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I Want to Take You Higher

The Life and Times of Sly and the Family Stone, Revised & Updated

Jeff Kaliss

From his anthemic early hits (“I Want to Take You Higher,” “Family Affair,” “Dance to the Music”), through the moody meditations of “There's a Riot Going On” and beyond, Sly & the Family Stone left an indelible stamp on rock, funk, pop, and hip hop, and their enigmatic frontman in particular continues to inspire fascination and speculation. This fully updated edition fills in the gaps since the book’s original 2008 publication, including Sly’s successful legal action against his former manager, the death of band member (and mother of a child with Sly) Cynthia Robinson, and the new projects undertaken by family and former collaborators.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Backbeat
Pages: 292 • Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4930-8029-8 • Paperback • June 2024 • $24.95 • (£18.99)
Subjects: Music / History & Criticism, Music / Genres & Styles / Rock

Jeff Kaliss has featured and reviewed classical, jazz, rock, and world musics and other entertainment for the San Francisco Chronicle and a host of other regional, national, international, and web-based publications. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University and is the author of I Want to Take You Higher: The Life and Times of Sly & the Family Stone (Backbeat Books), along with numerous textbook and encyclopedia entries, album liner notes, and festival program notes.

I Want to Take You Higher

The Life and Times of Sly and the Family Stone, Revised & Updated

Cover Image
Paperback
Summary
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  • From his anthemic early hits (“I Want to Take You Higher,” “Family Affair,” “Dance to the Music”), through the moody meditations of “There's a Riot Going On” and beyond, Sly & the Family Stone left an indelible stamp on rock, funk, pop, and hip hop, and their enigmatic frontman in particular continues to inspire fascination and speculation. This fully updated edition fills in the gaps since the book’s original 2008 publication, including Sly’s successful legal action against his former manager, the death of band member (and mother of a child with Sly) Cynthia Robinson, and the new projects undertaken by family and former collaborators.

Details
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  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Backbeat
    Pages: 292 • Trim: 6 x 9
    978-1-4930-8029-8 • Paperback • June 2024 • $24.95 • (£18.99)
    Subjects: Music / History & Criticism, Music / Genres & Styles / Rock
Author
Author
  • Jeff Kaliss has featured and reviewed classical, jazz, rock, and world musics and other entertainment for the San Francisco Chronicle and a host of other regional, national, international, and web-based publications. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University and is the author of I Want to Take You Higher: The Life and Times of Sly & the Family Stone (Backbeat Books), along with numerous textbook and encyclopedia entries, album liner notes, and festival program notes.

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