Genres: Soul, Funk, Pop/Rock, AM Pop, Psychedelic Soul Active: 60's, 70's, 80's Formed: 1967 in San Francisco, CA
War, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Parliament, The Meters, Funkadelic, The Chambers Brothers, The Isley Brothers, Bobby Womack, Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Jimi Hendrix, Bobby Freeman, George Clinton, Betty Davis, Lafayette Afro Rock Band, Santana, Ike & Tina Turner, Curtis Mayfield, Arthur Brown Rufus, World Party, Walter "Junie" Morrison, Acosta/Russell, Freekbass, Cajmere, Lenny Kravitz, Dudley Perkins, Jimi Tenor, The Isley Brothers, Amp Fiddler, Organized Noize, Doug Pinnick, Anthony Kiedis, Ian Moore, Terence Trent D'Arby, Teeth, Eric B. & Rakim, Corey Glover |  |
Sly & the Family Stone harnessed all of the disparate musical and social trends of the late '60s, creating a wild, brilliant fusion of soul, rock, R&B, psychedelia, and funk that broke boundaries down without a second thought. Led by Sly Stone, the Family Stone was comprised of men and women, and blacks and whites, making the band the first fully integrated group in rock's history. That integration shone through the music, as well as the group's message. Before Stone, very few soul and R&B groups delved into political and social commentary; after him, it became a tradition in soul, funk, and hip-hop. And, along with James Brown, Stone brought hard funk into the mainstream.
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Release: December 4, 2007
Label: Cleopatra, Northern Soul
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