I want to take you higher : the life and times of Sly & the Family Stone /

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 14 February, 2025 - 10:12

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Kaliss, Jeff,; Clinton, George,; Vincent, Rickey,

Source:

Backbeat Books,, Essex, Connecticut, United States, p.xxii, 257 pages, 13 unnumbered pages of plates : (2024)

ISBN:

1493080296

Call Number:

ML421.S6133

Keywords:

Biographies., Biography., bisacsh, États-Unis, États-Unis., Groupes rock, History: specific events & topics, Music, MUSIC / History & Criticism, Music reviews & criticism, Musiciens rock, Rock groups, Rock musicians, thema, ukslc, United States, United States.

Notes:

"Originally published by Backbeat Books in hardcover in 2008, and in a revised paperback edition in 2009."--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index.Get your livin' down (1943-1961) -- You have you to complete (1961-1966) -- Dance to the music (1966-1968) -- Everybody : Stand! (1968-1970) -- Riot (1970-1972) -- You don't have to come down (1972-1974) -- Ever catch a falling star? (1974-2001) -- I love you for who you are (2002-2007) -- If you want me to stay (2008-2009) -- Heard ya missed me (2010-2023, Part I) -- Back on the right track (2010-2023, Part II).An account of the rise and fall of rock group Sly & the Family Stone, discussing hit songs such as "I Want to Take You Higher" and "Family Affair," drawing from interviews with band members, managers, and eyewitnesses to show how the band was undermined by drugs and self-delusion, and discusses Sly Stone's comeback concerts.