Fifty summers ago there was another riot in Chicago. Sly and the Family Stone was supposed to play at Grant Park in downtown Chicago. Only Sly Stone--who had a well-earned reputation for blowing off gigs--didn't show up. Nor did the band. Like our current time, riots were fairly common. And not surprisingly one broke out after the concert was cancelled.
Sly had a sense of humor about it all. The band's next album was titled, There's A Riot Goin' On.
The lead single from this effort was "Family Affair."
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