Daily entertainment news covering Sly and the Family Stone en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/25/five_classic_1969_albums_by_woodstock_he_30 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:30:00 EST Entertainment News 127780@http://www.starpulse.com/news The spirit of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair of 1969 resonates 40 summers later, as if it were just yesterday. In 1969, five acts recorded albums for the Columbia, Epic, and RCA labels

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/05/celebrity_birthdays_june_103 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 120664@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz (1979), "Four Brothers" star Mark Wahlberg (1971), "Office Space" star Ron Livingston (1968), smooth jazz legend Kenny G (1956), Psychedelic Furs singer Richard Butler (1956),

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/24/sly_stone_puppy_demands_halt_gn_r_reunio Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:30:00 EST Entertainment News 90925@http://www.starpulse.com/news A high-priced puppy ended a dream collaboration between feuding Guns N' Roses founders Axl Rose and Slash and funk legend Sly Stone. Stone had tentatively signed on to re-record some of his obscure tracks

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/15/pearl_jam_wows_bonnaroo_with_3_hour_perf Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:00:09 EST Entertainment News 90123@http://www.starpulse.com/news MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - Pearl Jam wowed the Bonnaroo crowd with a three-hour performance late Saturday, returning the band to the grand stage of a music festival.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/15/celebrity_birthdays_march_76 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 79449@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to G-Unit rapper Young Buck (1981), "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria (1975), Sugar Ray singer Mark McGrath (1968), Poison singer Bret Michaels (1963), singer Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider (1955), American guitarist Ry Cooder (1947), funk pioneer Sly Stone (1943), Beach Boy Mike Love (1941),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/15/new_john_legend_album_live_from_philadel_15 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:00:24 EST Entertainment News 74414@http://www.starpulse.com/news Live From Philadelphia -- the new concert album from multi-platinum Grammy-winning recording artist John Legend -- will be available as an individual CD and in a CD/DVD combination package exclusively at Target and Target.com on Tuesday, January 15.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/16/guitar_center_to_crown_drum_off_grand_ch Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:00:46 EST Entertainment News 68261@http://www.starpulse.com/news Guitar Center is excited to announce the Drum-Off Grand Finals will take place on January 5, 2008 at the Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood, CA. Now in it's 19th year, Drum-Off continues to bring together thousands of the nation's top undiscovered drummers for the chance to compete for incredible prizes, national recognition and the bragging rights of being crowned Drum-Off Champion.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/11/sly_aamp_the_family_stone_s_greatest_hit_70 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 59422@http://www.starpulse.com/news The final entry in the 40th anniversary restoration campaign of the great album discography of the first golden decade of Sly & The Family Stone - which kicked off with the spring release of the expanded editions of their seven original studio albums

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/07/rhino_to_release_4_cd_box_set_to_celebra Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:30:00 EST Entertainment News 54949@http://www.starpulse.com/news *NOTE*: Starpulse has been informed that the release date of this box-set has been pushed back to September 18 due to complications at the factory producing it.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/05/celebrity_birthdays_june_37 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 42222@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz (1979), "Four Brothers" star Mark Wahlberg (1971), "Office Space" star Ron Livingston (1968), smooth jazz legend Kenny G (1956), Psychedelic Furs singer Richard Butler (1956), Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain (1954), Sly and The Family Stone guitarist Freddie Stewart (1946), and British actor Tony Richardson (1928; d. 1991).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/03/that_was_the_week_that_was_for_june_3_9 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 08:00:12 EST Entertainment News 44874@http://www.starpulse.com/news Entertainment highlights during the week of June 3-9: 1956: Elvis Presley's hip-shaking performance on ''The Milton Berle Show'' resulted in a storm of protest. 1969: Blind Faith made its debut at a free concert in London's Hyde Park.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/18/antonio_banderas_voices_his_pride_in_par Fri, 18 May 2007 08:28:30 EST Entertainment News 43099@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Antonio Banderas says he's flattered to have lent his voice to the character Puss in Boots in the animated ''Shrek'' films, especially because the role is in a language not his own.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/09/joss_stone_s_grammy_surprise Wed, 09 May 2007 09:01:20 EST Entertainment News 41596@http://www.starpulse.com/news Joss Stone was presented with a surprise Grammy Award when she joined Quincy Jones to announce the venue for the 50th Grammys in 2008. The British singer thought she was asked to attend the big publicity event in Los Angeles yesterday to simply announce the fact that next year's ceremony would be held at the city's Staples Center, but she was in for a big shock.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/02/tesla_says_thank_you_to_their_rock_aamp_ Wed, 02 May 2007 21:00:00 EST Entertainment News 40532@http://www.starpulse.com/news Tesla--Jeff Keith (vocals), Frank Hannon (guitars), Brian Wheat (bass), Troy Luccketta (drums) and Dave Rude (guitar)-has always been revered as a bluesy, no-frills, '70s-style hard rock band, concentrating on solid musicianship more than the trends of modern music.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/12/soulive_to_release_new_album_on_stax_rec Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:21:12 EST Entertainment News 37930@http://www.starpulse.com/news Further establishing their status as one of the preeminent soul/funk groups in music today, Soulive joins the famed Memphis soul label, Stax Records. The band’s Stax debut, No Place Like Soul, is set for release July 31. The album marks the inaugural release by one of the label’s trio of newly signed artists, which also includes Angie Stone and Isaac Hayes.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/24/family_stone_band_looking_forward_to_sly Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:00:42 EST Entertainment News 35272@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sly & The Family Stone are set to become the next supergroup to reform, according to the reclusive frontman's sister and former bandmate. Singer/keyboardist Ross Stone admits eccentric Sly is on the verge of rejoining the group he recorded funk classics with after making a series of surprise appearances with them.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/23/miguel_migs_releases_those_things Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:00:00 EST Entertainment News 35185@http://www.starpulse.com/news Five things you don't know about Miguel Migs: 1) He's one of the most popular Electronic DJ's on the Globe. 2) His 1st Artist album -- Those Things -- features Miguel as songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/15/celebrity_birthdays_march_45 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 31299@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to G-Unit rapper Young Buck (1981), "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria (1975), Sugar Ray singer Mark McGrath (1968), Poison singer Bret Michaels (1963), singer Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider (1955), American guitarist Ry Cooder (1947), funk pioneer Sly Stone (1943), Beach Boy Mike Love (1941), Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh (1940), "Taxi" star Judd Hirsch (1935), "Reservoir Dogs" actor Lawrence Tierney (1919; d. 2002), blues legend Samuel "Lightnin'" Hopkins (1912; d. 1982), and 7th President of the United States Andrew Jackson (1767; d. 1845).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/07/epic_to_release_sly_aamp_the_family_ston_10 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:50:47 EST Entertainment News 33000@http://www.starpulse.com/news The tumultuous hitmaking career of Sly and The Family Stone continues to reverberate in every single genre of contemporary music - from pop and R&B to hip-hop and jazz - more than three decades after the group's last appearance on the Top 40 charts.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/12/dixie_chicks_win_most_grammy_awards_full Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:37:03 EST Entertainment News 29090@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Dixie Chicks were the big winners at the Grammy Awards, scooping five awards. The country band fought off stiff competition from the likes of Justin Timberlake, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Mary J. Blige to win the prizes for album, song and record of the year as well as best country album and best group country performance. Full Winners List Below!

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/29/sly_stone_makes_another_bizarre_stage_ap Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:03:40 EST Entertainment News 27446@http://www.starpulse.com/news Reclusive funk icon Sly Stone stunned fans in Anaheim, California earlier this month when he joined his sister Vet and her Sly & The Family Stone tribute act for a show. The eccentric Family Affair singer hit the headlines last year when he made a brief and bizarre appearance at the Grammy Awards, as part of an all-star tribute. He has not been heard from since.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/25/slapbak_brings_the_funk_back_for_the_new Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:14:35 EST Entertainment News 16841@http://www.starpulse.com/news Slapbak is the brazenly category-defying love child of singer/songwriter Jara Harris, who also happens to play drums, bass, guitar and keyboards extremely well. He’s a Mission Viejo native who has painstakingly nurtured his rainbow-shaded band through the sunniest of times to the pitch-black bleakest.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/06/robert_randolph_and_the_family_band_s_co Wed, 06 Sep 2006 13:22:31 EST Entertainment News 15217@http://www.starpulse.com/news "We wanted to take our time and find ourselves," says Robert Randolph. "Find out what was really inside of me and the band and bring that out. Really try to come up with the best songs, dig deep within, and let all of the experiences that we have had in the last three years come out in the music."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/14/the_roots_return_with_game_theory_in_aug Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:46:51 EST Entertainment News 8263@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Roots, known for their innovative album concepts, return after a two year break to release their new album, 'Game Theory' filled with 14 hard hitting tracks that express their views on the state of the world. 'Game Theory,' due August 29, is The Roots' most thought-provoking, incitive album since their 1999 breakthrough 'Things Fall Apart'

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/05/celebrity_birthdays_june_6 Mon, 05 Jun 2006 03:00:34 EST Entertainment News 7788@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Fall Out Boy singer Pete Wentz (1979), "Four Brothers" star Mark Wahlberg (1971), "Office Space" star Ron Livingston (1968), smooth jazz legend Kenny G (1956), Psychedelic Furs singer Richard Butler (1956), Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain (1954), Sly and The Family Stone guitarist Freddie Stewart (1946), and British actor Tony Richardson (1928; d. 1991).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/03/15/celebrity_birthdays_march_15 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 03:00:41 EST Entertainment News 4031@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to G-Unit rapper Young Buck (1981), "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria (1975), Sugar Ray singer Mark McGrath (1968), Poison singer Bret Michaels (1963), singer Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider (1955), American guitarist Ry Cooder (1947), funk pioneer Sly Stone (1943), Beach Boy Mike Love (1941), Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh (1940), "Taxi" star Judd Hirsch (1935), "Reservoir Dogs" actor Lawrence Tierney (1919; d. 2002), blues legend Samuel "Lightnin'" Hopkins (1912; d. 1982), and 7th President of the United States Andrew Jackson (1767; d. 1845).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/22/sly_stone_missed_his_own_grammy_rehearsa Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:48:22 EST Entertainment News 3522@http://www.starpulse.com/news Funk star Sly Stone missed out on dress rehearsals for his own Grammy Awards tribute because security staff thought he was a vagrant. The reclusive Family Affair singer was honored as part of an all-star jam at the glitzy ceremony earlier this month--

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