“Family Affair”
Written Sylvester Stewart / Sly Stone
Chris Clermont: Lead Vocal
Mike Borowski: Keyboards
Alana Rocklin: Bass
Marcus Finnie: Drums
Randy Jacobs: Guitar
Chris West: All Horns
Jennifer Lee: Background Vocal
Producer: Tom Emmi
Music Mix: Bob Schachner
Video Editor: David Kratz
“Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”
Written Sylvester Stewart / Sly Stone
CHRIS CLERMONT: Lead & Background Vocal
ALANA ROCKLIN: Bass
MARCUS FINNIE: Drums
RANDY JACOBS: Guitar
CHRIS WEST: All Horns
KEVIN HANSON: Background Vocal
Producer: Tom Emmi
Audio Engineers: Andy Kravitz, Beejay Morgan
Music Mix: Bob Schachner
Video Editor: David Kratz
Of all the stars that rose in the 1960s, Sylvester Stone might have burned the brightest and hottest. A genius-level songwriter, arranger, bandleader, singer and multi-instrumentalist, Sly and his band The Family Stone emerged from northern California in 1968 to shake popular music to its roots. From their first single, “Everyday People” onward, this biracial 7-piece locomotive chugged out an infectious groove with horns and harmonies to underscore its message of inclusion and hope. And the world was hooked. Hits followed hits, and with each new record Sly revealed new dimensions until, famously, his perfectionism and bottomless appetite for substance abuse led him away from the spotlight, and ultimately, away from music for most of the next 50 years. Sly left us at age 82. Maybe everybody is a star, but nobody will ever be a star like Sly Stone.
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