Music of Sly and the Family Stone Set for Re-Release

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"Stand" was the band's fourth release and their crowning masterpiece. "I wouldn't trade my group for all the tea in Mexico," [Sly Stone] once said. Most musicians would agree with Sly. Larry Graham's thundering thumpin' thumb behind "I Want To Take You Higher" is one of the most memorable electric bass lines in history. With the powerful horn voices of Cynthia Robinson and Jerry Martini, the strong pulsating beat of Greg Errico and the soulful sounds of Sly and the Stones, "Stand" took the group to heights they had never been before.

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Music of Sly and the Family Stone Set for Re-Release

In 1967 Sly and the Family Stone turned the musical world upside down with the group's first release, "A Whole New Thing." Although Sly earned much ...

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