I was a teenager in the 70s and Sly was always one of my favorites and there were so many great musicians to listen to then. It was an incredible time for music. I was in Buffalo, NY where there were a lot of colleges and concerts every weekend, but I never got to see Sly and the Family Stone. I'm so grateful to be able to see all this old footage on RUclips. It's just great. Thanks for sharing this video with us!
I'm in DC at the African American museum and this comes on, all of a sudden I have returned to my childhood and I get emotional. Been through so much in the last 50 years. Thank you for letting me be myself again!
Everybody wanna shine who will come out on a cloudy day🤔 Word..Sly and the Family called it who will come out when it's time to whether it's their time for an opportunity or to uplift or give solutions for a better community🤔 God bless all the stars who are doing for their communities..woo this cool down is beautiful I wasn't expecting this🙌🏾🙌🏿🙌🏼🙌🙌🏻 The audience probably high as hell like Sly and the family🤣 2:30-2:35..😂 SHINE SHINE SHINE😭 God bless those who grew up back then awww man..Sly⚘️
I seen this band in the early 1970's at the Aragon Ballroom in Uptown Chicago with a bunch of other kids from my Lakeview neighborhood. This was my very first concert experience. It was a great, loud show that was supposed to start around 7 or 8 pm, don't really remember but they didn't start till close to 11 because Sly was late in arriving. We drank a lot of Ripple and Boones Farm Strawberry Hill before arriving and smoked plenty of weed before and during the show. Great memories from great days.
great story. so of the times. i saw the stones in oakland and they must have been three hours late. i got sun stroke...waiting in the heat. thanks mick. finished the show nonetheless
Living in the Bay area all my life. This band was from Oakland California. I lived in vallejo. My parents used to go see them all the time back in the early seventies. My father was a coke dealer back then and he dealt Coke to one of the band members here LOL ...I'm not going to say who LOL
I got to see Sly and my girl friend mother was close I was in jr college I didn’t believe her but they had a concert at Sanford Unv I turn down to go to a private party at his home in Francisco but after meeting him I had to turn down my step father was a police and he was there he told my mother every body was high as kite I always wonder if he wasn’t near I would have gone next day she told me he painted her whole body 😂😂 it was the eye opener for me and best time I had now at 72 I was thinking of him and how all my heroes died of drugs over dose may I thank them for their music Jimi Hendrix Janis Joplin, Otis Redding Gil, Scott, heron, Sam Cook JIM MORRIS , Michael Jackson , Prince & many more ❤❤rip
I LOVE Sly And The Family Stone, BUT Right here was When The Band Was Having Problems/Issues With The Changing of Some of The Members It Just Doesn't Sound The same.. Greg Isn't Playing The drums, Larry Isn't on Bass AND Not Singing His Parts, Just don't Sound The same to Me..
thank you Sly and the family stone...until the sun do not shine and the moon does not glow!!
I actually got choked up listening to this song. Brings back so many memories and experiences as a kid wanting to one day be a musician.
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And, instead, you became a professional hitman
Funny how things turn out
You killed my Dad, man
Oh my god, I miss this spirit so much. PLEASE COME BACK.
This kind of music just doesn't come around anymore, Thank God it lives' on here.
This is one beautiful song. So glad I had the opportunity to actually live through this era.
Me too, I bought this cassette when I was in the Marine Corps. So many memories.
I was a teenager in the 70s and Sly was always one of my favorites and there were so many great musicians to listen to then. It was an incredible time for music. I was in Buffalo, NY where there were a lot of colleges and concerts every weekend, but I never got to see Sly and the Family Stone. I'm so grateful to be able to see all this old footage on RUclips. It's just great. Thanks for sharing this video with us!
Im Melanie Rizzo, Pat's, Ex- our Son is Peter Joshua (Sax & Drums, synths,, vocals geius like his Dad (Pat)
We so need music like this today.
For real
...to get rid of that hate from the right-wing
HUH? 🤔🤷♂️
Love this song definitely what we need today more music like this
Correction: the left wing❤
I love you for who you are, not the one you feel you need to be
Seeing them perform live back in the very early 70s was my vacation experience of a lifetime, never will forget it.😊
Audience totally chilling out. These lyrics can make you cry.
They do for me
One of my favorites
So Good. So tight
the way they trade off the vocals is truly extraordinary. what a sound. what a band. its Sly baby......
This is still one of my favorite songs even in 2023. Great words and talent.❤
Because it's timeless
It's profound❤!
Sly was such a beautiful person. This world needs more like him. What a legend.
WAS? He's not dead
I sang this to my daughter when she was feeling inadequate.
ICONIC SONG FROM A LEGENDARY GROUP.....
So much love to everyone bringing gorgeous spirit to this song
Amen 🙏 Rocklove 🎶❤️🎶
Tears ... such a beautiful song....memories....some stars have shining memories !
YES, Sister 'Rose', what a Beauty!!!
Everybody is a star 🌟
One big circle, going round and round 😮😅🎉
Still love this era and song
Sitting here weeping.
Remembering a lonely elementary school kid playing STAND album.
Me too
I'm in DC at the African American museum and this comes on, all of a sudden I have returned to my childhood and I get emotional. Been through so much in the last 50 years. Thank you for letting me be myself again!
❤❤❤❤❗️❗️
Family togetherness always brings the light😎
Everybody wanna shine who will come out on a cloudy day🤔
Word..Sly and the Family called it who will come out when it's time to whether it's their time for an opportunity or to uplift or give solutions for a better community🤔
God bless all the stars who are doing for their communities..woo this cool down is beautiful I wasn't expecting this🙌🏾🙌🏿🙌🏼🙌🙌🏻
The audience probably high as hell like Sly and the family🤣
2:30-2:35..😂
SHINE SHINE SHINE😭 God bless those who grew up back then awww man..Sly⚘️
Soulful Truth. Beautiful
THE BEST VOICES BROUGHT TOGETHER. AMAZING PEOPLE IN SLY’S BAND. ❤️⭐️
True, but missing Larry Graham.
What a wonderful jam
I seen this band in the early 1970's at the Aragon Ballroom in Uptown Chicago with a bunch of other kids from my Lakeview neighborhood. This was my very first concert experience. It was a great, loud show that was supposed to start around 7 or 8 pm, don't really remember but they didn't start till close to 11 because Sly was late in arriving. We drank a lot of Ripple and Boones Farm Strawberry Hill before arriving and smoked plenty of weed before and during the show. Great memories from great days.
Yeh Man, The Aragon Ballroom. 🕊️❤️😎
Wuuh…pffffuhh🕊️❤️😎
great story. so of the times. i saw the stones in oakland and they must have been three hours late. i got sun stroke...waiting in the heat. thanks mick. finished the show nonetheless
Fantastic
Such a beautiful true song 🌟
Great vocal team work 💯 🎶
Makes you feel it, touching ❤️
Rocklove 🌠 ArtyThan ☆♡☆
Great live performance; my fave Sly tune.
I love this group!
Real music
Amazing song 🎵 Love 💕
Living in the Bay area all my life. This band was from Oakland California. I lived in vallejo. My parents used to go see them all the time back in the early seventies. My father was a coke dealer back then and he dealt Coke to one of the band members here LOL ...I'm not going to say who LOL
Great Song Great Music
References to such songs are why I love The Roots!❤
Perfection 🩷
Rustee Allen made that song. Loved that vocal. Cool Everyman singer
What a wonderful song an a beautiful version of it.
Sly had a real gift for making songs with upbeat lyrics, but introspective music. And he did the reverse, as well.
I got to see Sly and my girl friend mother was close I was in jr college I didn’t believe her but they had a concert at Sanford Unv I turn down to go to a private party at his home in Francisco but after meeting him I had to turn down my step father was a police and he was there he told my mother every body was high as kite I always wonder if he wasn’t near I would have gone next day she told me he painted her whole body 😂😂 it was the eye opener for me and best time I had now at 72 I was thinking of him and how all my heroes died of drugs over dose may I thank them for their music Jimi Hendrix Janis Joplin, Otis Redding Gil, Scott, heron, Sam Cook JIM MORRIS , Michael Jackson , Prince & many more ❤❤rip
Otis Redding didn't died from drugs. Plane crash.
Best of times...😊
"Yes, Darling"
Thank you for posting that. Beautiful.
This song sounds like they started out playing "I Shall Be Released" in a jam session and it evolved from there
I WANT TO CRY BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS ALIVE THEN
& We have memories of those great times but how do we relive them? Things are just so different than out of control today
Rustee Allen tried so hard to replace Larry Grahams bass & vocals...bless his heart!
But he definitely was no Larry Graham 😂
only one Larry Graham........!!!!
You realize this is his RUclips channel right?
This is it!
Muito contagiante !
beauty
Legendary
Such a true statement.😎🤓
This group was the most prolific black group of the late60s Early 70s in black music
It was an integrated group if you didn’t notice…Sly Stone wanted it that way
Yes you are correct it was integrated I was just talking in generalized words
NO AUTOTUNE HERE BOYS AND GIRLS
My childhood.
After Larry Graham exited...
Can you hear Ray Charles influence on Sly singing?
Beautiful footage. Music?
The Pointer Sisters had a hit with this in the late 70s.
Remember Ft. Ord Ca.
Who's the guy singing Larry Graham's deep voiced vocals?
His name is Rustee Allen. Yeah, he is struggling a bit to get down as low as the original.
@@TheWood005 ,thanks for the information! Sister Rose had a beautiful voice!
@@jsmith5509 Yes she did!
Cool
✨👌🎶🙏💜!!
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I LOVE Sly And The Family Stone, BUT Right here was When The Band Was Having Problems/Issues With The Changing of Some of The Members It Just Doesn't Sound The same.. Greg Isn't Playing The drums, Larry Isn't on Bass AND Not Singing His Parts, Just don't Sound The same to Me..
And Larry’s replace is singing out of tune.
@@kenneth.wagner1964 YEP, Exactly, True Facts
The bass player can't sing at all !!! Sly and his brother are high as hell!!! Those two eventually destroyed the group!!!
@@JefferyHenderson-mo4su EXACTLY I DEFINITELY AGREE
You should've stopped at "I LOVE Sly and The Family Stone."
Complete with different chords than the recorded version. Oops
Like sittin’ with a sweet peach
It's sad to see what Drugs do to people
1:36 He looks like Prince😢
1:15 I’m in love
Bass player sounds good but he's no Larry Graham singing.
a beautiful song that i love. But jesus do these people looked coked out. I been there.
I totally disagree.
80 year old dope fiend. Damn.
Well at least he's still here i didn't think he would last this long a lot of them that are younger than him have passed on
Not quite true. He’s been clean and sober since 2019.
Rose Stone is the only one that sounds good. Sly sounds ok, but just high out of his mind
A Beautiful woman
Great song, but the band seems to lack energy for some reason.🙄
Out of your mind!
@@proplayer566 Nope, I've known this band for a long time. I know what they're capable of. Better than this.
I agree. Not their best here.
Not as good as the record.
God bless Sly and the stones...brings back memories.
sly was a musical genius.
The man (Sly) is simply a genius (and I miss Grahams voice on this).