Sunday, August 27, 2006

Memory Lane

For all you aging types, here's Sly and the Family Stone winning a $10K talent contest at Ohio State University in 1968.

Unusual items: a female trumpet player.

The song was not a commercial success, but obviously, Sly & Co. built on the format and motif to make a number of blockbusters.

The Blues Brothers studied the style carefully.

HT: IowaHawk
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous8/27/2006 3:19 PM

    I think they became infamous for not showing up for most of their concerts.

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  2. Dad298/27/2006 6:32 PM

    Yah.

    They were booked into Summerfest/Milwaukee in the mid-'70's (??) and were REALLLY late for their show.

    Too bad.

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  3. Anonymous8/27/2006 9:58 PM

    They are kick-ass. Finally something I agree with you on.

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