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November 24, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Cynthia Robinson
Cynthia Robinson has died – she was 69. She had announced her cancer diagnosis in October of last year. Robinson was best known as trumpeter and vocalist for Sly & The Family Stone. The Family Stone was a pioneering band of the 1960s – the music incredible. But an important part was the flamboyance of […]Archive
March 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 921
Sly & The Family Stone, There’s A Riot Goin’ On (1971) You know there are those albums – and for that matter books and movies – where you hear the story about how it was panned on release. Or ignored. Dismissed, forgotten. And maybe you’re reading about that in some reissue, or in a piece […]Archive
March 22, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 925
Sly & The Family Stone, Fresh (1973) Funny, I’ve owned this album before, on CD. And I bought a copy for about $3 – no cover, just the disc. That’s okay I figured – I only care about the music (especially true when it’s someone like Sly & The Family Stone). Though this was at […]Archive
May 17, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1374
Sly & The Family Stone, The Best of Sly & The Family Stone (1998) There’s a lot of reasons to like Sly & The Family Stone and a good many of them are here on this double-LP. I got hooked on Sly & The Family Stone via all the Vietnam-era compilations/soundtracks – and of course […]Archive
October 4, 2011 by Simon Sweetman