LITTLE SISTER- STANGA (1970)

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SLY CD reissues out now! The first seven albums are remastered, expanded with extra songs and essays, in deluxe digipaks! Hurry, before the limited run sells out forever! SIS & the Family Stone!: Everybody knows the Family Stone had three Stewart siblings -Sly, Freddie, and Rose- but younger sister Vaetta (Vet) had her own group as well. Vet paired up with Mary Rand and Elva Melton as Little Sister. They sang back-up for the Family starting in 1970 before making singles of their own. Sly's fans know there was a long wait between the epic "Stand!" album (1969) and the Funk-defining masterpiece "There's a Riot Goin' On" (1971). In between were several dazzling slngles, including a few for Little Sister. Both their songs, You're the One" and "Somebody's Watching You", charted in the R'n'B Top 10 that year. It's probable that Sly is playing everything on them as well as writing and producing on his Stone Flower label. This is the first use of a drum machine, the famed Rhythm King, on a hit song. Crucially, these singles previewed the Riot album's new sound a year early; if that LP defined the path of modern Funk music, then these singles were its first steps. Vet was recently hurt in an auto accident. She's recovering, but why not send her a get-well line at this address: http://www.slyslilsis.com/index1.cfm As for our hero, check out Sly's personal spaces at: http://www.phattadatta.com/ and also: http://profile.myspace.com/slyfamily1 Sly's birthday is March 15th, so wish him well! Check out my massive History of Funk videos at this address!: http://youtube.com/profile_play_list?user=funknroll (All rights reserved. Fan-made video for promotion of artist.) Tym Stevens

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