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Sly Stone has died.  That makes me very sad because he has always been one of my favorite artists.  The post below was only the second SotW I wrote, back on February 16, 2008.  I’m reposting it to honor Sly’s passing.

This week I’m listening to Sly Stone. In my last band session, we played “You Can Make It If You Try.” It was a lot of fun to play that funky music. But sometimes I prefer his slow burn funk to the “punch the sky”, “take you higher” rave ups. 

Check out the deep cut “Runnin’ Away” from There’s A Riot Goin’ On and “If You Want Me To Stay” from Fresh. Both have those trademark Family Stone horn accents. “Stay” has one of the coolest Larry Graham bass lines on record. You gotta move (at least a little) when you hear it. 

Enjoy… until next week.