Sly Stone 'Different Strokes by Different Folks' album

Epic/ Legacy album includes one of a kind collaborations from John Legend & Joss Stone w/ Van Hunt; Buddy Guy & John Mayer; Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) w/ Robert Randolph; Chuck D (Public Enemy), D’Angelo & Isaac Hayes ; and Big Boi (Outkast ) feat. Sleepy Brown & Killer Mike alongside songs by chart-toppers Janet Jackson, Maroon 5, will.i.am (The Black Eyed Peas), Janet Jackson, the The Roots, Moby, Devin Lima (LFO) and more.

Producers include Randy Jackson, Nile Rogers and Steve Jordan among others

An amazing and diverse array of stars has contributed to 'Different Strokes by Different Folks,' the long awaited re-imagining of the music of Sly and the Family Stone. Set for release September 27 (Epic/Legacy), the rumored and much anticipated album unites a team of fiery all-star innovators in a revolutionary reversal that turns the notion of "sampling" on its head. The original Sly and the Family Stone master tapes were utilized and were given to the producers and artists who then recorded and sampled other music onto the original masters. This new mix has personalized and updated these timeless classics. Created under aegis of the reclusive Sly Stone, his approval of every aspect of the recordings has resulted in a marriage of old school traditions and new school attitude, creating brand new music.

Each song on this album breathes new life into a Sly and the Family Stone classic, and each in a very distinctive fashion. Alone or in one-of-a-kind collaborations, young luminaries join the ranks of veteran performers in a mesmerizing hybrid of sounds and rhythms, reawakening the groundbreaking hits of Sly and the Family Stone. The album also features production credits that include Randy Jackson, Nile Rogers and Steve Jordan.

Sly and the Family Stone are credited as one of the first racially integrated bands in music history, belting their message of peace, love and social consciousness through a string of hit anthems that fused R&B, soul, funk and rock n roll. On 'Different Strokes by Different Folks' a stylistically, culturally and racially disparate group of chart-toppers mirrors that idealistic diversity.

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Sly Stone - Different Strokes by Different Folks