It seems hard to believe that it was 45 years ago that the legendary rock festival Woodstock was taking place. On this date back in 1969, Sly and the Family Stone played a late night set that was one of the standouts of Woodstock, destined to become stellar among a number of other legendary performances at the event.
Sly has become less visible in recent years and I am sure he is unknown to many in the younger generations but he and his band were huge in their time, bringing a high-powered multi-genre, multi-racial blend of funk, soul and rock music to a wider audience. I will go for a while without hearing a Sly song and when one comes on I wonder why I am not listening to this all of the time. It engages you with a message and some heavy rhythm. I can imagine some young kids stumbling across his music and feeling like they’ve discovered El Dorado. It just glows.
I thought it would be fitting to kickstart this Sunday with a little bit of that performance at Woodstock from Sly. The Youtube video below is the shorter version of I Want to Take You Higher and the link below it is the full version. Either way, a rocking start to a Sunday morning. Have a great day.
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