Sly and the Family Stone 60 Year Commemoration
Top Sly and the Family Stone US Cities
Philadelphia
- The band performed repeatedly at The Spectrum during their peak touring years
- Represents the intersection of Black radio, touring circuits, and mass audiences
San Francisco
- Birthplace of the band and Sly’s gospel roots
- The story begins here, re-creating the spiritual, communal energy that shaped their sound
Las Vegas
- First booking outside the Bay Area: residency at Pussy Cat A Go Go
- Recorded their first album during days off at CBS in Los Angeles
- Returned twice within six months, including shows at the Flamingo in late 1968
New York City
- Breakthrough city
- Early shows at Electric Circus (1967), followed by The Apollo, Central Park, and the Harlem Cultural Festival
- Appeared 11 times at Madison Square Garden (1970–1974)
Los Angeles
- Sly’s primary home from late 1969
- Recorded There’s a Riot Goin’ On here
- Site of the 2006 reunion performance at the Grammy Awards
Minneapolis
- Cultural echo city
- Home of Prince
- As noted in Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), “There would be no Prince and the Revolution without Sly and the Family Stone.”
