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Sly & the Family Stone - Pre-history. The Stewart family was a deeply religious middle-class African-American family from Dallas, Texas. K.C. and Alpha Stewart held the family together under the doctrines of the Church of God in Christ, and encouraged their musical expression. After the family moved to Vallejo, California (near Oakland and San Francisco), the youngest four Stewart children (Sylvester, Freddie, Rose, and Vaetta) formed "The Stewart Four", who released their own local 78 RPM single, "On the Battlefield of the Lord" b/w "Walking in Jesus' Name", in 1952. Eldest sister Loretta was ...

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Sly & the Family Stone, Sly & the Family Stone - History, Sly & the Family Stone - Pre-history, Sly & the Family Stone - Early years, Sly & the Family Stone - Sound philosophies and influence of early years, Sly & the Family Stone - Stand! 1969, Sly & the Family Stone - Internal problems and a change of direction, Sly & the Family Stone - 1970-1971 interim, Sly & the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On 1971, Sly & the Family Stone - Fresh 1973 and Small Talk 1974, Sly & the Family Stone - Dissolution, Sly & the Family Stone - Impact and influence of later material, Sly & the Family Stone - Sly on his own, Sly & the Family Stone - Epilogue, Sly & the Family Stone - Awards and tributes, Sly & the Family Stone - Reunion projects, Sly & the Family Stone - Personnel, Sly & the Family Stone - Discography, Sly & the Family Stone - Albums, Sly & the Family Stone - US and UK Top 40 Singles, Sly & the Family Stone - Other samples, Sly & the Family Stone - Notes

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Sly & the Family Stone - Pre-history. The Stewart family was a deeply religious middle-class family from Dallas, Texas. K.C. and Alpha Stewart held the family together under the doctrines of the Church of God in Christ, and encouraged their musical expression. After the family moved to Vallejo, California (near Oakland and San Francisco), the youngest four Stewart children (Sylvester, Freddie, Rose, and Vaetta) formed "The Stewart Four", who released their own local 78 RPM single, "On the Battlefield of the Lord" b/w "Walking in Jesus' Name", in 1952. Eldest sister Loretta was ...

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Sly & the Family Stone, Sly & the Family Stone - History, Sly & the Family Stone - Pre-history, Sly & the Family Stone - Early years, Sly & the Family Stone - Sound philosophies and influence of early years, Sly & the Family Stone - Stand! 1969, Sly & the Family Stone - Internal problems and a change of direction, Sly & the Family Stone - 1970-1971 interim, Sly & the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On 1971, Sly & the Family Stone - Fresh 1973 and Small Talk 1974, Sly & the Family Stone - Dissolution, Sly & the Family Stone - Impact and influence of later material, Sly & the Family Stone - Sly on his own, Sly & the Family Stone - Epilogue, Sly & the Family Stone - Awards and tributes, Sly & the Family Stone - Reunion projects, Sly & the Family Stone - Personnel, Sly & the Family Stone - Discography, Sly & the Family Stone - Albums, Sly & the Family Stone - US and UK Top 40 Singles, Sly & the Family Stone - Other samples, Sly & the Family Stone - Notes

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All songs on the LP had Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart credited as songwriter, producer, and arranger except "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)", written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston Side A 1. "In Time" 2. "If You Want Me To Stay" 3. "Let Me Have It All" 4. "Frisky 5. "Thankful N' Thoughful" 6. "Skin I'm In" Side B 7. "I Don't Know (Satisfaction)" 8. "Keep On Dancin'" 9. "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" 10. "If It Were Left Up To Me"See also:

Fresh album, Fresh album - Tracklist, Fresh album - Personnel, Fresh album - Samples

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For a detailed discography, see Sly & the Family Stone discography. Sly & the Family Stone - Albums. 1967: A Whole New Thing 1968: Dance to the Music 1968: Life 1969: Stand! 1970: Greatest Hits 1971: There's a Riot Goin' On 1973: Fresh 1974: Small Talk 1975: High on You (credited only to "Sly Stone") 1976: Heard You Missed Me, Well I'm Back 1979: Back on the Right Tr ...

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Sly & the Family Stone, Sly & the Family Stone - History, Sly & the Family Stone - Pre-history, Sly & the Family Stone - Early years, Sly & the Family Stone - Sound philosophies and influence of early years, Sly & the Family Stone - Stand! 1969, Sly & the Family Stone - Internal problems and a change of direction, Sly & the Family Stone - 1970-1971 interim, Sly & the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On 1971, Sly & the Family Stone - Fresh 1973 and Small Talk 1974, Sly & the Family Stone - Dissolution, Sly & the Family Stone - Impact and influence of later material, Sly & the Family Stone - Sly on his own, Sly & the Family Stone - Epilogue, Sly & the Family Stone - Awards and tributes, Sly & the Family Stone - Reunion projects, Sly & the Family Stone - Personnel, Sly & the Family Stone - Discography, Sly & the Family Stone - Albums, Sly & the Family Stone - US and UK Top 40 Singles, Sly & the Family Stone - Other samples, Sly & the Family Stone - Notes

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Sly & the Family Stone - Awards and tributes. Sly & the Family Stone were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. The members of the Family Stone were in attendance, but Sly was not. Just as the band took the podium to receive their awards, Sly suddenly appeared, to thunderous applause. He accepted his award, gave a quick speech, and disappeared from public view. In December 2001, Sly & the Family Stone were awarded the R&B Foundation Pioneer Award. Two Family Stone songs, "Dance to the Music" and "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", are among The Rock and R ...

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Sly & the Family Stone, Sly & the Family Stone - History, Sly & the Family Stone - Pre-history, Sly & the Family Stone - Early years, Sly & the Family Stone - Sound philosophies and influence of early years, Sly & the Family Stone - Stand! 1969, Sly & the Family Stone - Internal problems and a change of direction, Sly & the Family Stone - 1970-1971 interim, Sly & the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On 1971, Sly & the Family Stone - Fresh 1973 and Small Talk 1974, Sly & the Family Stone - Dissolution, Sly & the Family Stone - Impact and influence of later material, Sly & the Family Stone - Sly on his own, Sly & the Family Stone - Epilogue, Sly & the Family Stone - Awards and tributes, Sly & the Family Stone - Reunion projects, Sly & the Family Stone - Personnel, Sly & the Family Stone - Discography, Sly & the Family Stone - Albums, Sly & the Family Stone - US and UK Top 40 Singles, Sly & the Family Stone - Other samples, Sly & the Family Stone - Notes

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