Sly & The Family Stone

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Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family Stone at Woodstock
Performed on	Day 2
Started at	3.30 am, Sunday, 17th
Played for	50 min.
Further Information
Official link All Music Guide link Wikipedia link
Festival Day Chronology
Prev. artist	Janis Joplin at 2.00 am
Next artist	The Who at 5.00

Very late on Saturday evening, or rather Sunday morning, came Sly & The Family Stone: 3:30 am. Led by Sly Stone, they were pioneers of Funk-Rock which was still based on Soul and R&B added with some psychedelic elements as well as Gospel. The band consisted of black and white members, men and women, which wasn't that usual at that time.

Given their late appearance Sly & The Family Stone were remarkably fresh and powerful. The Woodstock show is widely considered as one of their best performances^[1][2].

Contents 1 Musicians 2 Setlist 3 Details 4 Availability 4.1 Audio 4.2 Video 5 Images 6 Footnotes

[edit] Musicians

• Sly Stone - vocals, keyboard, harmonica
• Rose Stone - vocals, keyboards
• Freddie Stone - vocals, guitar
• Cynthia Robinson - trumpet
• Greg Errico - drums
• Larry Graham - bass
• Jerry Martini - saxophone

[edit] Setlist

1. M’Lady
2. Sing A Simple Song
3. You Can Make It If You Try
4. Everyday People
5. Dance To The Music
6. Music Lover
7. I Want To Take You Higher
8. Love City
9. Stand!

[edit] Details

The setlist consits mostly of songs from their hit-album Stand! which was released in May 1969. "Music Lover" and "I Want To Take You Higher" run both over 10 minutes.

[edit] Availability

The complete show is available as a bootleg (excellent soundboard recording) and also on Stand! (The Woodstock Experience), a re-issue of the 1969 album.

[edit] Audio

• 1970: Woodstock I
• 1994: Woodstock - Three Days of Peace and Music
• 2009: Stand! (The Woodstock Experience)

[edit] Video

• 1970: Woodstock
• 1990: Woodstock: The Lost Performances
• 1994: Woodstock Diaries

[edit] Images

Sly & The Family Stone at Woodstock

Sly Stone	Rose Stone and Cynthia Robinson	Jerry Martini	Sly Stone
From right to left: Larry Graham (bass), Freddie Stone (guitar) and Sly Stone	Cynthia Robinson	Rose Stone	Greg Errico on drums
Sly & The Family Stone - some impressions	Sly & The Family Stone - some impressions	Sly Stone

[edit] Footnotes

1. ↑ About.com - Sly and the Family Stone
2. ↑ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Sly & The Family Stone