March 15, 2013 Playlist

Sylvester Stewart
Sly Stone's 69th Birthday!
"Dance To The Music" by Sly & The Family Stone (1968)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Sly & The Family Stone  "Dance To The Music"  1968 (USA)
Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) celebrates his 69th birthday today.  In 1967 he put together one of the greatest bands of the era, and indeed this was a family act -- brother Freddie (guitar) and sister Rose (vocals and second keyboard) are Sly's siblings, Larry (bass) is their cousin, and trumpeter Cynthia Robinson bore one of Sly's children.  There really is nothing tighter than a family singing and playing together, and the title track of their second album is a timeless classic featuring intricate interplay between all the singers and musicians (the two overlap brilliantly: Sly's voice is greasy like his organ, Freddie twangs like his gi-turr, Cynthia is brassy as her trumpet, and of course Larry sings bass).  The album also features a landmark 12-minute psychedelic suite "Dance To The Medley" and rousing political anthem "Don't Burn Baby".
(N) = New Release
   
Artist Song Album Year (Label) Country
Fela Kuti
Colonial Mentality
 		The Best Of The Black President 2
rec. 1977
Nigeria
Sly & The Family Stone
Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa
 		There's A Riot Goin' On
1971
USA
 
 
Sly & The Family Stone Ride The Rhythm
 		Dance To The Music
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
1968
USA
Sly & The Family Stone Don't Burn Baby
 		Dance To The Music
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
1968
USA
Sly & The Family Stone Dance To The Medley:
   Music Is Alive
   Dance-In
   Music Lover
 		Dance To The Music
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
1968
USA
Little Sister (produced by Sly Stone)
Stanga
 		B-side 7" single
1970
USA
Graham Central Station
Pow
 		My Radio Sure Sounds Good To Me
1978
USA
   
 
Jimi Hendrix Mojo ManPeople, Hell And Angels (N)rec. 1969-70 (2013 Experience Hendrix/Legacy)USA
Robyn Hitchcock I Love You
Love From London (N)2013 (Yep Roc)UK
Mystical Weapons Whispers The Blue Tongue
Mystical Weapons (N)2013 (Chimera)USA
Chelsea Light Moving (Thurston Moore) Mohawk
Chelsea Light Moving (N)2013 (Matador)USA
Gibby Haynes Paul's Not Home
Paul's Not Home CD single (N)2013 (Third Man)USA
 
 
Blues Control
Tangier
 		Local Flavor
2009
USA
LumeriansUntitled #4
Transmissions From The Telos Vol. IV (N)2012 (Permanent)
USA
The Men Supermoon
New Moon (N)2013 (Sacred Bones)USA
Six Organs Of Admittance Visions From IoAscent (N)2012 (Drag City)USA
Camper Van Beethoven Summer DaysLa Costa Perdida (N)2013 (429 Records)USA
WoodsLily
Bend Beyond (N)2012 (Woodsist)
USA
 
  
MV & EE
I Got Caves In There
   > Space Caves
   > Simple Twist Of Fate (Bob Dylan)
   > Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie (Elizabeth Cotten)
 		Leave It On (Live at Zebulon Brooklyn, NY 10/20/11)
2011
USA
Wooden WandSupermoon (The Sounding Line)
Blood Oaths Of The New Blues (N)2013 (Fire)
USA
 
 
Funkadelic (with Sly Stone)
Funk Gets Stronger (Killer Millimeter Long Version)
 		The Electric Spanking Of War Babies1981
USA
Sly & The Family Stone Soul Clappin'
 		Dance To The Music (previously unreleased outtake bonus track)
1968
USA
      
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