MU121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: The Jackson 5, Ohio Players, Epic Records
Document Summary
One of the ways rock and roll challenged white middle-class values was in its blending of rhythm and blues and country and western. Early rock and roll acted as a force for breaking down racial and cultural barriers in the 1950s. Sly and the family stone: sly crosses over. The changes brought about by sly"s music inspired an entire generation of funk and pop, ranging from groups like the temptations to the jackson 5 and the osmonds. Sly and the family stone topped the charts with a series of crossover hit singles, including number one hits on both the pop and r&b charts. In 1967 sly and the family stone began playing in the bay area and circulating in the san. Early family stone tracks are optimistic and dance-oriented. It is the catchiness of the groove that is central to family stone"s music.
