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Yakima Herald-Republic
Vietnam veterans reunited 43 years after battle
Yakima Herald-Republic
Made up of whites, blacks and Latinos, the unit named itself after the 1968 song "Everyday People" by Sly and the Family Stone. "We were kind of a family there," Gatlin said. " 'Everyday People' — that was our theme song." More than a year ago, ...


 
Ticket Tracker: Jacksonville-area concert calendar
Florida Times-Union
The Family Stone, 8 pm Friday, June 15, at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $46-$56. Tommy Roe, 8 pm Sunday, June 17, at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $38-$46. Eric Johnson, 8 pm Wednesday, June 27, at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $27.50-$29.50.

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Melody Tent season features well-known names in music, comedy
SouthCoastToday.com
More newcomers: veteran hitmakers War and The Family Stone (together for an "Old School Funk Party" July 22); "Bubbly" singer Colbie Cailliat and "One Tree Hill" theme-song singer Gavin DeGraw (7 pm July 26); Get the Led Out: The American Led Zepplin ...


 
Minneapolis Star Tribune
A timeless connection
Minneapolis Star Tribune
For two home-schooled families, monthly meetings at an Inver Grove Heights residence have become much more than a service project. Good Samaritan Society resident Carole Donaldson, volunteer Sophie Stone, 12, resident Marie Haas, volunteers Sarah Stone ...


 
Sunday Star Times
Book review: All The Madmen
Sunday Star Times
Meanwhile, on the darker side of town, Davies was supporting Sly and the Family Stone at White City Stadium when, completely out of it on booze and uppers and just before playing the finale medley of classic Kinks hits, he placed a can of beer on his ...

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Preview: Gavin DeGraw is pleased with the sonic range of fourth album
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Songs like "Sweeter" (which Mr. DeGraw calls "the Black Keys meets Sly and the Family Stone") and "Radiation" showcase some of the edgier energy that he has strived to infuse into the record. Others are able to exhibit a more emotional vulnerability, ...

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Boston Globe
Nikka Costa, soul spitfire, shakes up Johnny D's
Boston Globe
... drummer Iajhi Hampden, and bassist Shawn Davis, whose fat, dark sound sent a '70s rumble through the floor, the barstools, and everything else as they kicked off the set with a taste of Sly and the Family Stone's “Dance to the Music.