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Sly and the Family Stone were a Funk/Soul band that formed in 1967 in San Francisco under the direction of band leader and front-man Sly Stone. The Family Stone were one of the first groups to feature a racially and gender integrated band. The group helped Sly develop a unique a mixture of R&B, Soul, Rock, and Psychedelia on a number of groundbreaking and highly influential albums. Although the band eventually dissolved due to drug problems and inter-band tensions, their influence on popular music was substantial. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
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- Hometown: San Francisco, California
- Years active: 1967 - 1983
- Labels: Epic Records & Warner Bros. Records
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 1993 Inductee
- Sly Stone was arrested for Cocaine use in 1987
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boom shakalaka, boom shakalaka.... Jamming to Sly and the Family Stone - "Dance To The Music" ... doing running man, people are watching...
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check it! Set 2: King Floyd, Deee-lite, Parliament, Sly and the Family Stone, Cameo, Will Smith dancin' around the studio, OH YEAH
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Now playing "Thank You (For Lettin' Me Be Myself Again)" by "Sly And The Family Stone"
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$ICE Song of the day, and message to the market;"I Want to Take You Higer", Sly and the Family Stone. ♫ http://blip.fm/~g39oi
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