
eclctcmnd 1 year ago
take us higher above all this garbage
66josiah 1 year ago
On abc
Tomcaatt 1 year ago
Nigger dont call me whitey,whitey dont call me nigger
Tomcaatt 1 year ago
awesome.
cwize 1 year ago
brilliance! Music this good is gone!
tonyzackery 1 year ago
Who can touch it people? Scorching
bradco12 1 year ago
My parents saw them in Philadelphia when they were at their peak, my father still talks about it being an experience rather than a concert. This is a true band, relying on prue talent not studio tricks.
Will408441 1 year ago
At their prime as a "band". killin it!
buckyskank 1 year ago
a real band for sure!
Kaleidaoperator 1 year ago
BANDS OF THIS TIME PERIOD
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE
THE BARKAYS
MADE ALL THOSE LATER BANDS POSSIBLE AND I MEAN ALL OF THEM
thepunisher1953 1 year ago
the black eyed peas couldn't pump the gas for this band...
buschnic61 1 year ago
This is some TIMELESS shit!
mentorsickie 1 year ago 2
bielsouza, I remember watching this particular show. Thanks for the walk down memory lane...and thanks for a great video.
ThruHiker52 1 year ago
that's the legendary bass player Larry Graham in black
jdogg66 1 year ago
AND they were a racially mixed band!!
PiggusVomitus 1 year ago 2
@PiggusVomitus And this diversity fueled their greatest .... a lesson for today as well!
thedoggiesdaddy 1 year ago
in my opinion sly stone is as much the legacy of the church of god in christ as andre crouch. i hear all the chord progrssions, rifs and runs the mood and feel that were so popular in that church during that era. as a matter of fact the song "i wanna take you higher" was a popular chant among the young people in the cogic during that time. the break in this song is nothing more than an old gospel song "this little light of mine im gonna let it shine" let it shine let it shine let it shine!
oldschoolsituationz 1 year ago
3:00 lawls at the tall guy on the right side with the big smile and awkward hand clapping.
Although im a modern day music listener (Which i know will never be as good as this but i admit is very catchy) i know that without music like this and all the music that revolutionized our society we'd be in a far worse state then our world is in right now. Stop the Hate and Lets Live Together <3
Lickmycrit1 1 year ago
Unbelievable .... does any current group come close to this ..... the diversity, the meaning and the beat!
thedoggiesdaddy 1 year ago
@thedoggiesdaddy I totally agree. What a concept this band was. Songs with intelligence and incredible groove.
JrZyFL 1 year ago
The keyboard girl in yellow got mad swagga, shes cool
wcc128 1 year ago
@wcc128
That's Rose Stone, Sly's sistah. Love her.
wonder6789 1 year ago
Witness a true genius at the height of his powers. You have not rocked until you've rocked a house like Sly and the Family Stone.
ksink74 1 year ago
THEIR INFLUENCE IS SO IMPORTANT
unitsofsixty60 1 year ago
THIS IS THE BEST MUSIC
unitsofsixty60 1 year ago
U Da Godfather to Larry Grahm. From Ya Girl Misz Angie B
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MiszAngieB 1 year ago
LUV IT *
SVENGHOULY 1 year ago
I wonder how much Sly influenced Prince...
BCKNTRYGUY 1 year ago
wow, i heard their music before but i had no idea. Definetely Genious work, i love what happened in his last show. Hehhee, it all a part of genious. We can't expect the same stuff and want new at the same time.
chazazaza 1 year ago
I've watched this video countless times and nothing tops the funkyfresh dance moves of the girl at 6:42.
That chick can GROOVE!
kevinflo 1 year ago
Great stuff. All this is available on DVD now. BTW, Anybody knows the cause of guest host, Christopher Ross' death?
IYAMNI 1 year ago
This was scary to the establishment !
markbra 1 year ago
@markbra: How so?
Neville6000 11 months ago
This is no play-back !
markbra 1 year ago
Sly & the Family Stone were the greatest!!! I'm just sorry we couldn't have had more years with him and his great funky music. He truly is an icon. "Hot Fun", "Dance to the Music" and "Stand" are a few of my fav's that bring back great memories of the time back then - I still have my albums:). As Aliquippawill said below - They were a Kick-Ass band!!
lauralou29 1 year ago
greg goes into overdrive at 2:31 thats how you groove man
poncho2211 1 year ago
I like Sly's glasses
MikeKrysta1 1 year ago
at 3:54
panther16 1 year ago
Young Michaell Jackson at School.
panther16 1 year ago
Hot Fun in the Summertime. My absolute favorite Sly and the Family Stone song. It's great too, that they didn't lip-sync it.
ftsjr 1 year ago
i don't see why people are comparing sly and the family stone to black eyed pea's. not even the same kind of music, not even the same era. Why, because there's black dudes and women? comparing the two is like comparing 50 cent to elvis. get real.
DiCkRiChArDz 1 year ago
@DiCkRiChArDz: Look, just ignore them when they say things like that, and they'll go away.
Neville6000 11 months ago
black eyed WHAT ???????---there would be no black eyed peas,,,,,,,,oh man---just give Sly his due---- there are so many ignorant young people out there who have NO CLUE as to what talent is--- I saw the black eyed peas on some idiotic awards show-- grammys or something in past 30 days-- they were a joke--- give me Sly toned out of his gourd any day--more talent in one stoned pinky than any peas,,
jrmrinaz 1 year ago
@jrmrinaz: As I said to somebody else, just ignore them if they say that. There's no sense in getting high blood pressure over this. They love their music...you love yours.
Neville6000 11 months ago
WOW, there's just no denying....Sly & the family stone could flat-out kick the funk!! Great video clip. I LOVE that back line of Fender amps.
ctaesque 1 year ago
Amen!!
bluesmanzzz 1 year ago
I'd wear any of that shit except for Slys shirt lol
KuriPango 1 year ago
The black eyed peas aint got nothing on Sly and the Family Stone.
TNA52383 1 year ago 47
@TNA52383 you got that right bro...
jyoungblood 1 year ago
@TNA52383 Black eyed peas are a marketing trend. None of them can even play instruments. So, saying that the Peas got nothing on Sly is actually a dis.
kharmabum 1 year ago
@TNA52383 the black eyes shits are soooooooooo bad, I saw in SNL and are really bad, sly is a true artist: music, composition, cloth, performance, style, junkie hahaha etc... true genious
anderzom 1 year ago
@TNA52383 you're on the money with this comment
paulubegoo 11 months ago
@TNA52383 And that statement even needed to be said because? WE KNOW THIS MAN!! The kids don't tho. Play it for em' young and they will build up an appreciation. My 8 y/o sings "Everyday people" with me, how sweet is that?! I love all the music my parents and grandparents played for me as a kid and if we do that for our kids instead of putting them in front of a t.v or internet (God forbid) we will have a musical future. If not...well....sadness.
Econoliveme 11 months ago
@Econoliveme: Want to create a 'musical future'? Encourage you kid to participate in THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE instead of telling them that nothing's great these days.
Neville6000 11 months ago
Ya think?
dextermcgrubbin 11 months ago
@TNA52383: Okay, maybe they don't, but have you ever heard of K'nan? Corrine Bailey Rae? Joss Stone?
Neville6000 11 months ago
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Stormy50 1 year ago
lol can you imagin all of us dressed like that now..lol
VEX519 2 years ago
i'd be very happy
davemeisnerreggae 2 years ago
Sly & the Family Stone were so creatively ahead of their time, they would be an absolute force on todays music scene......WITH THE SAME MUSIC! Sly was such a brilliantly innovative songwriter, with (unfortunately), all the eccentricities that sometimes accompany being an artistic "genius". The man was "out there", to say the least......but DAMN! What an entertainer! With a Kick-Ass band who were definately unique trendsetters. There was no one like them.....and there still isn't!
aliquippawill 2 years ago 24
@aliquippawill, IMO S & TFS was the most entertaining act at woodstock. As a young man, I saw most of the major acts in the late 60's, 70's & 80's. My biggest regret was never seeing S & TFS live. However, I did have tickets for a concert in Louisville, KY that Sly failed to show for.
DuaneMThomas 1 year ago
@aliquippawill
I am watching this video in the room I first heard Sly when I was a baby girl- by chance.
He still cannot be topped. I have been all over the map musically and Sly is still on top.
sisterdiggins 1 year ago
@aliquippawill
They could still be a force in music, If Sly would actually show up!
lleitner1 1 year ago
The band was wonderful and tight but the drummer was kinda lost...
raponte1955 2 years ago
WTF
Mikhail871 2 years ago
The Funkmaster himself, Sly Stone. There's never been nothing like him, and the band was tight. They were the first group to crossover to a universal audience. Even Motown changed the style of The Temptations music in the late 60's and early 70's because they were so influenced by Sly and the Family Stone. And that says it all!
tommiexander 2 years ago 3
I was in high then and Sly was the hottest thing out. Larry Graham was still with the group. Nobody played bass like Larry Graham. 55 year old school lova
amez522 2 years ago 2
Wow very nice medley special, during that time i was conceived and now i know why i am that groovy : )
FonkyShitProductions 2 years ago
that just made my day :)
klokmedia 2 years ago
Sly Stone - A GREAT TALENT!!!
Glorify27 2 years ago
Pimpin' hat at 1:46 !
boltonoutlaw 2 years ago
Wow - a band inviting the audience to come up and grove with them while they play - awesome !!!!
ramseymarkf 2 years ago
Sly and The Family Stone was the only group I knew who could sing a different version of their hit songs and still make it even FUNKIER !!!
exnewsanchor 2 years ago
What's the song around 5:00?
sinning1966 2 years ago
It looks like this song from Phil Collins I forgot the title.
sinning1966 2 years ago
Its one their songs called "Dont call me N***** Whitey!"
Funkyfella123 2 years ago
this REAL
secondcityjoints 2 years ago
You young people need to watch these bands and find out what real music is
oakl1234 2 years ago
8:03 Dope BEat.
koolinturn 2 years ago
The young boy at 3:55 says it all....Ohhh yeah!
eclctcmnd 2 years ago
I thought that was a girl? but AGREED!
limeginger 2 years ago
@eclctcmnd that was a young lady 3:55
exnewsanchor 2 years ago
Man oh man these cats MF rock!
ronbek 2 years ago
Incredible performance! Just saw their live spot on the Ed Sullivan Show, which was recorded a year or two before this one, & they still kicked ass for days! We don't EVER see bands these days, on live, network, tv, show out anywhere near this intensity!
StevenCharlesJazz 2 years ago
@StevenCharlesJazz: hey, they're still around-it's called 'live performance' and 'getting your ass up off of the chair and going out to see what's cookin' in the local music scene!'
Neville6000 11 months ago
@Neville6000 : If you look, I was talking about on "live TV", yes I see bands playing live, as I've been doing that myself for decades. I've even played with Sly's sax player a number of times...
StevenCharlesJazz 10 months ago
Defenetly one of the BEST live playing groups ever!!!
MrTkirk 2 years ago
This is LIVE! Unfreaking UNREAL! I can't believe my ears! The sound is just perfect in everyway!
shaaronie 2 years ago
Best band eva
dockaiser 2 years ago
Now that's real music. It gets now better than that.
kennyreal 2 years ago 2
What a kickass band, one of the best performance ever, thanks for posting.
filthyrich77 2 years ago 3