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A PowerhouseRadio.com bonus to go along with the Classic Soul R&B Music Jam blog feature story: "The Secret Life of Sly Stone."Listen to DJ Sly Stone on KSOL San Francisco 8 minutes 27 seconds courtesy of Airchexx.com I saw Sly Stone twice in 1969, the same year I graduated from high school. One show was at the Apollo Theater in New York City, the other at the Fillmore East. Here are three pages from the 1969 Fillmore East program, (from the Powerhouse Radio Archive), featuring Sly & The Family Stone. King Powerhouse Radio 
Sly and The Family Stone Biography in the Fillmore East ProgramSly Stone was born March 15, 1944, and grew up "everywhere my family went." He attended college for three years, majoring in musical theory and composition. At 19 he filled the seven to twelve DJ spot on KDIA in San Francisco, and kept busy writing, arranging, and producing for The Beau Brummels, The Mojo Men, and Bobby Freeman. Just two years and some months ago he organized Sly and the Family Stone in San Francisco. Sly composes and arranges the majority of the group's songs, and plays organ, bass, piano, drums, and harmonica. He has been singing since he made his debut at the All Nation Church of God and Christ when he was four. The group he sang with was called the Stewart Four and included Sly's brother and sister. His brother and sister are still singing with him today and provide the rationale behind the name "The Family Stone." Sly's brother is Freddie Stone, the group's lead guitarist. His sister, Rosie, sings and plays electric piano. Larry Graham, Jr., bassist and vocalist, appeared with R&B giants Jimmy Reed and John Lee Hooker before joining cousin Sly. Larry's cousin, Cynthia Robinson, is the girl with the trumpet. One last set of cousins include sax player Jerry Martini and drummer Gregg Errico. Sly defines the group as a "dance and concert combination," adding that "what looks like choreography when you see us perform is really the spontaneous feelings of people who just naturally belong together." Sly and the Family Stone have recorded four albums and received a gold record for the single, "Everyday People." This is their third appearance at Fillmore East. Sly Stone Epic Records Ad in the Fillmore East Program 
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