“Sunday Morning” looks back at the legacies of two musical giants – the beating hearts of Sly and the Family Stone and the Beach Boys.
It happened this past week . we learned of the passing of two giants of popular music: Brian Wilson, of the Beach Boys; and Sly Stone, frontman of Sly and the Family Stone.Sly Stone
Born Sylvester Stewart in 1943, he became “Sly” when a classmate misspelled his first name on the chalkboard.
A gifted musician, by four he was singing on stage. He made his first recording at 9, and was working as a DJ when he formed a band in 1966.
Just a year later, “Dance to the Music” launched Sly and the Family Stone – the first major group to include Black and White men and women – into super-stardom.
Sly and the Family Stone perform “Dance to the Music”:
A string of hits followed in quick succession, including “Everyday People”, “Family Affair”, and “Hot Fun in the Summertime.
