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1st February 2008, 05:54 AM
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January 25, 2008 - Sly & George Clinton make appearance at the Voices of Latin Rock Show
Voices of Latin Rock show turns funky at end
An article by Shay Quillen - The Mercury News - January 25, 2008
It had the makings of one of those dream musical moments. Los Lobos were performing Thursday on stage at Bimbo’s, the unannounced final act on the fourth annual Voices of Latin Rock benefit show. After paying homage to honoree Ritchie Valens and romping through some of their own classics, the band paused around 11:30 as DJ Chuy Varela came out to announce two surprise guests: George Clinton and Sly Stone.
The Wolves launched into the signature groove of “Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin” and Clinton came out before the excited crowd, but … no Sly. Clinton peered off stage, urging Sly to come on, haltingly sang the first verse, sang the chorus for a while, led the crowd in some P-Funk choruses, clowned around.
Sly finally emerged, skinny and hunched over and sporting a giant white Kangol hat, and wandered over to a Yamaha keyboard, which he plunked at to no discernible effect. Eventually the groove petered out, and Sly started plunking out “I Want to Take You Higher” on the keyboard. He sang the first line, no one picked up the second, he picked the lyrics up again, belted out the chorus in the real genuine soulful Sly voice we all wanted to hear, then grabbed the hand of the audience member and led a train through the crowd, out the door, and into a white van parked out front. And that was that.
It was a weird ending to a fun night of music.
http://www.slystonebook.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=117&Itemid=1
January 25, 2008 - Sly & George Clinton make appearance at the Voices of Latin Rock Show
Voices of Latin Rock show turns funky at end
An article by Shay Quillen - The Mercury News - January 25, 2008
It had the makings of one of those dream musical moments. Los Lobos were performing Thursday on stage at Bimbo’s, the unannounced final act on the fourth annual Voices of Latin Rock benefit show. After paying homage to honoree Ritchie Valens and romping through some of their own classics, the band paused around 11:30 as DJ Chuy Varela came out to announce two surprise guests: George Clinton and Sly Stone.
The Wolves launched into the signature groove of “Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin” and Clinton came out before the excited crowd, but … no Sly. Clinton peered off stage, urging Sly to come on, haltingly sang the first verse, sang the chorus for a while, led the crowd in some P-Funk choruses, clowned around.
Sly finally emerged, skinny and hunched over and sporting a giant white Kangol hat, and wandered over to a Yamaha keyboard, which he plunked at to no discernible effect. Eventually the groove petered out, and Sly started plunking out “I Want to Take You Higher” on the keyboard. He sang the first line, no one picked up the second, he picked the lyrics up again, belted out the chorus in the real genuine soulful Sly voice we all wanted to hear, then grabbed the hand of the audience member and led a train through the crowd, out the door, and into a white van parked out front. And that was that.
It was a weird ending to a fun night of music.
http://www.slystonebook.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=117&Itemid=1