When did they meet? Which year? How long did they stay Involved in a band?. Did Sly Convert to Judism at one Point? Why didn't he and Prince work together and NOt Jesse? What's the NoiZe on That?

First!!

Sly Stone was a hip radio DJ in San Fransisco round '66-67,
also working as a producer & musician 4 other acts.
When forming he's own act "Sly & the Family Stone",Sly himself was gonna
B the bassplayer.A female fan of his radioshow told him 2 check out this
amazing bassplayer at this club tho',saying he'd B perfect 4 his band.
Sly went down 2 that club & saw Larry Graham who had this unique way of playing.
So then,he took Larry his band & the rest is history.
The first album came out in 1967 A whole new thing.
The band was on their height in 1969 with the albumStand!,
the hitsingle "Hot fun in the summertime" & their performance on the Woodstock festival.

Along with the success came the drugs paranoia & during the making of
There's a riot going down Sly played most part himself,along with
whoever happened 2 B in the studio at the time.
Larry Graham & the drumer Greg Errico left the band in 1972
& Larry's "Graham Cental Station" took off.He can still B heard on a few tracks on
Fresh tho' that came out in '73.

I never heard anything about Sly coverting 2 Judism so I don't know about that.
/peace Manki

Zelaira said:

I have always wondered how Jesse got pull with Sly and not Prince. But I think a lot of that had to do with Jesse and Sly being labelmates at A&M Records at the time.

psykosoul said:

I also think Prince was'nt much 4 the idea of working 2gether with another
superstar at that time.In the 80's he wanted 2 B his own man.....
,,just like Liberace ; )
/peace Manki

Aren't Sly and Larry cousins?

Sly once pulled a pistol on Larry.


but you didn't hear that from me cause I'm not one to gossip...true dat!