Sly & the Family Stone were an important and influential band from Vallejo,… Read Full Bio ↴Sly & the Family Stone were an important and influential band from Vallejo, California, United States. Active from 1966 until 1975, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia. Headed by singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and containing several of his family members and friends, the band was the first major American rock band to have an integrated lineup in both race and gender.
Brothers Sly Stone and singer/guitarist Freddie Stone combined their bands (Sly & the Stoners and Freddie & the Stone Souls) at the end of 1966. Sly and Freddie Stone, trumpeter Cynthia Robinson, drummer Gregg Errico, saxophonist Jerry Martini, and bassist Larry Graham completed the original lineup; Sly and Freddie's sister, singer/keyboardist Rose Stone, joined within a year. This collective recorded five Top 10 hits and four groundbreaking albums, which greatly influenced the sound of American pop music, soul, R&B, funk, and hip hop music. In the preface of his 1998 book For the Record: Sly and the Family Stone: An Oral History, Joel Selvin sums up the importance of Sly & the Family Stone's influence on African American music by stating "there are two types of black music: black music before Sly Stone, and black music after Sly Stone". The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
During the early 1970s, the band switched to a grittier funk sound, which was as influential on the music industry as their earlier work. The band began to fall apart during this period because of drug abuse and ego clashes; consequently, the fortunes and reliability of the band deteriorated, leading to its dissolution in 1975. Sly Stone continued to record albums and tour with a new rotating lineup under the "Sly & the Family Stone" name from 1975 to 1983. In 1987, Sly Stone was arrested and sentenced for cocaine use, after which he went into effective retirement.
Cynthia Robinson - January 12, 1944 – November 23, 2015
Brothers Sly Stone and singer/guitarist Freddie Stone combined their bands (Sly & the Stoners and Freddie & the Stone Souls) at the end of 1966. Sly and Freddie Stone, trumpeter Cynthia Robinson, drummer Gregg Errico, saxophonist Jerry Martini, and bassist Larry Graham completed the original lineup; Sly and Freddie's sister, singer/keyboardist Rose Stone, joined within a year. This collective recorded five Top 10 hits and four groundbreaking albums, which greatly influenced the sound of American pop music, soul, R&B, funk, and hip hop music. In the preface of his 1998 book For the Record: Sly and the Family Stone: An Oral History, Joel Selvin sums up the importance of Sly & the Family Stone's influence on African American music by stating "there are two types of black music: black music before Sly Stone, and black music after Sly Stone". The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
During the early 1970s, the band switched to a grittier funk sound, which was as influential on the music industry as their earlier work. The band began to fall apart during this period because of drug abuse and ego clashes; consequently, the fortunes and reliability of the band deteriorated, leading to its dissolution in 1975. Sly Stone continued to record albums and tour with a new rotating lineup under the "Sly & the Family Stone" name from 1975 to 1983. In 1987, Sly Stone was arrested and sentenced for cocaine use, after which he went into effective retirement.
Cynthia Robinson - January 12, 1944 – November 23, 2015
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Dynamite! The Collection
Sly & The Family Stone Lyrics
Are You Ready Are you ready (are you ready)? Are you ready (are you…
Dance to the Music Sing, get on up and dance to the music Get on…
Dynamite! Miss clean She's so together and nice, yeah Miss clean I got…
Fun Fun When I party, I party hearty Fun is on my mind Fun Put…
Hot Fun In The Summertime End of the spring and here she comes back Hi, hi,…
I Cannot Make It I cannot make it! I'm so hip! If I make till tomorrow…
I Want To Take You Higher Feeling's gettin' stronger Music's gettin' longer too Music …
If You Want Me To Stay If you want me to stay I'll be around today To be…
Loose Booty Booty, loose booty Booty (Shadrach, meshack, abednego) (Sha…
M'Lady M'Lady, M'Lady M'Lady, M'Lady A smile of pleasure, Beautifu…
Stand! Stand In the end you'll still be you One that's done all…
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) Lookin' at the devil Grinnin' at his gun Fingers start shaki…
Time For Livin' Time for livin', time for givin' No time for makin' up…
Underdog Hey, dig I know how it feels to be expect to…
You Can Make It If You Try You can make it if you try You can make it…
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M'Lady M'Lady, M'Lady M'Lady, M'Lady A smile of pleasure, Beautifu…
We also have lyrics for these tracks by The Family Stone:
Dance To The Music Sing, get on up and dance to the music Get on…
Hot Fun in the Summertime End of the spring and here she comes back Hi, hi,…
I Want To Take You Higher Feeling's gettin' stronger Music's gettin' longer too Music …
If you want me to stay If you want me to stay I'll be around today To be…