Sly - Gonna Take U Higher/Dance 2 The Music 1973

[BRICKHARRELL007]

ONE THING TO SAYYYYYY- BOOM SHAKKK-A-LAAKKAA

[mycalrb52]

the Bass Player is Rusty Allen and I pulled this up cause I grew up in the area they all lived.. :) Also alot of Larry Grahams band members also were my school mates

[mycalrb52]

If ya'll want to know who the bass player is its Rusty Allen he took over after Larry Left and he plays for Bobby Womack now

[mssquirrely]

LMAO!! dude at 0:28 it's like he can TASTE THE FUNK!!

[ssoouull]

That was Rusty Allen on bass. He took Larry Graham's place after Grahams's departure. He was equally as funky and played with a pick as well as his thumb.

[ssoouull]

Yo, that was Rusty Allen on bass! He was funky too.....Rusty is the cat on Sly's "Sex Machine". He often played with a pic but was equally as funky!

[agarotada]

I saw Larry Graham last july 9th, 2010 in Arras - north France with Prince, my first concert and my congratulations to these magnificent artists, I'm so happy to remember when Larry and Prince were younger, but they didn'd change at all!

[mcwhiteface]

andy newmark drums may be willie weeks on bass slys second wave

[Dsekc1]

Rusty Allen on bass

[bruski53]

Freddy on bass, I think.

[Marcosvrocks]

Funkin' playin' good

[pgh45rpms]

Sly used to be a San Francisco radio deejay, then became a record producer for the Beau Brummels, Bobby Freeman & other acts at Autumn Records, before organizing his own group.

[Eyemallfunkedup]

Does anyone know the exact day the music died? After watching the VMA's last night, I'm convinced that it's been quite some time now.

PEACE

[soad905]

@Eyemallfunkedup

you wouldnt be able to help me determine some samples, would you?

the first one is running man by show & ag, and the second one is oc and ag "2 for the money"

[Coastincolt]

@Eyemallfunkedup I'm going to go slightly out on a limb & say that it was Oct. 15, 1979. That was the day that "Rapper's Delight", the first commercial rap record by the Sugar Hill Gang was released. Soul music had already taken a hit from disco which was a homogenized version of African-American music. With the advent of rap, it never really recovered. Hell, it's not even called "soul music" anymore- prob. cause it's not very soulful; now it's called "R & B", which is an older name.

[Eyemallfunkedup]

@Coastincolt I tend to agree with you that sometime around the end of the 70s decade, music in general took a turn for the worse. It is not limited to Soul / Funk etc. Rock and Blues based music also degenerated. I have some theories as to why. I'll share one with you. The culture/counter culture of the 60s, with its bent toward freedom of the mind/body/spirit/etc., and the use of mind altering substances created an atmosphere where people were encouraged to be edgy and innovative.

[Eyemallfunkedup]

@Coastincolt The "Spirit" of the time, the Civil Rights Movement, the chaos of the time contributed to a musical Zeitgeist that remained into the 1970s. By 1979 the remnants of thee 60s had all but disappeared. In the 80s it all be came homogenized, watered down corporate crap. Today, they don't even care about the production of a song. They barely even pan the "instruments" anymore; if they even use instruments. It's sad.

PEACE

[Eyemallfunkedup]

Well it's been a year since I posted this, and believe it or not, the VMA's last night were just unwatchable (is that a word?); even worse than last year. They've really hit rock bottom, so maybe it's all uphill now in the industry.

PEACE

[thcsoul]

My Mother was one of the background singers (Tiny) She is to the right in black.

Im truly bless to Have witness such greatness up close.

[flipsiderunner]

That's awesome. BTW, your mom is hot, too.

[martmako]

Love those afros, bring em back i say, if i was black i'd have one 3ft wide rock on!!

[canadianroot]

i have an afro on my back. ironic.

[mclovedoctor]

I see people other than black with them in the crowd

[Dajandosmith]

@martmako You know...You don't have to be black to get an a fro...We can rebuild you....we have the technology

[mattojorojo]

"Cocaine is a helluva drug"! Rick James bitch:) Sly was truly stoned.

[FreakazoidsAsteroids]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that might be Rusty Allen on bass

[bcfreeman]

You are correct. That is Rusty Allen.

This looks like a performance from "The Midnight Special" when Sly was the guest host.

[geosh78]

That band consisted of most of the original GCS members and original horn players of Sly Stone. You've met living history--Graham, Cynthia and Gerri (the original horns of Sly), plus Rose (Sly's sister).

[geosh78]

I've been following Larry since I was 12, so we're talking more than 30 years. He's cool to chat with too.

[bobfunk11]

Yeah I know - I worked at a festival he performed on in the late 90's - the whole band was full of nice people

[geosh78]

Sorry BobFunk11--That is not Larry Graham on bass, he'd left the a year or 2 earlier, listen carefully and you'll hear it ain't Brother Graham. The original drummer Greg Errico was also gone. Sorry for the bad news, but I'd rather you'd be correct that misinformed re: the originator of thumping and plucking the bass (Graham).

[bobfunk11]

You know - I didn't think it was (because it doesn't look like him)- but the last time I uploaded this clip this somebody posted a comment to say that it was. And you know what they say about something must be true if it's written down!

Thanx

Bob

[bcfreeman]

The Breakdown of the group is as follows

Sly Stone, Freddie Stone (guitar), Rose Stone (electric Piano), Rustee Allen (bass), Cynthia Robinson (Trumpet), Jerry Martini (Sax), Pat Rizzo (Sax), Andy Newmark (Drums), & Little Sister (3 sisters sanging).