“IT’S ALIVE” highlights Sly & the Family Stone “If You Want Me To Stay” (1973) on Louisville Public Media

It’s Alive is an LPM show that briefly devotes the airwaves to live music everyday at 1pm. Tune in to hear this performance and more live tracks!

Excerpt: The funk rock legend, Sly Stone, came from a musical family, and was considered a prodigy at a young age. At 23 he founded what would become his most profound and longstanding legacy, Sly & the Family Stone. The band pushed the boundaries of race and gender at the time, becoming the first racially integrated major rock group in the US with men and women playing together.

Louisville Public Media | By Otis Junior

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Classic Rock History: Before MTV, There Was Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert

Classic Rock History has posted a great article contrasting the show’s origin to what came next, written by Brian Kachejian. Excerpt: In the 1960’s and 70s’s we never imagined the advent of MTV, cable television, and even the internet. Our only opportunity to enjoy music was from the vinyl grooves of the albums we loved, and the concert performances we attended. The Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert series began a series of events that would eventually change the music industry, and the fan experience.

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