2006-09-01 12:14:51 · 6 answers · asked by allstar8mile 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Sly Stone performs briefly at the 2006 Grammy Awards on February 8, 2006.A Sly & the Family Stone tribute took place at the 2006 Grammy Awards on February 8, 2006, at which Sly gave his first live musical performance since 1987. Sly & the original Family Stone lineup (minus Larry Graham) performed briefly during a tribute to the band, for which the headliners included Steven Tyler, John Legend, Van Hunt, and Robert Randolph. Sporting an enormous blonde mohawk, thick sunglasses, a "Sly" beltbuckle and a silver lamé suit, he joined in on "I Want To Take You Higher." Hunched over the keyboards, he wore a cast on his right hand (the result of a recent motorcycle mishap), and a hunched back caused him to look down through most of the performance. His voice, though strong, was barely audible over the production. Sly walked to the front of the stage toward the end of the performance, sang a verse and then with a wave to the audience, sauntered offstage before the song was over. "He went up the ramp [outside the theater], got on a motorcycle and took off," Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of the Grammy Awards show told the Chicago Sun-Times. "Yes -- there was a motorcycle there. Ehrlich said Sly refused to leave his hotel room until he was given a police escort to the show and then waited in his car until the performance began.
A Sly & The Family Stone tribute album, Different Strokes By Different Folks, was released on July 12, 2005 by Starbucks' Hear Music label, and on February 7, 2006 by Epic Records. The project features both cover versions of the band's songs and songs which sample the original recordings. Among the artists for the set are The Roots ("Star", which samples "Everybody is a Star"), Maroon 5 ("Everyday People"), John Legend, Joss Stone & Van Hunt ("Family Affair"), the Black Eyed Peas' Will.I.Am ("Dance to the Music"), and Steven Tyler and Robert Randolph ("I Want to Take You Higher"). Epic Records' version of the tribute album (to include two additional covers: "Don't Call Me ******, Whitey" and "Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" were released in January 2006.
2006-09-01 12:22:05 · answer #1 · answered by Myke BoDean 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wrong Sly
2006-09-01 12:16:46 · answer #2 · answered by couriousk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's mixed in with Everyday People.
2006-09-01 12:20:09 · answer #3 · answered by Scott B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably doped up and sleeping under his dining room table.
2006-09-01 12:18:43 · answer #4 · answered by Skylark 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thanks for all that info myke, I'm a great fan of sly. I'm glad he's ok.
2006-09-01 12:57:43 · answer #5 · answered by liberalthinktank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
live and well in san francisco, california
2006-09-01 13:39:29 · answer #6 · answered by walterknowsall 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋