I was utterly Unable, to stop watching this 2 plus hours brilliant compilation . Kudos, to Mike Douglas for having Sly Stone co host for an entire week, and giving Sly full freedom of expression, to bring guests He wanted, and let the chips/ truth, fall!
Oh the same here, cancelled the dentist appointment and anything else I could. There was no way on earth I could watch in increments. I’m so grateful to of seen this in its entirety. I wish there was more here but wow I’ll take it. I’ve been on a mission to research Sly’s public persona. All I’m focussed on right now, like a project. So grand to see the man smile. Prior was an treat, as was Muhammad Ali with the political debate. All just so fascinating and deeply precious. Loved all of the music, so curious to find out about Sly’s song about Mother’? Any info on that as I cannot find anywhere else else. Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou 💜❤️👑🏆🪶 xxxxxx
Mike had the best 'booker' in the biz..imagine getting Sly & Family Stone AND Ali on an afternoon chat show together. Couple years earlier, he had John & Yoko & Chuck Berry on same show, only time John ever played with Chuck...& on & on. And Sly genuinely seemed to like him..or maybe appearing several times was his way to thank Mike for letting him be his self...again...damn, I miss the 70s..
You call blatant racism in its purest form Brilliant??? If any other person, of any other race, said a portion of the hate Ali spewed on this show, he or she would be labeled as the worst racist that ever lived. Their lives would be totally destroyed! I think you should take a minute, and step down off of your high horse Francesca, and think about you said. By your profile pic, I'm guessing that you are not black. So, I want to let you know something. That man hated you simply because your skin wasn't the same color as his. You call him Brilliant? Maam, you should be ashamed that your mind works that way!
@@1980bwc Word for word👍. only sub room temperature IQ people could defend this outrageous behavior. Shame on all big tv networks that let him on their shows after this
I loved Ali as a boy, watching him box. Watching this I love Sly and Ali was wrong…. Sly loves all humanity not just black humanity. He is my hero now!
@@CynthiaCook-ow6su Ah that is honestly so lovely to read. He comes across so genuine to me. You can really feel it when he talks. Especially here. I read his story. I want a hug !
Yes, so precious to have these moments. Wish there were more but very grateful to see. I’ve watched the Ali/Sly political debate a few times, had no idea allll of this existed. Thankful 💜👑✨🏆🌱
It's hard to understand, how Sly aloud the drugs too mean more to him than his music. I remember George Clinton 😎, who also has a serious drug problem, but I also remember, George Clinton saying, that nothing was going to get in the way of him and his music. That might have been 20 years ago that George said that, and true too his words, it's 2022 and George is still touring with his band PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC 🎸. At the age of 81 years old, George Clinton, has stood the test of time. George Clinton and Sly stone are still with us, and I believe, Sly is older than George, but the 2 of them are Legendary and pioneers of some of the greatest music of all-times. Let's give up the funk to Sly & the family Stones and George Clinton and PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC Thang, along with Bootsy Collins 🤩, and his Rubber band.
There could have been so much more amazing music that could have come from Sly and his band if they hadn’t got into drugs. It’s sad! Even so, I’m so glad that we have what we do have though.
This is some seriously awesome history! When popular music was authentic and played by musicians using actual instruments. Hopefully authenticity will make a come back. There are quite a few actual musicians out there but they are overshadowed by a lot of manufactured, over choreographed pom pom squads, posing as musicians.
Sly was slipping but still looked great and still had the awesome charm in 1974 likely only lines and (because of the time maybe the ludes) He still had some great thoughts and his silly ways,but it sickens me that his creativity(or his work and ethic was being tarnished by partying so much) within a short period the disgusting freebase crap started and he was on his way to nowhere.That shit killed everything and the people like Freddy were also too drugged to lock him down and keep him from himself. The man was a genius composer,"Sex Machine" still blows my mind (maybe the beginning of Jam music,Funk and Jazz fusion all in one instrumental) So in one composition he influences, George Clinton, Stanley Clarke,Prince, and even Jerry Garcia) Between the late sixties and the first few years of the 70s, he is the greatest lyricist on earth in a time when people like Dylan, McCartney, and Lennon were at their best also. By the early 80s he was owned by the pipe and his brain is being slowly crisped.It kills me that we missed so much more from him because of only that crap.As time goes on his junky conduct reduces a genius to a clown type on the petty hustle for pennies.I thank nature for what was created but resent the shit that ruined a legend in everyday from missing gigs(at the beginning) to the paranoid conduct of bizarre crap and isolation he was so typical in his "slipping" witch really hurts because the furthest thing this genius was in this world was typical (prior to the coke and base) he was a treasure of creative genius. Love him to this day but resent him (selfishly) for doing what made him happy or gave him relief from some pain within.I think we need to celebrate him more while we still have him here not once he's gone.Richard was still fast of mind and Ali was giving morality lessons while not being the best husband or father.I am a white Jewish 60 year old who likely watched Richard,Sly and Ali when these shows aired and didn't realize how significant these 3 African American fellas were as entertainers and how special their minds were.
Was very late to his July 71 Tanglewood appearance and came on under the influence…audience booed. I was always sad that he and us missed a lifetime of creativity.
@@bkwally9016 Al Jarreau pulled the same stunt at Ravinia -- under the influence and belligerent... it was an ugly scene. He had no respect for all of his fans.
so curious that Mike asks Sly "Are you worried about the big bubble where you're now could someday burst and how will you get your bread?" ...it was like a forecast of what it really become to be
Sly n Richard together...... as a show host or producer , damnn....that HAD to be like super intense. Like, “I hope they don’t get TOO far outta pocket.
when Bowie lived in LA in the mid 70s during his period of peppers, milk and coke he stopped by his dealer's place where Sly was couched. Sly didn't recognize him but Bowie knew him. Sly started winding Bowie up mocking him on his choice of attire. Bowie's fashion sense was acute and left feeling deeply annoyed and underwhelmed. Could only be 70s LA.
@@raymondstjeane no, that was "Higher" on Cavett. On Mike Douglas it was Sly alone at his organ with the band off-camera and Sly sings his parts in silly voices
Wow. Sly's movie concept, in 1974, of how a black majority would handle a white minority is fascinating, especially in our current climate. Beautiful, humanistic man.
It’s pretty obvious Ali thought sly was a clown no one to be taken serious and didn’t want to get on tv joking around like everything in the black community was sunshine and rainbows. He even said to promote his fight he’ll joke and have fun but on a talk show it was serious.
I’m at the beginning of this. These interviewers are asking some really stupid questions. His answers are great though. Always loved sly and the family stone.
I wish then that people would have just let black people use the words they want to use, but even the congressman has control and power over words. I know it is still like this, but we call it more how it is now.
There was a letterman appearance in the early 80’s. He looked great, sounded really good, and was charming. Too bad he didn’t follow that path. It seems like after the letterman appearance he disappeared never to return. Huge bummer.
Ali was very serious at that point, having embraced the Nation of Islam and renouncing alcohol and drugs, of course. People said Sly was high during the show and that had to irritate Ali who wanted to talk about injustice and reparations, for Pete's sake. Different philosophies . Sly's songs were positive empowerment ... Ali was angry.
I watched the whole week Sly Stone co-hosted with Mike Douglas and it was very entertaining; but the energy level of Sly's music had entered a steep decline by this point. It was too laid back; almost like elevator music!
Sly said he love Muhammad but he seemed disrespectful of him, he also seemed drunk at this stage of the show Muhammad also didn’t seem eager to greet him when he came out
nah, it wasn't a religious thing....its was Sly embracing life and Ali in a serious igg'a mood. much like Prof Griff and Flav'a Flav....some times you are just on polar opposite wave lenghts
What an extrordinary performer Sly Stone- is-He was a tremendous influence on other R&B performers most notably Prince.
I was utterly Unable, to stop watching this 2 plus hours brilliant compilation . Kudos, to Mike Douglas for having Sly Stone co host for an entire week, and giving Sly full freedom of expression, to bring guests He wanted, and let the chips/ truth, fall!
Oh the same here, cancelled the dentist appointment and anything else I could. There was no way on earth I could watch in increments. I’m so grateful to of seen this in its entirety. I wish there was more here but wow I’ll take it. I’ve been on a mission to research Sly’s public persona.
All I’m focussed on right now, like a project. So grand to see the man smile. Prior was an treat, as was Muhammad Ali with the political debate. All just so fascinating and deeply precious. Loved all of the music, so curious to find out about Sly’s song about Mother’? Any info on that as I cannot find anywhere else else. Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou 💜❤️👑🏆🪶 xxxxxx
I got captivated Too🎉
Mike had the best 'booker' in the biz..imagine getting Sly & Family Stone AND Ali on an afternoon chat show together. Couple years earlier, he had John & Yoko & Chuck Berry on same show, only time John ever played with Chuck...& on & on. And Sly genuinely seemed to like him..or maybe appearing several times was his way to thank Mike for letting him be his self...again...damn, I miss the 70s..
I cannot stop watching this gem....Ali is simply brilliant, timeless, and constantly speaking truth to power!!!!!
You call blatant racism in its purest form Brilliant??? If any other person, of any other race, said a portion of the hate Ali spewed on this show, he or she would be labeled as the worst racist that ever lived. Their lives would be totally destroyed! I think you should take a minute, and step down off of your high horse Francesca, and think about you said. By your profile pic, I'm guessing that you are not black. So, I want to let you know something. That man hated you simply because your skin wasn't the same color as his. You call him Brilliant? Maam, you should be ashamed that your mind works that way!
@@1980bwc you wanna be oppressed so bad lmao 😂
@@1980bwc Word for word👍. only sub room temperature IQ people could defend this outrageous behavior. Shame on all big tv networks that let him on their shows after this
I loved Ali as a boy, watching him box. Watching this I love Sly and Ali was wrong…. Sly loves all humanity not just black humanity. He is my hero now!
Love how Sly counts everyone in at 9:58 and then says, “Faster! Faster!”
So amazing how he got that studio audience to stand with him. Power of music unites.
Sly is such a sweet , beautiful soul.
100 percent!! I met him when he came to Detroit , in the 60's when he came to Cobo Hall, Detroit. He was very kind and very sweet.
@@CynthiaCook-ow6su Ah that is honestly so lovely to read. He comes across so genuine to me. You can really feel it when he talks. Especially here. I read his story. I want a hug !
Sly and the Family Stone. Muhammad Ali. Richard Pryor. Three of the greatest pop culture icons of all time, bar none.
Yes, so precious to have these moments. Wish there were more but very grateful to see. I’ve watched the Ali/Sly political debate a few times, had no idea allll of this existed. Thankful 💜👑✨🏆🌱
Im here for Sly🙌🏼❤
Thank you for posting this😃
It's hard to understand, how Sly aloud the drugs too mean more to him than his music. I remember George Clinton 😎, who also has a serious drug problem, but I also remember, George Clinton saying, that nothing was going to get in the way of him and his music. That might have been 20 years ago that George said that, and true too his words, it's 2022 and George is still touring with his band PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC 🎸. At the age of 81 years old, George Clinton, has stood the test of time. George Clinton and Sly stone are still with us, and I believe, Sly is older than George, but the 2 of them are Legendary and pioneers of some of the greatest music of all-times. Let's give up the funk to Sly & the family Stones and George Clinton and PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC Thang, along with Bootsy Collins 🤩, and his Rubber band.
I was the middle class white teenager. Guess I still have that mentality because he still does it for me.
There could have been so much more amazing music that could have come from Sly and his band if they hadn’t got into drugs. It’s sad! Even so, I’m so glad that we have what we do have though.
Best, Thankyou so much for publishing. So precious, I’m so grateful to have seen this. Utterly fascinating. ❤️🏆🥰✨🌙 xxx
Oh man Sly and Richard Prior are the recipe for Disaster ... Sly was such a great musician, just love his music
This is some seriously awesome history! When popular music was authentic and played by musicians using actual instruments. Hopefully authenticity will make a come back. There are quite a few actual musicians out there but they are overshadowed by a lot of manufactured, over choreographed pom pom squads, posing as musicians.
Sly Stone is so talented! ❤. His energy it absolutely amazing. Definitely vibrating on a higher frequency. ✌🏽❤️😁
Sly was slipping but still looked great and still had the awesome charm in 1974 likely only lines and (because of the time maybe the ludes) He still had some great thoughts and his silly ways,but it sickens me that his creativity(or his work and ethic was being tarnished by partying so much) within a short period the disgusting freebase crap started and he was on his way to nowhere.That shit killed everything and the people like Freddy were also too drugged to lock him down and keep him from himself. The man was a genius composer,"Sex Machine" still blows my mind (maybe the beginning of Jam music,Funk and Jazz fusion all in one instrumental) So in one composition he influences, George Clinton, Stanley Clarke,Prince, and even Jerry Garcia) Between the late sixties and the first few years of the 70s, he is the greatest lyricist on earth in a time when people like Dylan, McCartney, and Lennon were at their best also. By the early 80s he was owned by the pipe and his brain is being slowly crisped.It kills me that we missed so much more from him because of only that crap.As time goes on his junky conduct reduces a genius to a clown type on the petty hustle for pennies.I thank nature for what was created but resent the shit that ruined a legend in everyday from missing gigs(at the beginning) to the paranoid conduct of bizarre crap and isolation he was so typical in his "slipping" witch really hurts because the furthest thing this genius was in this world was typical (prior to the coke and base) he was a treasure of creative genius. Love him to this day but resent him (selfishly) for doing what made him happy or gave him relief from some pain within.I think we need to celebrate him more while we still have him here not once he's gone.Richard was still fast of mind and Ali was giving morality lessons while not being the best husband or father.I am a white Jewish 60 year old who likely watched Richard,Sly and Ali when these shows aired and didn't realize how significant these 3 African American fellas were as entertainers and how special their minds were.
omg i wouldve loved to have seen them perform in person
GOAT ❤
I remember after hours of waiting, Sly's no show at Grant Park, in Chicago provoked a huge riot
Sly is/was a hugely talented musician. 😎♥️. And, sadly, Not at all savvy in wealth/financial management.😞
Was very late to his July 71 Tanglewood appearance and came on under the influence…audience booed. I was always sad that he and us missed a lifetime of creativity.
@@christinadwilliams6281 or showing up on time or at all!
@@bkwally9016 Al Jarreau pulled the same stunt at Ravinia -- under the influence and belligerent... it was an ugly scene. He had no respect for all of his fans.
so curious that Mike asks Sly "Are you worried about the big bubble where you're now could someday burst and how will you get your bread?" ...it was like a forecast of what it really become to be
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Thanks man!!!
What a beautiful illustrative voice omg
it's called a talk show for a reason. exchange of ideas and not everyone agrees. it's great
Its a talk show affair
Awesome video, thanks for sharing this story with us
Mike had a nice Band...
Back before talk shows were silly ...Mike Douglas , Dick Cavett , Johnny Carson allowed guests to talk "
YEP SLY THE INVENTOR OF PSYCHEDELIC SOUL🎸
Also missing: Sly and Rose singing Family Affair
@1:36:30 Richard Pryor! 😊 👋🏽 🙏🏾
Very interesting. Classic angry Muhammad Ali and consummate diplomat Sly Stone.
Sly and Mike Douglas come off as good guys.
I saw this when it aired!! This is great!! Please post the Muke Douglas episode with Johnny Winter if you have it. ☮️💟
Sly n Richard together...... as a show host or producer , damnn....that HAD to be like super intense. Like, “I hope they don’t get TOO far outta pocket.
Muhammad Ali was truly one of the greatest Americans ever
Sly wuz brilliant. So sad how drugz ruined thingz.
when Bowie lived in LA in the mid 70s during his period of peppers, milk and coke he stopped by his dealer's place where Sly was couched. Sly didn't recognize him but Bowie knew him. Sly started winding Bowie up mocking him on his choice of attire. Bowie's fashion sense was acute and left feeling deeply annoyed and underwhelmed. Could only be 70s LA.
Can only imagine the nerve damage that Sly and Prior did that night.
There's a missing episode from 1974 too - saw a clip of Sly wearing a red jump suit and totally off his nut singing Dance To The Music
That was the Dick Cavett show Brother
@@raymondstjeane no, that was "Higher" on Cavett. On Mike Douglas it was Sly alone at his organ with the band off-camera and Sly sings his parts in silly voices
@@willodell133 Oh my bad brother
Just watched ..some of it...also a very stylish hat...WAY out there...
Wow. Sly's movie concept, in 1974, of how a black majority would handle a white minority is fascinating, especially in our current climate. Beautiful, humanistic man.
If you read this SLY I LOVE YOU
great! thanks for this upload! do you have the footage from the same show with Sly in January 1980?
Trying to find this one...
Richard: "And I been falling in poo poo ever since."
Oh man, what a comedy legend!
Check out the Tokyo Jazz 2008 performance by The Family Stone on UA-cam. Sly is elderly but the family is going strong.
You'll love it !
Ali wanted nothing to do with Sly.......for whatever reason.
It’s pretty obvious Ali thought sly was a clown no one to be taken serious and didn’t want to get on tv joking around like everything in the black community was sunshine and rainbows. He even said to promote his fight he’ll joke and have fun but on a talk show it was serious.
15:53 - 20:35 is the most king shit i have ever seen, trolling so hard all over that dude's entire segment
Bill Lordan went on to Robin Trower, great video.
I’m at the beginning of this. These interviewers are asking some really stupid questions. His answers are great though. Always loved sly and the family stone.
He was sp cpp; and a musical genius. ☮️💟
Magical
I wish then that people would have just let black people use the words they want to use, but even the congressman has control and power over words. I know it is still like this, but we call it more how it is now.
OMG HE NAILED THE YEAR FOR HIS MOVIE EXACTLY WHEN OBAMA BECAME PRES 2009..SCARY!
What y’all think of ASAP Rocky portraying Sly in a movie?
alis look on people helping ,we are our brothers keeper not just who you want to help
Sly made that audience get their dead square asses up and jam!
Where's Greg and Larry?
Of course Bob Einstein sent me here...now tell the folks at home who Bob Einstein was...
You can see the racial tensions are definitely high..and at one point sly is actually trying to keep Mohammed calm..😂
Los Angeles at the time
This was last great show tv performance of some the familly stone.
There was a letterman appearance in the early 80’s. He looked great, sounded really good, and was charming. Too bad he didn’t follow that path. It seems like after the letterman appearance he disappeared never to return. Huge bummer.
90,000 is what a senator or congressman was worth... bribe wise.
I know that I’m critical on sly but not his craft but he’s a genuine good person but deception among other things played a part into vision of self
Why would Ali have rebuffed Sly?
Ali was very serious at that point, having embraced the Nation of Islam and renouncing
alcohol and drugs, of course.
People said Sly was high during the show and that had to irritate Ali who wanted to talk about injustice and reparations, for Pete's sake.
Different philosophies .
Sly's songs were positive empowerment ... Ali was angry.
@@lindarenninger5829 I liked both ...everyone was genius in his own area.
@@lindarenninger5829 Mohammed Ali is a racist. Anti-White rhetorical statement!!!. Pro-Black only!
Now if SLY don't remind you of Bootsy Collins.
It's vice versa.
@@brageboogie OK! I can go along with that. Funk is it's own reward !
Dude looked high as f**k sad that drugs ruined his career. Such a talent…
Talent?🤣
@@reglagirl5802 yes, they were great 😎
Yes talent
@@reglagirl5802 At least they had more talent than the music you're listening to now.
Michael Jackson meeting Prince for the first time on Phil Donahue,
this dude was higher then bob Marley. damn Muhammad hated this dude.
Who's the chipmunk sidekick?
I watched the whole week Sly Stone co-hosted with Mike Douglas and it was very entertaining; but the energy level of Sly's music had entered a steep decline by this point. It was too laid back; almost like elevator music!
So quit being Hypocrites on this TV Muhammad was too real in those days you don't have TV shows like this no more
Too much tension! I didn't enjoy watching that.
Sly said he love Muhammad but he seemed disrespectful of him, he also seemed drunk at this stage of the show Muhammad also didn’t seem eager to greet him when he came out
The sad truth of letting fame get under you...and dogs get at your. Stash...from a Hollywood house..to living in a RV
sometimes
🕊️💜😎
Mohammed Ali (Islam) & Sly (Black Hebrew) does not mix.
nah, it wasn't a religious thing....its was Sly embracing life and Ali in a serious igg'a mood. much like Prof Griff and Flav'a Flav....some times you are just on polar opposite wave lenghts
Sly was/is not a black hebrew
Sly is always interrupting.
Get down brother! Listen to the Democratic, trying to Patronize Mohammad Ali about fair equity and Jobs for his brothers and sisters.
Raciest jokes a shine ; TRY IT WITH ME 2023 walk off or slap him
That Hays guy is pretty wack
I had this album
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Sly_and_the_Family_Stone_album)#Personnel
Well 2009 already happened