I can’t begin to express the relationship I’ve had with Sly and the Family Stone since 1968, but this is the most intelligent, thoughtful, and enjoyable reflection I’ve had the pleasure to view. Thanks for this. I was at MSG for his wedding and at Radio City for the last gig with the original band. Kool and the Gang opened the show. I could go on and on.
I spent a night with Sly and Bobby Womack in Rochester, NY in 1984. Sylvester was such a gentleman. Lucid, sensitive, and right on his game. Genius. Thank you.
I was a TV reporter at the time, and it was a thrill to finally meet my idol. I treated him right, as he so richly deserved as a genius and innovator, and the first person who taught me about DE&I. No one to this day compares. Thank you.
I was in NYC years ago with my Dad and we were picking up tickets to see the Knicks play. Sly and the Family Stone were rehearsing for a show that night. And even outside of the Garden we could hear that thumping bass beat and rhythm section rocking out. I loved Sly and Family Stone. I had their records and admired the talent and musicianship. Larry Graham of Graham Central Station was the original bass player for Sly before leaving to form Graham Central Station and he made great work for Sly before recording funk hits like “Release Yourself.” Sly and the Family Station’s “Family Affair” is one of the great rock/funk songs of the 1970’s. Sly is a rock God in my mind. I absolutely loved his music.
Sly and The Family Stone, left their mark in the music industry. "Everyday People" still relevant today as it was in the 1960's always love when Sly would say at the end of a performance Thanks you for letting us be ourselves"
@@adders45 ? Are you asking if Santana & Sly shared the drunmer? No. Michael Shrieve eas Santana's drummer (maybe the youngest performer at Woodstock). Gregg Errico was Sly's drummer.
I'M IN FUNK HEAVEN!!!! From one who grew up in the '60s, "Hot Fun In The Summertime" was a great summertime, really fun song that was often played as a summer anthem from '69 onward and S&TFS was pretty much credited with the wider appeal and success of the band's Funkadelic, Parliament, and Earth, Wind, and Fire. Also, for those who don't know, bassist Larry Graham did (as Fil points out) invent what Larry calls "thumping & plucking" with a fury (called "slap" although that doesn't really describe what he does). He went on to teach Bootsy Collins and many, many other famous bassists the technique. Fans should really look up his explanation in the YT video "Larry Graham Explains The Origin Of Thumping, Plucking, And The History Of The Bass". He's super humble, really, really cool and fun to watch him explain it, play and move on the stage. In it, he nearly destroys his bass strings. ALSO, he is Drake's uncle and was a friend and mentor of Prince (Yes!) and opened for Prince's touring act as his band Graham Cental Station. His solo crooning of "One In A Million You" was a #1 hit for 2 weeks on the R&B charts in the '70s. It's a great song for guys to play when they're out on a date with their girl. Fil, did you consider doing this analysis because of my question about doing one on S&TFS on one of your other anslyses about 10 days ago? Yes or no, thanks for another dynamic analysis! As always, your anslyses rock!
@@wingsofpegasus Well thanks anyway for having excellent taste and providing all the insight about a very influential band, even for as short of a time as they were on top (well before your time but not mine!). They were the coolest.
The truth of these lyrics are eternal, and the problems they represent have existed for thousands of years. We have as of yet not moved very far away from the barbarism of the past. But most of us are trying. ^-^
Can you imagine hearing this back in the day no autotune no sequences just church-based heavenly funk soul pop gospel whatever you wanna call it? Totally unique Sly Stone music
Fantastic analysis. I remember seeing this originally on the telly on the Ed Sullivan show. Nothing though, absolutely nothing compares to hearing this group live in their prime, at their peak, before the drugs kicked in and affected Sly's behavior. I saw them circa 1971 on a double bill with The Beachboys. Needless to say, both groups ripped the roof off the joint and the audience was frothed, frenetic and worked into blissful exhaustion by the shows conclusion. I remember I was soaked in sweat after dancing non stop for 3 hours and I certainly wasn't alone. Sly loved having fun with the audience. He was a master showman then, and the band was hot. Thanks Fil for the enlightening technical musical analysis. Fascinating.
I love Sly and The Family Stone’s music; I had a couple of their albums and saw them live in concert in the early 70s (‘73 or ‘74) in Nashville! I decked out in my sparkly tall platform shoes and went my girlfriends!! It was awesome!! Thanks!!
This was an amazing performance. I just wish they would have sung more of Everyday People. They were all great musicians and Sly was ahead of his time.
One of the most important bands of all time, and at the same time, very underrated band. Comprised of men and women, and blacks and whites, making the band the first fully integrated group in rock's history. Its was all about music
We have a tendency to forget we are just one big human family, hence the group’s name.. They sang with a fun soulful flair.The basic theme is just be yourself. Love the song Family Affair.
Last time I seen Sly on the news I think it was about 15 years ago and he was living in a camper strung out on the streets of Compton. It was heartbreaking.
He got screwed by the music industry getting no royalties. He lost everything. A kind lawyer recently took up his case and won him a lot of money back.
Years ago, his sister rescued him from basically living in the streets of L.A. She took him back home to the Bay area where they're from, and he started to get it together. I think he did win that lawsuit over royalties, etc. so that helped.
Great song and analysis. We are all brothers and sisters on Earth as one family. Fil, thanks for sharing the music and spreading the love. I'd love to hear more funky grooves from your guitar. There's more than one kind of big hair band. 😀
A friend of mine and I got locked out of a house temporarily during a party and so we listened to Sly in the car for maybe 1 to 2 hours and it's possibly time better spent than my entire time at college.
George Clinton may be the grand daddy of the funk sound. But in my eyes Sly Stone IS the funk sound. His music is loved by everyone of every nation and color. The man is a genius among geniuses. everyone copied his talent, tried to make the funk sound theirs but could never achieve it. SLY STONE RULES!
SLY hired GC to STONE FLOWER PRODICTION, a company backed by EPIC RECORDS. SLY ushered GC to the fame enjoyed by PF. GC had fronted a door woo group, THE PARLIAMENTS, before he signed with SLY.
I saw a YT video of Sly and the Family Stone and Prince singing Everyday People - it was EPIC! Sadly, I think the video has been removed. It was truly great! Great review Fil - thank you so much!
I'm watching some channels from Scott's Bass Channel and he talks about Larry Graham a lot. Really a groundbreaking band with their sound. That was really nice that you mentioned the togetherness aspect of this song especially for the times we are going through. I would maybe recommend Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday, since we seem to be going through that time again in Amerika.
Another great, insightful commentary, Fil! I think that Sly’s final “Thank you for letting us be ourselves!” was directed at Ed Sullivan himself. Sullivan exercised a lot of control over his artists’ performances.
I was in 6th grade turned on too "EVERYDAY PEOPLE". WHEN THEIR GREATEST HITS CAME OUT LATER. I LISTENED TO IT ALOT. LOVED THE BANDS DIVERSITY. IT WAS A BIG PART OF MY CHILDHOOD... great info Wings of Pegasus...
Everyday we need to hear This kind of Performance Music,Be part of the Group is a Fantastic joined with all the kind of Instruments Playing Together,,ILove Sly & The Family Stone,They Cause a New Revolution Forever,, Saludos desde Puerto Rico 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🎉🎉❤❤
Fun fact: Sly was a disc jockey at KFRC the big 610 am radio in San Francisco when he heard a band playing there in the city. Sly was extremely important in promoting and getting the band their first recording contract. That band was the Beau Brummels and they were the first of what would be a minor musical explosion in the Haight led by the Dead, Airplane, Quicksiver and Stevie Miller. Some will say the Count Five was the first but they were from San Jose and they did play in their parents' garage. The Count Five, Psychotic Reaction, was the original "garage band".
My heads been swimming with Buffalo Springfield's "For What it's Worth" for about 48 hours. Thanks, I needed to remember that there were uplifting bands in the 60s too. We needed it then, as we do now.
Fil, Thanks for playing this. Guitar, drums, horns, organ - great sound in a time of message music. If you like these songs, check out 'Stand' and 'Everybody is a Star'. How can one explain the emotional connection to music rooted in anti-war, peace & love to all and a generation wanting to change the world. How did we get from there to here??? And how in the world did we get from there to the mostly monochromatic world of autotune digital music? Rock!
Love how you analyse different genres from different time periods. One can find cool stuff from any genre that is really cool. Music was so cool and exciting in that 60's-70's era....❤️
In about 5th grade or so (in the ‘70’s) our gym teacher choreographed a dance routine with us using those ribbons attached to sticks (like they do in gymnastics) to preform for the school to the song Dance to the Music...It was my favorite time in gym class! 😆 Always loved that song! 🤘
Great contributors to that era of music, and your analysis of their songs and history combined with you playing their music notes blends "then and now" perfectly. Awesome as always Fil. 👍🤟
when i was in first grade... i remember the hit on the radio, "dance to the music"... it was such a great thing to come on the AM radio on the way to school.... then "Everyday People".... and so many others... "Thankufalettinmebemicelfagain" was the best to me... great analysis Fil as always... ya boi d
good choice to feature on your show! They were a true melding of funk and rock bringing together a lot of people back then which was very much in keeping with the peace and love aspirations of the era. I was fortunate to see them live at the Strawberry Fields Rock Festival in the early 1970s which partially took some of the edge off of me missing the Woodstock festival. You are so right in your coverage here regarding showmanship, their instruments, their vocals, the whole thing. Thank you sir.
Thank you for reviewing this clip, and exposing it to a new generation, Fil. I've been a fan of Sly And The Family for decades. Great playing and singing all around, awesome showmanship and audience interaction. This clip gives me chills and tears of joy. Notice how effortlessly the band navigates through multiple keys/grooves/tempos. This was a very well oiled funk machine. And thanks also for providing details of the behind the scenes stuff. They had a brief run but reached amazing heights within that short period. Rock (and SOUL)!
This is what is missing in today's 🎶 music...Amoung other things...😳 Did Sly and the family ever play with Prince? I'm from Minnesota and actually was at a bar downtown and who strolls in...He was known to do this...Yep...Prince. Unfortunately I was to young to appreciate what I was seeing. What a great-funky band this is. They are phenomenal...I think they would have been great with Prince too. Prince taught himself many instruments. Thanks again Fil...Just brilliant 👏.
SLY was raised as a musician in the Pentecostal church. This performance on the ED SULLIVAN SHOW, possibly during a break from performing at FILLMORE EAST, is informed by musical norms in that tradition. EVERYDAY PEOPLE is literally a hymnal. Any hymnal in an American Baptist church would have similar song text. The performance here is akin to what I heard in my conservative Baptist church but a direct borrowing from Pentecostal church musicianship where the instruments often were exactly the instruments played on stage by the band. Great analysis by host.
Thanks again for that. In the late 60s, early 70s I was in an 8 piece band : 2 trumpets, trombone, guitar, bass, drums, B3 Hammond with Leslie, and front man. We played in all the night clubs when Vancouver had such things. We did a couple of Sly’s songs and they never failed to get people off their seats and onto the dance floor. They were a terrific band with the coolest rhythms and syncopation that were so much fun to play and sing, even for a bunch of white guys! Always loved their music. 🤘
adam1984pl That’s jazz fusion, not Funk, and you need to look to James Brown if you want to talk about funk, because many of these musicians played with James Brown before branching out on their own. Even Bootsy Collins did a stent with James Brown. If you want to talk about Jazz fusion then you need to look at Chick Corea and Return to Forever, Jeff Lorber Fusion, but yes Whether Report was up there too. What’s unique about Whether Report was they were a group made out of studio musicians, Return to Forever was a similar mishmash with Chick Corea and Stanley Clark then a series of other equally great musicians salted in. Funny thing is that a lot of these musicians like Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea did stints with Mikes Davis, who was a principal architect of Acid Jazz, or some would call Jazz Rock, which would become Jazz Fusion. Funk was different and had its own vibe. They called James Brown The Godfather of Soul, but what he actually created was Funk!
I wish everyone on the planet would stop and listen to "Everyday People". If only it could be broadcast to everyone in their particular language. It just has such a great message and sound. Also, their song, "Stand" has a very uplifting message. 👍❤
AAAAAAHHHHHH?! An all tile favorite!!!! Fil!!!! OMG. Seriously. I had to recover a min. Sly is well noted as a musical genius. I’ve seen pretty recent videos of him being interviewed too. I feel sad this generation is dipping out on us.
I was in highschool with Eric the drummer. Nice guy always said hi in the hallways. He was a year older then me and might of thought I was a joke but he was always nice. I moved away so lost track of people and once in a while they pop up in bands. I lived by San Francisco so a lot of music going on in the 1960's and 70's.
Hi Fil! I sure remember this group! Took me back to the sixties! They sure could put on a show!! You couldn’t help but start moving when they sang! This was a group that sang about all of us getting along! Just one of the great bands of my era! ✌️
I saw Sly and the family in Detroit as a teenager. 1972 They were like 2 hrs late. Sly by then had a bad rep as a no show. The audience was raucous until they finally showed. They did all their hits and it was all great.
Excellent and timely selection Fil! Sly and the Family Stone is the Funkiest ever... and you didn’t even mention Thank you (falettinme be mice elf) the funkiest song of all time. They were the biggest surprise of surprises for me by their performance at Woodstock. I saw them live in the mid-70s when I was in college with Etta James opening. Sly was so stoned that it took almost 2 hours to revive him to come out on stage. The music was great but that was literally a buzz kill. Another sad story of wasted talent, but their music is still incomparable!
Another great family Rock/Funk/Soul band from the 1960's and early 70's where the (Chambers Brothers) their song "Time Has Come Today" is worth checking out.
When I first watched the movie Woodstock in 68, being 13 years old.I was surprised that Sly and the family Stone was so good.. They brought the whole audience into their music . So much positive energy . A once in a lifetime performance for the ages went through my mind.
Love this! Sly And Family was always on the top of my list of all my favs., of that time..... So many memories of that time,wish i cold go back in time! Thanks Filip!
Probably my favorite medley of all time is their Woodstock performance that was put on the album. There is definitely video of it, and that has been one of my favorites for the last 45 years, since i was 10. This was also definitely a great performance here.
Amen to your words Fil. Sly And The Family Stone were quite ahead of their time. Larry and that slap bass of his! Yeah if I could play like that :) Well I could quit my day job :) Instead I watch Scot's bass Lessons and go.. 'How do you do that again?" Haha.. LOL Well I can play some slap bass.. But it takes a lot of practice to get really good at it :) Another band that was quite multi-race and ahead of their time was WAR.. With songs like "Why Can't We Be Friends?" also pushing the message of unity :) We still have a long way to go but we shouldn't be discouraged to keep striving for unity :) Another great video Fil! Your on a roll :)
Perfect analysis of an amazing performance by one of the coolest bands with a message that is perfect for the present. Great history and guitar lessons too, Fil!
Sly and The Family Stone were great! Funk rock and soul at its BEST! Vocally and musically excellent! Have seen this video before..LOVE the energy! Sylvester Stewart was way ahead of his time. So much great creative music! Great songwriter and performer! Love it! Thanks Fil! Loved the analysis and demo!😎🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦🇨🇦
Can't help but think of Pee Wees Big Adventure Movie / Playhouse when Dance To The Music starts playing 😅 .........& the Take You Higher parts from a unbelievable performance @ Woodstock ! Damn what an amazing,highly talented, diverse group ✌😎 Sorry Fil my 2 year never miss a night streak ended Friday night ( medical problems ) .....but I'm back now ready to start a new longer viewing streak 😉 Thank you once again for perfect music channel... analysis, info , back stories , guitar lessons and all-around feel like you talking with a buddy about music & everything else ! ✌😎 Keep healthy and safe everyone....... 💙 💚 💛 💜 💟 🌎 💟 💜 💛 💚 💙
I love Sly. One of my favorite groups back in the day.. Scott and I went to a concert on New Years Eve 8 years ago and I think the gal in front was the only original.. lots of people dancing. This is such a great group for these days. Thanks, Fil for the analysis.. I saw people clapping, but how does one stay still when these guys are singing.
That bass player is Larry Graham later of Graham Central Station.. "One in a Million". Sly always made a medley of Dance to the Music and Hey Music Lover, live. Woodstock is the best example of this. 👍
Sly, with his commentary of tolerance, is very needed today.
Two4Brew it is needed every day
Indeed it is ..black lives DO matter but, so do everyone else's .....great band and ahead of its time !
I can’t begin to express the relationship I’ve had with Sly and the Family Stone since 1968, but this is the most intelligent, thoughtful, and enjoyable reflection I’ve had the pleasure to view. Thanks for this. I was at MSG for his wedding and at Radio
City for the last gig with the original band. Kool and the Gang opened the show. I could go on and on.
I spent a night with Sly and Bobby Womack in Rochester, NY in 1984. Sylvester was such a gentleman. Lucid, sensitive, and right on his game. Genius. Thank you.
I was a TV reporter at the time, and it was a thrill to finally meet my idol. I treated him right, as he so richly deserved as a genius and innovator, and the first person who taught me about DE&I. No one to this day compares. Thank you.
I was in NYC years ago with my Dad and we were picking up tickets to see the Knicks play. Sly and the Family Stone were rehearsing for a show that night. And even outside of the Garden we could hear that thumping bass beat and rhythm section rocking out. I loved Sly and Family Stone. I had their records and admired the talent and musicianship. Larry Graham of Graham Central Station was the original bass player for Sly before leaving to form Graham Central Station and he made great work for Sly before recording funk hits like “Release Yourself.” Sly and the Family Station’s “Family Affair” is one of the great rock/funk songs of the 1970’s. Sly is a rock God in my mind. I absolutely loved his music.
Larry Graham: his slap bass funk is classic! Loved Sly always and forever!!
Sly and The Family Stone, left their mark in the music industry. "Everyday People" still relevant today as it was in the 1960's always love when Sly would say at the end of a performance Thanks you for letting us be ourselves"
Without Sly & the Family Stone there is no Prince.
Here here to both comments!
Their performance of this at Woodstock was epic.
@greenmean1 Why?
Totally agree!
@greenmean1 OK thanks, that makes sense.
Shared drummer?
@@adders45 ? Are you asking if Santana & Sly shared the drunmer? No. Michael Shrieve eas Santana's drummer (maybe the youngest performer at Woodstock). Gregg Errico was Sly's drummer.
I'M IN FUNK HEAVEN!!!! From one who grew up in the '60s, "Hot Fun In The Summertime" was a great summertime, really fun song that was often played as a summer anthem from '69 onward and S&TFS was pretty much credited with the wider appeal and success of the band's Funkadelic, Parliament, and Earth, Wind, and Fire. Also, for those who don't know, bassist Larry Graham did (as Fil points out) invent what Larry calls "thumping & plucking" with a fury (called "slap" although that doesn't really describe what he does). He went on to teach Bootsy Collins and many, many other famous bassists the technique. Fans should really look up his explanation in the YT video "Larry Graham Explains The Origin Of Thumping, Plucking, And The History Of The Bass". He's super humble, really, really cool and fun to watch him explain it, play and move on the stage. In it, he nearly destroys his bass strings. ALSO, he is Drake's uncle and was a friend and mentor of Prince (Yes!) and opened for Prince's touring act as his band Graham Cental Station. His solo crooning of "One In A Million You" was a #1 hit for 2 weeks on the R&B charts in the '70s. It's a great song for guys to play when they're out on a date with their girl.
Fil, did you consider doing this analysis because of my question about doing one on S&TFS on one of your other anslyses about 10 days ago? Yes or no, thanks for another dynamic analysis! As always, your anslyses rock!
It was just on my list so may have just been coincidence!
@@wingsofpegasus Well thanks anyway for having excellent taste and providing all the insight about a very influential band, even for as short of a time as they were on top (well before your time but not mine!). They were the coolest.
Don't hate the Black Don't hate the White
If you get bitten, hate the bite!
So true today.
The truth of these lyrics are eternal, and the problems they represent have existed for thousands of years. We have as of yet not moved very far away from the barbarism of the past. But most of us are trying. ^-^
@@aylbdrmadison1051 Not trying hard enough
Dance to the music was one of my favorites.. This band was so tight..
Sly was a showman extroidinair..
Thanks professor
We need this band more than ever. Men, women, black , white. " We gotta live together"
Canned heat had a similar song with words COME TOGETHER.
Sly is cool.
@@stu3775 Very!!
Can you imagine hearing this back in the day no autotune no sequences just church-based heavenly funk soul pop gospel whatever you wanna call it? Totally unique Sly Stone music
Fantastic analysis. I remember seeing this originally on the telly on the Ed Sullivan show. Nothing though, absolutely nothing compares to hearing this group live in their prime, at their peak, before the drugs kicked in and affected Sly's behavior. I saw them circa 1971 on a double bill with The Beachboys. Needless to say, both groups ripped the roof off the joint and the audience was frothed, frenetic and worked into blissful exhaustion by the shows conclusion. I remember I was soaked in sweat after dancing non stop for 3 hours and I certainly wasn't alone. Sly loved having fun with the audience. He was a master showman then, and the band was hot. Thanks Fil for the enlightening technical musical analysis. Fascinating.
I had an 8 track of Sly and the family , wore that damn thing out , LOVEM Another Great one THANKS FIL
Explain to Fil what an 8 track was lol I think it was the most stolen item in a car back then
I love Sly and The Family Stone’s music; I had a couple of their albums and saw them live in concert in the early 70s (‘73 or ‘74) in Nashville! I decked out in my sparkly tall platform shoes and went my girlfriends!! It was awesome!!
Thanks!!
This was an amazing performance. I just wish they would have sung more of Everyday People. They were all great musicians and Sly was ahead of his time.
One of the most important bands of all time, and at the same time, very underrated band. Comprised of men and women, and blacks and whites, making the band the first fully integrated group in rock's history. Its was all about music
Wow! You are a living breathing music encyclopedia, aren’t you? With names and everything! That’s really awesome!
Thanks!
Old school classics. Thanks Fil and thumbs up as always!
Sly is so underated musicly
A huge splash in a huge pond. Sly and the family stone was one of the best ever. Impossible to feel bad when listening to such phenomenal talent.
Stand !!
Just in time for Those Summer Days :)
I really enjoyed their track Family Affair
That's one of my favorites too. Great vocals.
We have a tendency to forget we are just one big human family, hence the group’s name.. They sang with a fun soulful flair.The basic theme is just be yourself. Love the song Family Affair.
Last time I seen Sly on the news I think it was about 15 years ago and he was living in a camper strung out on the streets of Compton. It was heartbreaking.
Dam, is that true, for reals? So sad!!
I saw that too. He was in rough shape, and not likely to change.
@@paulablissett4447 Fil said it in the video.
He got screwed by the music industry getting no royalties. He lost everything. A kind lawyer recently took up his case and won him a lot of money back.
Years ago, his sister rescued him from basically living in the streets of L.A. She took him back home to the Bay area where they're from, and he started to get it together. I think he did win that lawsuit over royalties, etc. so that helped.
Great song and analysis. We are all brothers and sisters on Earth as one family. Fil, thanks for sharing the music and spreading the love. I'd love to hear more funky grooves from your guitar. There's more than one kind of big hair band. 😀
A friend of mine and I got locked out of a house temporarily during a party and so we listened to Sly in the car for maybe 1 to 2 hours and it's possibly time better spent than my entire time at college.
George Clinton may be the grand daddy of the funk sound. But in my eyes Sly Stone IS the funk sound. His music is loved by everyone of every nation and color. The man is a genius among geniuses. everyone copied his talent, tried to make the funk sound theirs but could never achieve it. SLY STONE RULES!
SLY hired GC to STONE FLOWER PRODICTION, a company backed by EPIC RECORDS. SLY ushered GC to the fame enjoyed by PF. GC had fronted a door woo group, THE PARLIAMENTS, before he signed with SLY.
Love this, I seriously love Sly & the Family Stone. Your analysis of every subject, are always so impressive. Thank you.
I saw a YT video of Sly and the Family Stone and Prince singing Everyday People - it was EPIC! Sadly, I think the video has been removed. It was truly great! Great review Fil - thank you so much!
That fact your program features all genres of music is cool.
Thanks!
Great coverage and content of Sly and the Family Stone. Happy to have subscribed to your channel from this sample of content.
I'm watching some channels from Scott's Bass Channel and he talks about Larry Graham a lot. Really a groundbreaking band with their sound. That was really nice that you mentioned the togetherness aspect of this song especially for the times we are going through.
I would maybe recommend Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday, since we seem to be going through that time again in Amerika.
Great review 👍👍 Fil 😀. What a together band! And they showed that race is not a big deal. Everyone is equal. That's what I like about it.
Thx Fil. I love how you appreciate original great performers. It brings me back to my youth. I'm mature (old) haha! Cheers!
Fil, you are a treasure, thank you for taking the time to show the construction of this wonderful song, by a great band, :D
Another great, insightful commentary, Fil!
I think that Sly’s final “Thank you for letting us be ourselves!” was directed at Ed Sullivan himself. Sullivan exercised a lot of control over his artists’ performances.
Fil Ty ! Sly and the family Stone were such an amazingly talented band !my aunt was at woodstock and said they were so energizing !
I was in 6th grade turned on too "EVERYDAY PEOPLE". WHEN THEIR GREATEST HITS CAME OUT LATER. I LISTENED TO IT ALOT. LOVED THE BANDS DIVERSITY. IT WAS A BIG PART OF MY CHILDHOOD... great info Wings of Pegasus...
Everyday we need to hear This kind of Performance Music,Be part of the Group is a Fantastic joined with all the kind of Instruments Playing Together,,ILove Sly & The Family Stone,They Cause a New Revolution Forever,, Saludos desde Puerto Rico 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🎉🎉❤❤
Amazing band! Thanks Fil for a great review.
Fun fact: Sly was a disc jockey at KFRC the big 610 am radio in San Francisco when he heard a band playing there in the city. Sly was extremely important in promoting and getting the band their first recording contract. That band was the Beau Brummels and they were the first of what would be a minor musical explosion in the Haight led by the Dead, Airplane, Quicksiver and Stevie Miller. Some will say the Count Five was the first but they were from San Jose and they did play in their parents' garage. The Count Five, Psychotic Reaction, was the original "garage band".
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it really made me cry, because i used to love them, in a natural way, when i was a little kid...all of their songs.
My heads been swimming with Buffalo Springfield's "For What it's Worth" for about 48 hours. Thanks, I needed to remember that there were uplifting bands in the 60s too. We needed it then, as we do now.
The Travelin’ McCourys did a good cover two years ago (Del McCoury and friends, worth a listen in these terrible times)☘️☘️☘️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
I think "Stand" is a social song that expresses the time in which young Americans demanded change. It is still relevant today.
Fil, Thanks for playing this. Guitar, drums, horns, organ - great sound in a time of message music. If you like these songs, check out 'Stand' and 'Everybody is a Star'. How can one explain the emotional connection to music rooted in anti-war, peace & love to all and a generation wanting to change the world. How did we get from there to here??? And how in the world did we get from there to the mostly monochromatic world of autotune digital music? Rock!
as a young kid I used to wear out Sly's Stand album. a brilliant album! I saw Sly in the early 70s. tremendous band
Thanks so much for this. I remember watching it as a kid, it really left an impression on me. I thought Sly was the coolest person in the world.
Excellent, listened to this at every bar we used to go to when i was younger
I was a toddler when this was being played on radio, I’ve never shaken my love for funk..,thank you Sly and The Fam Stone!
Love how you analyse different genres from different time periods. One can find cool stuff from any genre that is really cool.
Music was so cool and exciting in that 60's-70's era....❤️
Thanks!
In about 5th grade or so (in the ‘70’s) our gym teacher choreographed a dance routine with us using those ribbons attached to sticks (like they do in gymnastics) to preform for the school to the song Dance to the Music...It was my favorite time in gym class! 😆 Always loved that song! 🤘
You had A LOT MORE FUN in gym class than I ever did. WHAT A COOL TEACHER!! 👍
Funk at its finest! What a great band they were....energetic, soulful and musically brilliant! Epic Fil! Cheers Mario! 😀👌🤘
Still feels like the first time when first heard the band on the radio sing every day people.Thier music is forever.Dish it out to all generations.
Great contributors to that era of music, and your analysis of their songs and history combined with you playing their music notes blends "then and now" perfectly. Awesome as always Fil. 👍🤟
when i was in first grade... i remember the hit on the radio, "dance to the music"... it was such a great thing to come on the AM radio on the way to school.... then "Everyday People".... and so many others... "Thankufalettinmebemicelfagain" was the best to me... great analysis Fil as always... ya boi d
good choice to feature on your show! They were a true melding of funk and rock bringing together a lot of people back then which was very much in keeping with the peace and love aspirations of the era. I was fortunate to see them live at the Strawberry Fields Rock Festival in the early 1970s which partially took some of the edge off of me missing the Woodstock festival. You are so right in your coverage here regarding showmanship, their instruments, their vocals, the whole thing. Thank you sir.
Funk, nothing like it to get the heart pumping and the feet tapping. thanks Fil.
Thank you for this. The breadth of your music history knowledge is truly impressive. You're the best.
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Excellent analysis and brief history Fil. Love their music 👌
Thank you for reviewing this clip, and exposing it to a new generation, Fil. I've been a fan of Sly And The Family for decades. Great playing and singing all around, awesome showmanship and audience interaction. This clip gives me chills and tears of joy. Notice how effortlessly the band navigates through multiple keys/grooves/tempos. This was a very well oiled funk machine. And thanks also for providing details of the behind the scenes stuff. They had a brief run but reached amazing heights within that short period. Rock (and SOUL)!
This is what is missing in today's 🎶 music...Amoung other things...😳 Did Sly and the family ever play with Prince? I'm from Minnesota and actually was at a bar downtown and who strolls in...He was known to do this...Yep...Prince. Unfortunately I was to young to appreciate what I was seeing. What a great-funky band this is. They are phenomenal...I think they would have been great with Prince too. Prince taught himself many instruments. Thanks again Fil...Just brilliant 👏.
Fil, LOVE that you featured Sly! Makes my day! PEACE TO YOU!!!
SLY was raised as a musician in the Pentecostal church. This performance on the ED SULLIVAN SHOW, possibly during a break from performing at FILLMORE EAST, is informed by musical norms in that tradition. EVERYDAY PEOPLE is literally a hymnal. Any hymnal in an American Baptist church would have similar song text. The performance here is akin to what I heard in my conservative Baptist church but a direct borrowing from Pentecostal church musicianship where the instruments often were exactly the instruments played on stage by the band.
Great analysis by host.
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In a SLY mode at the moment because of his new book received a PDF copy it's very good.
Thank you Fil educational all around..Sly and the family Stone.....enthusiasm plus.
Nice , unfortunately I missed this one . Ahhhhh this is amazing,for us everyday people! 😊
Oh my. Would love to see a happy end to this. Such joy they brought me as a young teen. We need you now. God bless you all! Great job, Fil! ❤
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Thanks again for that. In the late 60s, early 70s I was in an 8 piece band : 2 trumpets, trombone, guitar, bass, drums, B3 Hammond with Leslie, and front man. We played in all the night clubs when Vancouver had such things. We did a couple of Sly’s songs and they never failed to get people off their seats and onto the dance floor. They were a terrific band with the coolest rhythms and syncopation that were so much fun to play and sing, even for a bunch of white guys! Always loved their music. 🤘
Since this was in my generation.... I belive that we had the best and most relevent music. All without anyone telling us that we were right.
This was when Funk was in full effect!
The beginnings. George Clinton hasn't gotten the Mothership off the ground yet.
I think best Funk is jazz-funk of Weather report and herbie Hncock headhunters.
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That’s jazz fusion, not Funk, and you need to look to James Brown if you want to talk about funk, because many of these musicians played with James Brown before branching out on their own. Even Bootsy Collins did a stent with James Brown. If you want to talk about Jazz fusion then you need to look at Chick Corea and Return to Forever, Jeff Lorber Fusion, but yes Whether Report was up there too. What’s unique about Whether Report was they were a group made out of studio musicians, Return to Forever was a similar mishmash with Chick Corea and Stanley Clark then a series of other equally great musicians salted in. Funny thing is that a lot of these musicians like Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea did stints with Mikes Davis, who was a principal architect of Acid Jazz, or some would call Jazz Rock, which would become Jazz Fusion.
Funk was different and had its own vibe. They called James Brown The Godfather of Soul, but what he actually created was Funk!
Maybe you right,I like more instrumental funk.I know Return to forever,They more jazz-rock band than other bands i mentioned.
I wish everyone on the planet would stop and listen to "Everyday People". If only it could be broadcast to everyone in their particular language. It just has such a great message and sound. Also, their song, "Stand" has a very uplifting message. 👍❤
It is! It’s a fantastic song. Such amazing lyrics. Also the song Stand.
AAAAAAHHHHHH?! An all tile favorite!!!! Fil!!!! OMG. Seriously. I had to recover a min. Sly is well noted as a musical genius. I’ve seen pretty recent videos of him being interviewed too. I feel sad this generation is dipping out on us.
I love the message at the beginning.... so many people angry and hateful know that haven't even been bit!
If you want to be blown away, check out their live performance at Woodstock.
I love Sly & the Family Stone! Such a sad ending to a truly awesome band.
I was in highschool with Eric the drummer. Nice guy always said hi in the hallways. He was a year older then me and might of thought I was a joke but he was always nice. I moved away so lost track of people and once in a while they pop up in bands. I lived by San Francisco so a lot of music going on in the 1960's and 70's.
Hi Fil! I sure remember this group! Took me back to the sixties! They sure could put on a show!! You couldn’t help but start moving when they sang! This was a group that sang about all of us getting along! Just one of the great bands of my era! ✌️
Such an amazing band and a big part of my childhood AM radio days. Really made you feel something with their music!! ✌🏻🎼
I saw Sly and the family in Detroit as a teenager. 1972
They were like 2 hrs late. Sly by then had a bad rep as a no show. The audience was raucous until they finally showed. They did all their hits and it was all great.
Dang, Fil you almost make me want to learn guitar. Thanks again for the vids.
Pick one up and learn. You will play for the rest of your life.
Excellent and timely selection Fil! Sly and the Family Stone is the Funkiest ever... and you didn’t even mention Thank you (falettinme be mice elf) the funkiest song of all time. They were the biggest surprise of surprises for me by their performance at Woodstock. I saw them live in the mid-70s when I was in college with Etta James opening. Sly was so stoned that it took almost 2 hours to revive him to come out on stage. The music was great but that was literally a buzz kill. Another sad story of wasted talent, but their music is still incomparable!
I dig me some Sly and the Family Stone. Thanks, Fil. I'm everyday people too.
Another great family Rock/Funk/Soul band from the 1960's and early 70's where the (Chambers Brothers) their song "Time Has Come Today" is worth checking out.
Saw them live in 74 - 46 years ago. Eagles was the headline act.
Chambers Brothers - Wade in the Water & Time Has Come Today Live Concert from a German tv show, 6-3-69
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A great band that made timeless music. Very sad when drugs get a hold on people. The drugs steal their gift and wont let go. Thanks for this one, Fil.
When I first watched the movie Woodstock in 68, being 13 years old.I was surprised that Sly and the family Stone was so good.. They brought the whole audience into their music . So much positive energy . A once in a lifetime performance for the ages went through my mind.
Woodstock was in August 1969.
Love this! Sly And Family was always on the top of my list of all my favs., of that time..... So many memories of that time,wish i cold go back in time! Thanks Filip!
Probably my favorite medley of all time is their Woodstock performance that was put on the album.
There is definitely video of it, and that has been one of my favorites for the last 45 years, since i was 10.
This was also definitely a great performance here.
The Family Stone was an appropriate name if ever there's been one.
Rock!
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Proof that bands could perform a tight set with a good mix on live TV in 1968
Amen to your words Fil. Sly And The Family Stone were quite ahead of their time. Larry and that slap bass of his! Yeah if I could play like that :) Well I could quit my day job :) Instead I watch Scot's bass Lessons and go.. 'How do you do that again?" Haha.. LOL Well I can play some slap bass.. But it takes a lot of practice to get really good at it :) Another band that was quite multi-race and ahead of their time was WAR.. With songs like "Why Can't We Be Friends?" also pushing the message of unity :) We still have a long way to go but we shouldn't be discouraged to keep striving for unity :) Another great video Fil! Your on a roll :)
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Yeah, started by among others ex-Animal Eric Burdon. They seemed to always come out with something quirky and interesting.
Perfect analysis of an amazing performance by one of the coolest bands with a message that is perfect for the present. Great history and guitar lessons too, Fil!
Sly and The Family Stone were great! Funk rock and soul at its BEST! Vocally and musically excellent! Have seen this video before..LOVE the energy! Sylvester Stewart was way ahead of his time. So much great creative music! Great songwriter and performer! Love it! Thanks Fil! Loved the analysis and demo!😎🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Love his music. Saw him twice over the last 30 years. He is a shell of a man. He really destroyed himself.
👋👍😃I'm SO here 4 Fil & the FUNK! 💃 My Alabama mom even bought me Sly's records when I was a kid!😜She just couldn't fight the funk~😉 Thx Fil!
Can't help but think of Pee Wees Big Adventure Movie / Playhouse when Dance To The Music starts playing 😅 .........& the Take You Higher parts from a unbelievable performance @ Woodstock ! Damn what an amazing,highly talented, diverse group ✌😎
Sorry Fil my 2 year never miss a night streak ended Friday night ( medical problems ) .....but I'm back now ready to start a new longer viewing streak 😉 Thank you once again for perfect music channel... analysis, info , back stories , guitar lessons and all-around feel like you talking with a buddy about music & everything else ! ✌😎
Keep healthy and safe everyone.......
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I've loved Sly and the Family Stone since at least 1968! One of my very favorite tracks is "Stand!" It's a perfect anthem for these times.
👍 What great energy and his thank you at the end was beautiful. Now I need to go listen to everyday people 😊.
I love Sly. One of my favorite groups back in the day.. Scott and I went to a concert on New Years Eve 8 years ago and I think the gal in front was the only original.. lots of people dancing. This is such a great group for these days. Thanks, Fil for the analysis.. I saw people clapping, but how does one stay still when these guys are singing.
That bass player is Larry Graham later of Graham Central Station.. "One in a Million". Sly always made a medley of Dance to the Music and Hey Music Lover, live. Woodstock is the best example of this. 👍
Pure Funk!!!! Thanks a long time ago 👌👌🌷🌷🌟⭐
I first saw these guys on Ed Sullivan show. They were awesome! It was a time of people getting along. Too bad we didn`t learn anything.