Sly Stone - Grammy no show?
Ah, no. He actually turned up. Hot damn. From the LA Times live blog of the event...
"7:04 p.m. -- Nothing against this fine medley of performers, but it sounds like karaoke for those who remember the real deal back in the day. Then Sly Stone enters, and we realized why he wore a hood to Grammy rehearsals. Was he singing into the correct mike? Did the Mohawk throw him off? Was that Grace Slick on the phone, wanting her shtick back? Oh my." Link here.
Pictured above - Sly Stone with his younger sister Vaetta, arrives on his bike to watch her play with her band Phunk Phamily Affair - his first public appearance in 12 years. That's a four-wheeled Harley (looks like a three wheeler to me). Apparently he offered to give her a ride to the gig, got half way there and decided she needed a helmet, so stopped at a shop on Hollywood Boulevard and told the assistant to get his sister a helmet and some boots.
His last public appearance was in 1993 at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame induction for him and the Family Stone.
ADDED: I just noticed on Vaetta's website that Michael Jackson owns the publishing rights to Sly's music, as well as the Beatles.
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