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• 26 - Eric Olsen

  May 01, 2004 at 12:19 pm

  You have excellent taste Nick, but I don't see the band reuniting behind Sly, who is just too damaged it appears.
  
  I wouldn't call them the great band ever, but they are still not fully appreciated by most, as evidenced by the reaction when I picked them as the 10th greatest band.

• 27 - HW Saxton Jr.

  May 01, 2004 at 2:00 pm

  I think that one of Sly's greatest coups
  was bringing the "FONK" to white America
  without sacrificing musical integrity or
  sanitizing it.His music was also a great
  common denominator.Growing up in So.Cal,
  ALL my friends dug Sly.Black,White,Asian
  Hispanic and so on,we could always agree
  on Sly when we were partying.

• 28 - Eric Olsen

  May 01, 2004 at 7:11 pm

  Excellent point HW - that ability to transcend borders is why I rate him/them as highly as I do.

• 29 - Ken

  Aug 23, 2004 at 10:53 pm

  I saw the band at the New Orleans track & field stadium in 1969.
  I played for a living back then and our band heard rumors about how incredible their show was.
  It took about 100 of New Orlean's finest to keep the crowd off the stage.
  The band ate us alive..we didn't stop talking about it for years....hey wait...I'm still talking about it.
  They were HOT!!!
  Ken

• 30 - Eric Olsen

  Aug 24, 2004 at 7:11 am

  thanks Ken! sounds amazing - I wish I could have seen them in their full glory.

• 31 - Arcelious "SiSi" Daniels

  Dec 16, 2004 at 5:35 pm

  Hey Eric and Dawn,
  
  This was a refreshing bio on Sly and the Family Stone. I happened to be fortunate enough to have played with Sly during one of his comeback attempts as a guitarist in 1980. The opportunity to have worked with such an Icon first hand was awesome to say the least. I wish I could thank him for his willingness to allow my Band to Tour with him. I'm now a Film editor at Savannah College of Art and Design, and M.F.A. candidate in Film School. I am considering doing a Biopic on Sly and my experiences sometime in the future. Keep up the good work. Syl (not Sly), if you read this, SiSi here, from Savannah, GA. Hihowru!!
  I love you, and hope you find freedom, happiness and joy. You can Recover!

• 32 - Eric Olsen

  Dec 16, 2004 at 6:48 pm

  thanks SiSi, very much appreciated, sounds like you've done very well! It's remarkable how many people we have heard from on this post and others who have nothing but the best wishes for Mr. Stewart and still hold out hope for his future. Where there's life there's hope.

• 33 - ken m

  Aug 05, 2005 at 5:45 pm

  man, when i read the words "noble red trumpet" a smile unfolded across my mind. thanx for that, and a good review.
  
  surprised to see one james marshall MIA on yer list, but there's no axe to grind ;-)

• 34 - Eric Olsen

  Aug 05, 2005 at 6:03 pm

  thanks Ken, but from which list is Jimi missing?

• 35 - Kevin

  Aug 08, 2005 at 2:29 pm

  Sly and The Family Stone "Hot fun in the Summertime" unbelievable it was no lie he did Open up the roof and let in the lighting.

• 36 - Eric Olsen

  Aug 08, 2005 at 2:58 pm

  "hiiiigh, high high high, yeah"

• 37 - Julene Weaver

  Nov 07, 2005 at 12:46 am

  Is there a list anywhere of all the concerts Sly and the Family Stone performed? I went to eight of his concerts, including the one where he got married, all in NY. I've been trying to find their schedule if it is posted anywhere. There is a schedule for Jimi Hendrix, please tell me there is one and the place I can find it. I look forward to hearing back. I used to clap my hands bloody at Sly's concerts, nothing like them!
  
  Thanks

• 38 - Eric Olsen

  Nov 07, 2005 at 7:46 am

  wow Julene, 8 shows, pretty amazing - I am unaware of a list of Sly's live shows, but I will keep an eye out. PLease let us know if you find anything!

• 39 - kaoke

  Nov 15, 2005 at 11:42 am

  Hi
  
  Iam presently living in Africa and of all my stay in the United States i failed to see sly and the family stone perform live.
  Please could you recommend taped performances of the band that i could purchase?
  Regards
  oke

• 40 - Frank's Voice

  Dec 14, 2005 at 9:16 am

  GREAT Blog Mr. Olsen. I've read much recently on Sly's new site that he's returning. Maybe he has if you count producing the recent CD entitled Diff'rent Strokes, it's strong, which features among other musicians/performers, Isaac Hayes and Chuck D covering "Sing a Simple Song" and Steven Tyler doing MUCH justice to an inspired "I Want To Take You Higher". Can you tell me if Sly participated on the CD vocally or instrumentally in addition to the samples? Thanks again for providing this great forum to discuss and continue to enjoy this man, his group and their contributions past, present and future. I really look forward to what the future holds for The Family.

• 41 - PhattaDatta

  Mar 24, 2006 at 8:28 pm

  Hi, I am with Phattadatta.com, Sly Stone's new official website. Just trying to get the word out to Sly fans of his new site. Hope you don't mind the post, otherwise please check out Sly Stone's Official Site!
  
  thank you