Rare SLY STONE Radio Interview, Monday 5/25/09

     MUSIC NEWS - KCRW DJ Chris Douridas will air a rare interview with legendary musician Sly Stone on Memorial Day, May 25 at 11am PST on KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com). The elusive musician talks about his personal history and career while Chris plays classic hits from Sly's band Sly and the Family Stone, as well as a special unreleased track;  a song by his family’s gospel band, The Stewart Four.   

“As a child growing up in Chicago, Sly Stone was my first musical hero. His legacy is the building of an essential bridge between rock and roll, R&B and psychedelia. Sly helped lay the groundwork for the eventuality of hip hop culture. His impact on contemporary music cannot be overstated,” said Douridas.  

Sly, a Texas-born, California-raised musician talks to KCRW listeners about growing up on gospel with his family, facing fame for the first time while on stage with Sam Cooke and an intriguing story about Charles Manson. Sly talks about his history as a radio DJ in San Franciscoand how that brought him to the realization that he could make music. “When I was on the radio, I listened to everybody’s songs, I played everybody’s songs on the radio. And I thought…I can do that. And that’s when I tried it. Good thing it worked out,” said Stone.  

Stone was a pioneer for forming a mixed gender, mixed race band that played a critical role in the development of funk and psychedelic music in the 1960’s and 70’s.   Check it out at, KCRW.com.