Yesterday - June 9, 2025 - "Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone, dead at 82"

A sample of some obscure – and some maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.

Today’s selection: Sly and the Family Stone "I Want To Take You Higher", "Everybody Is A Star" 1969

Both cuts were B sides; both cuts ranked high on the Billboard charts.

Woodstock: "What we would like to do ... is sing a song together ..."

" "I Want to Take You Higher" is not a message song; instead, it is simply dedicated to music and the feeling one gets from music."
The performance at Woodstock - about 3AM - was considered one of the best of the festival.

"Everybody Is A Star" wasn't released on an LP until a Greatest Hits compilation was released.

Sly & The Family Stone put on a good show - when they decided to show up, something not always certain.

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