Sly Stone Chronology
Part VI
Fall
19YYMMDD *:audio, #:video
74XXXX Sly was arrested for possession of cocaine.#
74XXXX unknown studio [Film for “Rocking In The U.S.A.” TV special. Known as ABC Special Summer Jam or Warm Jam Session 1973). Setlist: “M’Lady”, “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”, “Everybody Is a Star” & “I Want to Take You Higher”. Bill Lordan on drums, Sid Page on violin.]#(?740320 Record Plant, Sausalito, CA?)
740219 1st American Music Awards, Earl Carroll Theatre, NYC, NY [Karen Karpenter: “I love you, Sly.” Sly: “Who is this bitch?” Dick Clark, the creator of the awards, panicked.]
740308 Moody Coliseum, SMU (Southern Methodist University) Campus, Dallas, TX [Bill Lordan’s 1st gig with SATFS.]
740309 Civic Center, Albuquerque, NM
740311 Centennial Coliseum, Reno, NV
740320 Record Plant, Sausalito, CA [ABC Special Summer Jam (a.k.a. Warm Jam Session 1973)?]#?
740321 Michigan Palace, Detroit, MI
740322 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL [supported by Screaming Gypsy Bandits]
740323 Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY
740325 MSG, NYC, NY [Stevie Wonder’s concert. “Superstition” with Eddie Kendricks, Roberta Flack and Sly.]
740329 Robertson Memorial Fieldhouse, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
“I saw him/them in about 74 or 75, at Bradley University at the old Field House. Good show as I remember. They didn’t have seating on the floor, only in the stands. Sly danced out to “half-court” a couple times.” (Billichi_11) (https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/sly-the-family-stone-live.957248/)
740330 War Memorial, Syracuse, NY [no show]
“Richie Havens was booked as the opener for Sly and the Family Stone at the War Memorial Auditorium in Syracuse. I had no interest in seeing Sly. As predicted, Sly never showed. Richie did the whole show.” (Peter Lehndorff) (Facebook)
740402 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA [supported by Rare Earth and Parliament-Funkadelic]
?7403–04 TV Show-taping (tentative) Philadelphia, PA
740405 Dome Arena, Rochester, NY
740406 Civic Center, Providence, RI [supported by New York Dolls]
?740407 ?, HI
740421 Coliseum, Denver, CO
740428 HIC (Honolulu International Center) Arena, Honolulu, HI [supported by Kalapana]
7405XX Soul Train, Metromedia Square, Hollywood, CA [TV broadcast 740629. Setlist: “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”, “Dance to the Music”, “I Want To Take You Higher” & “If You Want Me To Stay”. Bill Lordan on drums, Sid Page on violin. With Trammps.]#
740510 Central State University, Wilbur Force, OH
740511 University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
740516 State College, Boise, ID
740517 Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ
740518 Special Events Center, Salt Lake City, UT
740520 Mike Douglas Show, KYW, Philadelphia, PA [TV broadcast 740715. Sly’s long interview > “If You Want Me to Stay” with the house band. Guests: Mama Cass Elliot, actor Rodney Allen Rippy, columnist Jack Anderson and Dusko Popov author of “Spy–Counterspy” and the Swedish Table Tennis Team.]#
740521 Mike Douglas Show, KYW, Philadelphia, PA [TV broadcast 740716, Sly and Rose Banks performing “Family Affair” with the house band. Guests: the O’Jays, TV game show host Peter Marshall, The O’Jays, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus producer Irvin Feld, World’s Smallest Man 33-inch tall Michu and long jumper Al Hamlin and his coach.]#
740522 Mike Douglas Show, KYW, Philadelphia, PA [TV broadcast 740717, SATFS performing “Time for Livin’”, “Stand!” & “I Want to Take You Higher”. Guests: Muhammad Ali, actor Theodore Bikeland Congressman Wayne Hays (D-Ohio).]#
740523 Mike Douglas Show, KYW, Philadelphia, PA [TV broadcast 740718, SATFS performing “Loose Booty”, (interview) “Mother Beautiful”, “Everyday People” & “Que Sera Sera”. Sly’s parents in the audience. Guests: Richard Pryor, actor-dancer Joel Grey, heiress Cinda Firestone and the King Charles Troupe, who play basketball while riding unicycles.]#
740524 Mike Douglas Show, KYW, Philadelphia, PA [TV broadcast 740719, SATFS performing “Hot Fun in the Summertime > Sex Machine” & “Small Talk” (Sly singing “Small Talk” with his son, taken care of by his mother Kathy Silva) > I Want to Take You Higher”. Guests: Tom and Dick Smothers, actor-dancer Ben Vereen of Pippin’, Fashion designer Jacques Bellini and Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward, co-authors of “All the President’s Men”. Sly’s parents and Prof. David Froehlich, Sly’s teacher on music theory at at Vallejo Junior College, are in the audience.]#
740525 Hofheinz Pavilion, University of Houston Campus (renamed Fertitta Center), Houston, TX [Setlist “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”, “M’Lady”, “Family Affair”, “Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey”, “Sing a Simple Song”, “Stand!”, “Dance to the Music > Music Lover”, Time for Livin’”, “Loose Booty > I Want to Take You Higher”]
740605 MSG, NYC, NY [Sly married Kathy Silva during the show. Special guest star: Eddie Kendricks plus Don Cornelius & the Soul Train Dancers.]#
740606 broadcast Good Night America #5 [With Kathy Silva. Title: What Does Marriage Mean?]
740615 Madison Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ [supported by Climax Blues Band]
7407XX “Small Talk” was released (Epic).
74XXXX “Time for Livin’” b/w “Small Talk” 7″ was released (Epic).
74XXXX “Loose Booty” b/w “Can’t Strain My Brain” 7″ was released (Epic).
740702 Midnight Special on NBC [740809 TV broadcast]#
740704 Capitol Center, Landover, MD [with Tower of Power]
740706 Convention Hall, Atlantic City, NY [supported by Mandrill and Hues Corporation]
740707? White Stadium, Franklin Park, Boston, MA [with Tower of Power, Hues Corporation, Donald Byrd and Richard Pryor]
740709 L.A. Forum, Inglewood, CA
740711 Cow Palace, Daly City, CA [with Johnny Taylor?, supported by Rufus & Chaka Khan?]
740712 Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA [supported by Bloodstone and Michael Halby]
740727 Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA?
740729 Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA
740805 ?, Edmonton, AL, Canada
740811 Kinsmen Field House, Edmonton, AL, Canada
740815 Civic Centre, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, ON, Canada
7408XX Hollywood, CA [?740729 Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA?]
740823 Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA
740824 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA [supported by Mandrill & Zulema]
740825 Civic Center, Charleston, WV [supported by Duke Williams & the Extremes]
740826 Civic Center, Macon, GA
740828 Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN [With Ohio Players and Rufus & Chaka Khan.]
“Saw him in Nashville in ’72 or ’73 [’74?]. He was pumping before most people understood the word.” (Beth Spears Dunnavant) (Facebook)
“Awesome concert! Great times were had.” (Abdur Rauf Ibn Dawud) (Facebook)
740829 Civic Center, Ashville, NC [supported by Atlanta Rhythm Section]
740830 West Palm Beach Auditorium, West Palm Beach, FL [supported by Rory Gallagher & Status Quo]
740831 Legion Field, Birmingham, AL
740901 Tulsa Fairground Speedway, Tulsa, OK [with Dr. John and The Gap Band]
740902 Strawberry Soda Pop Super Duper Rock Prayer Meeting, Sun Valley Speedway, Anderson, IN [With Dr. John, Ted Nugent & the Amboy Dukes, Cactus, New Image, Bob Seger, Silver Built, Frigid Pink and Catfish Hodge. Steve Michels on MC.]
740906 Paramount Northwest, Seattle, WA [supported by Dalton & Dubarri]
740907 Balboa Stadium, San Diego, CA [with Al Green, supported by Tower of Power, Bloodstone, Canned Heat and Climax Blues Band]
740908 Paramount Northwest, Portland, OR
740911 Convention Center, Niagara Falls, NY
740912 Indiana University, Bloomington, IL
740913 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, OH [with Ohio Players and Rufus & Chaka Khan]
740914 ?, Roanoke, VA [with Ohio Players and Rufus & Chaka Khan]
740915 William & Mary Hall, William & Mary College, Williamsburg, VA [Bill Lordan’s last gig with SATFS. With Ohio Players.]
740921 Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, FL [supportedby Dr. John, White Witch and Earl Grey]
740922 Sports Stadium, Tallahassee, FL
740925 Hollywood Spoeratorium, Hollywood, CA [supported by White Witch]
741011 Civic Auditorium Arena, Omaha, NE
741012 Sahara Hotel Space Center Auditorium, Reno, NV [supported by Fleetwood Mac]
741018 Civic Plaza Exhibit Hall, Phoenix, AZ [supported by Popeye]
741019 Cushing Coliseum, Kearney State College, NE [Homecoming Concert with guest Robert Klein]
741020 Grand Valley State University Fieldhouse, Allendale, MI
741026 Southern Illinois University Arena, Carbondale, IL [Homecoming, supported by Bill Quateman]
741028 Omni, Atlanta, GA [supported by Rare Earth]
741031 Coliseum, El Paso, TX
741102 ASUM, Missoula, MT
741108 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO [supported by Tower of Power]
741108 TV broadcast In Concert on ABC (2nd Anniversary Show), Aquarius Theater, Hollywood, CA
741109 Hoch Auditorium, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS [Setlist: “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”, “M’Lady”, “Member introductions > Family Affair”, “Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey > Sing a Simple Song”, “If You Want Me to Stay”, “Stand!”, “Dance to the Music > Music Lover”, “Time for Livin’” & “Loose Booty > I Want to Take You Higher”. Supported by Tower of Power.]*
“1974 Lawrence, Kansas. Tower of Power opened for SATFS. Sly came on timely in a silver lame’ outfit.” (Edward R. McClelland III) (https://www.facebook.com/groups/SlyFriends)
741110 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, MO [supported by Tower of Power]
“I saw them again on 11/10/74 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas… The band came on first and jammed & Sly came thru the front door of the hall and walked down the middle of the floor area and climbed on the stage. Sly had on a gold outfit.” (Joey Smith) “I was there, I got to interview (3 mins) Sly for the University newspaper, he was “heavy” as they said from back in the day. He talked about his music mostly. He really wasn’t into interviewing at that time plus, it was only 3 minutes. I was awestruck cause I was/am a huge Sly fan. He did compliment me on my outfit cause I tried to dress like him.” (Raymond Vaughn) (https://www.facebook.com/groups/SlyFriends)
741114&15 Michigan Palace, Grand River and Bagley, Detroit, MI [Supported by Tower of Power & Hydra. 14th: canceled when the group failed to appear.]
“…yes, once again, the show was canceled. The following letter is from the Detroit Free Press‘ “Action Line” column… “My two children and their friend have been waiting weeks for an $18 refund from the Michigan Palace for the Sly and the Family Stone concert. My daughter sent the three ticket stubs to the theater. Can you get the kids’ money back? – G.A., Southfield” The Action Line response was: “Palace promoter Steve Glantz dropped $18 refund in mail to you after Action Line’s call. Glantz said he had no record of stubs at box office, took Action Line’s word. Glantz said everything is cleared up after chaotic two night performance by Sly. Controversial performer missed plane from Los Angeles, finally landed at Metro several hours late for first night’s show, while anxious audience waited in cold building. Promoter escorted four limousines full of musicians from airport, but one with part of band got lost. Concert goers were offered belated refund or chance to hear concert next night.” So, there was a Sly & the Family Stone show at the Michigan Palace on November 15, 1974. It was somewhere around their 20th Michigan appearance and the last one with anything close to the original line-up.” (Splatt Gallery https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100056384629818)
“I went to the Michigan Palace 1974 show…… but he didn’t.” (Nancy Seguin)
“Yep, I was there. Was almost flattened by a row of seats thrown from the balcony” (Chris Burston)
“I work this show If I remember correctly he was quite late getting to the show that night drunk” (Reggie Ion)
“Got my tickets at Zukins Rib Shack. Package deal with 2 ludes! Lol” (Gumper Green)
(https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=34176787665302396&set=gm.10164086419778007&idorvanity=56160843006)
741116 Convention Center, Louisville, KY [supported by Tower of Power]
741118 Palmer College Auditorium, Davenport, IA [supported by James Montgomery Band]
741123 Boston, MA [Sly performed one song then walked out]
741124 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY [Sly refused to perform.]
741125 Capitol Centre, Washington, DC [supported by Graham Central Station. Sly failed to turn up, with the promoters citing laryngitis.]
741127 TV broadcast Mike Douglas Show, KYW, Philadelphia, PA [Richard Pryor co-hosted Mike. Sly preformed “If You Want Me to Stay” with Richard on drums.]#
7412XX Washington, DC [Free Concert. Benefit for Muscular Dystrophy. Sly failed to turn up and a riot ensued.]
741206 Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN [supportedby Dr. John]
741206 TV broadcast Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert on ABC [Setlist: “I Want to Take You Higher”, “Time for Livin’”, “Stand!”, “Loose Booty” & “M’Lady”. Other acts: Donovan, Rush and Minnie Riperton.]
74XXXX Memorial Coliseum, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
750116–22 Radio City Music Hall, NYC, NY [Rose left the group on 750118. Michael Samuels on drums. 2 shows a day (?only on 17th & 18th), supported by Kool & the Gang.]
(Continued in Part VII…)