Sly and the Family Stone · 1969 · 1960s · Entry 234 of 272
Stand!
Integrated lineup, integrated audience, the soundtrack to the Summer of '69. 'Everyday People', 'I Want to Take You Higher', the fourteen-minute 'Sex Machine' — Sly running a band that played soul, rock, gospel, and funk inside a single song. Woodstock three months later was just the encore.
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