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Why Sly Stone’s 1969 Was an All-Time Pop Star Peak
This Vintage Pop Stardom episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast focuses on Sly & the Family Stone's 1969, one of the all-time great pop star years.
Sly & The Family Stone performs on stage at the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair in Bethel, New York on August 17, 1969. We talk about everything that led up to the Sly & the Family Stone’s career-making year of 1969 — which ultimately resulted in the classic LP Stand, two bookending No. 1 hits in “Everyday People” and “Thank You Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin” and culture-defining gigs at Woodstock and the Harlem Cultural Festival — as well as why Sly’s star burned out so much quicker that we might’ve hoped for.
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