The day before Thanksgiving 1974 (11/27/74), rounding out Sylvester Stewart's week as Special guest on The Mike Douglas Show. Muhammad Ali had been another guest with Sly earlier in the week.
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@ernanidimassa4968 Жыл бұрын
I was there as a Mike Douglas Show producer... needless to say a rather unforgettable moment in my career.
@SkibroDuck Жыл бұрын
Seems like sly couldn't keep it together . You being there at that time is cool. A moment in history. Why did Sly call for Frank? Who is Frank?
@goldking14389 ай бұрын
U would be dead
@dannyd15729 ай бұрын
Very cool. Have you written a book yet? If you were a producer for Mike, you pry have enough to make a great book.
@glenndouglas88228 ай бұрын
I bet the production company had to find a lot of coke for that rider 🤭😉
@minkrobeII8 ай бұрын
I love seeing this decade...the 70s was the most amazing decade of American history in terms of fashion, culture, and music! No other American decade comes close
@Moluccan567 ай бұрын
It WAS fun!
@misterfunkygroove76124 ай бұрын
El look de Sly es BRUTAL!! Tremendo! ❤
@delmofritz39644 ай бұрын
the 60s
@SusanDoran3 ай бұрын
And 1970s film too. The '90s were pretty great too!
@elbinkogrande3 жыл бұрын
Mike Douglas was a pretty cool, relaxed and gracious host. Cats like Sly and Richard would not have bothered with his show if they didn't like him.
@craigenputtock3 жыл бұрын
Mike was so great with the musicians of the day! It's remarkable.
@ersturdevant28313 жыл бұрын
This is real and raw. Compare this to any current late night show. There is no comparison.
@ladyd8028 Жыл бұрын
Talk Show: The Early Years. (I miss "Donahue.")
@bbqeatinbuckeye Жыл бұрын
Can we just give it up for Sly's hair?
@41319474 ай бұрын
It was a very costumey tine. Men got to let out their inner peacocks!
@SusanDoran3 ай бұрын
It wasn't really "costumey" at that time, per se, was it? It seem more to be: do your own thing. Not do your own thing so people will look at you (as it is now). Or Do your own thing so you can talk about yourself and how brave you are to do your thing. It was do YOUR thing. Now that...is actually brave. Inner peacock or look at Ken Kesey--your inner rugby player--or whatever your thing. And it could change. And would. And didn't have to be named, labeled, cemented, or proclaimed. Now that...is actually fluid.
@bbqeatinbuckeye3 ай бұрын
@@SusanDoran Appreciate your insight. Thank you.
@k.robert6279Ай бұрын
....another oh, no, fro.
@coachrobinson83509 ай бұрын
I can't believe I've never seen this! I am in tears. 😂😂😂
@SusanDoran9 ай бұрын
So glad you appreciate as much as I did :)
@jesincere85893 жыл бұрын
These two had great chemistry together.
@letmetellyalilstory91222 жыл бұрын
Cocaine chemistry
@hippydippy3 жыл бұрын
Other than Jimi ~ 2 of the baddest black cats that have ever lived... PERIOD.
@SusanDoran3 жыл бұрын
or...comma AND Muhammad Ali :D
@larisibbitt8528 Жыл бұрын
Facts
@mitchleigh9588 Жыл бұрын
Prince
@futiousstyles3315 Жыл бұрын
There are a number of others that could be added to that
@jamesalfredstrong8106 Жыл бұрын
The baddest mama slama is Kanye....😊
@markmonroe7330 Жыл бұрын
Dec 2022 - Sly is still with us while the rest are gone. Loves me some Sly .
@thomassodomizer7646 жыл бұрын
As soon as Richard mentioned Coke it conjured up Sly.
@butterflyborn41006 жыл бұрын
You crazy!!!!! LOL!!!!!!
@ernestbutler41413 жыл бұрын
I didn't catch that.But I did hear RICHARD PRYORr.i.p.Say to the Audience That SLY is such a Ladies Man The Wicked Witch of The West Gave SLY Her Shoes.😆 sorry I missed that misster sodomizer?Love& Peace 😁😎 luv ya byo eJ..misster sodomizer?is that a gay term?not dat anything's wrong with it.🏃
@bryanrendleman2001 Жыл бұрын
Lol ! Yea !
@rman52Ай бұрын
Two of my favorite entertaininers of all time. One of the greatest comedians ever. On stage with one of the most innovative musicians of funk.
@alanmorris76695 жыл бұрын
Sly Stone was always stoned, but Richard knew how to hold it in the road. This was raw unadulterated, unrehearsed comedy at its best.
@tsmith3522 Жыл бұрын
I think Mike was stoned too. Pun intended 😂
@user-sk9tg5wb6p11 ай бұрын
?? RP blew this whole little thing... he held nothing in the road. Sly did...
@mysteradio9 ай бұрын
i dont know if the joke whooshed over me but Sly didnt like weed. he said so on Letterman.
@RayPaganJr6 жыл бұрын
Sly weighed about 90 pounds with his afro.
@anitalenor15 жыл бұрын
Right! body of a 12 year old..Woza..All that Talent.God Bless him!
@debbierolland42093 жыл бұрын
And i loved all of thosev90 pounds so much still do Sly is pretty funny in his own right.
@shawnfisher87753 жыл бұрын
With a 30 pound Afro...lol🤭
@smithjedediah2 жыл бұрын
I kept on looking at his legs and I'm still not convinced those are actual human legs
@MeLoNHeAd002 жыл бұрын
David Bowie snow diet
@MsMaureena4 жыл бұрын
I watched Mike Douglas all the time when I was a kid. Mezmering to me then, never knew why, now I do.
@blooloo87074 жыл бұрын
Without the Fro----Sly could walk through a harp.
@smoothone14723 жыл бұрын
Lol.
@christopherneelyakagoattmo60783 жыл бұрын
He still could: his 'fro would just look like Eraser Head. And he could pull that look off,any day. Man was smooth as wet silk.
@lucyjohnson79743 жыл бұрын
LOL
@elizabethlinsay91933 жыл бұрын
Love it!
@Moluccan567 ай бұрын
Funny!
@Alexthegreat273 жыл бұрын
This was great! Sly just having fun, and Richard played on Sly's vibe to make it hilarious. 4:23 - 4:35 is a laugh out loud example. Mike Douglas was such a cool guy. He just let them be themselves and rolled with it. Many hosts would've gotten uptight.
@miapdx5033 жыл бұрын
@11:03, I got chills. That voice, and they were playing like it was rehearsal...thanks for this.
@SusanDoran3 жыл бұрын
glad you appreciate it - it's amazing
@pod831 Жыл бұрын
Pryor was so quick witted he could find something humorous to say about any comment or situation.
@SusanDoran3 ай бұрын
In today's world he'd either not be famous or giving interviews about how he has used humor as a crutch for his mental health challenges, and the difficult hand of hardships he was dealt.
@sparx1806 жыл бұрын
Mike Douglas was the best! I did not know was so skinny. Richard was one of the greatest comedians ever!
@robertmcnealy48972 жыл бұрын
I never seen this show until now on 12-15-21 this was hilarious.Sly and Richard had great friendship like chemistry.Sly seems like a lay back kind of guy.Too bad both Sly and Richard are gone
@SusanDoran2 жыл бұрын
@Robert Mcnealy - Sly is still alive and wellish!
@robertmcnealy48972 жыл бұрын
@@SusanDoran Oh! I'll look it up
@277fnkymnky2 жыл бұрын
Sly is still alive
@invisiblesun6595 Жыл бұрын
@@SusanDoran Please tell us that Sony finally paid him back royalties. Last I checked he was homeless and Sony was still making a mint off his albums. A judge did rule in his favor that Sony was to pay him I think $2M but I don't think they ever did. Apparently the law doesn't matter much these days.
@jg6698 Жыл бұрын
@@robertmcnealy4897 what's to look up? Sly is here
@bethbartlett56923 жыл бұрын
This was too fun!!! I so love Sly. God Bless him Happy and Well always and bless Richard's soul with a dose of the laughter positive energies he always inspired! 😘
@SusanDoran3 жыл бұрын
thanks for your comments -- I love Sly so much -- he & Richard Pryor are such artists
@mogomarkas31873 жыл бұрын
I missed this episode of Mike Douglas back in the day. Thank you!
@jeffmcclure63475 жыл бұрын
Sly is a good pianist and Richard is good on drums.
@courtneywilliams16956 жыл бұрын
Sly was talented af even high
@SusanDoran4 жыл бұрын
"EVEN" high...? A lot of people are particularly talented WHEN high.
@u.s.n.retired19956 жыл бұрын
Mike didn't even need to be there. Richard and Sly, two cool cats. This I enjoyed.
@marcyfan Жыл бұрын
mike had them on so he deserves enormous credit.
@djpants3 жыл бұрын
I love Sly so much
@SusanDoran3 жыл бұрын
me too
@mactire12886 жыл бұрын
Sly is the coolest cat to ever walk the earth, furthermore he is a bonafide genius
@SusanDoran6 жыл бұрын
100% agree
@ahmad.tillery.19876 жыл бұрын
BEST INTERVIEW EVER
@onthegowithgreggsavageАй бұрын
One of the finest comics with one of the finest musicians, Combined with one of the top talk show hosts.... This was raw talent, Great Adler, nonscripted this is a time. Where' everything was spontaneous and people appreciated that.. Slice down was you still is? We're the best soul. R&B performers I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot in person. These guys just flew me away. The sound went right through me. I was above 10 ft from floor speakers
@JeffreyCollinsHarper3 жыл бұрын
This is as funny now as it was back then! I'm dying. Dead. Done. Bless them!
@jackmeoff91165 жыл бұрын
Them Brothers been to the moon together!! Mike Douglas is like theses Nukkas are krazy!!
@larisibbitt8528 Жыл бұрын
Sly Stone is actually super funny 😄
@SusanDoran Жыл бұрын
yes, he actually is - like most incredibly smart and creative people 🙂
@oldschoolauthentic60822 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU LORD FOR BIRTHING ME OLD SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 85.......🙏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹RIP. RICHIE🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
@amsedelm2 жыл бұрын
Sly seems like such a lovable dude. 8)
@markjackson61346 жыл бұрын
What's great about this,..whatever they had "Scripted" to do,..ended the second Sly showed up.
@nonrepublicrat4 жыл бұрын
whatever
@ABN65656 жыл бұрын
Naturally funny right there Remember my pops watching this and falling out. All day long
@deecee34992 жыл бұрын
They high as hell😂😂😂😂😂
@VIRGONOMICS6 жыл бұрын
God bless Sly, I hope he is living better these days. Kind of tragic, but it's sad to know he was living in a van for a few years recently.
@SusanDoran6 жыл бұрын
he seems to be doing ok now
@chrisedwards32146 жыл бұрын
+Susan Doran he lives in a trailer and he still does drugs
@jimmmgrimmm24986 жыл бұрын
chris edwards .... you are dead wrong....He has a custom built mobile recording studio/home parked right in front of his own house... He likes the outdoors and as of now he is drug free... Don't buy into the crappy lies peddled by the media.... How many wealthy people live in mobile homes? Answer - many
@cheapthrilll63236 жыл бұрын
Jimmm Grimmm good to know. Willie Nelson does the same thing.
@davidperry72713 жыл бұрын
Well of the 3 sly still living he will be 78 march 15 2021
@scoobydooo53642 жыл бұрын
I can tell the world that I knew mr. Paul Moody first met him in Oakland California Soul beat cable channel station on stage with Paul at the Black Repertory Theater in Berkeley California
@kingeliii90113 жыл бұрын
Mike Douglas always had the welcome mat down for black entertainers back in the day that's why I always watched his show. I miss television from these times.
@SusanDoran3 жыл бұрын
He was really great. I watched it for black entertainers as well as high-quality non-black entertainers. He gave a lot of people a chance to speak at length and in their own way, unlike someone like the phony stilted Merv Griffin.
@yolandayates6554 Жыл бұрын
Incredible !!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THIS...
@SusanDoran Жыл бұрын
You're welcome - so glad you enjoyed it!
@NathanThePrezPretlow6 жыл бұрын
Man I remember this so well just got home from Junior High school .Even though I was 14 then I knew these two brothers was high as a kite...lol The Mike Douglas always had a hip show. Damn can't believe it's 40 something year's ago.Time fly's.
@SusanDoran6 жыл бұрын
Speaking of time flying----Happy New Year!
@NathanThePrezPretlow Жыл бұрын
@@SusanDoran You to @SusanDora
@silkyrobinson50794 жыл бұрын
Respect these Good Men. Many people got high or whatever in Some way in those days. ...and many people still do.
@silkyrobinson50794 жыл бұрын
Heck ...even the audience is stoned. Mabey, theres nothing wrong with that. 💙💚💜💛❤🌍🐱🐾🍀🌲🐍
@jefferyvnelson71445 ай бұрын
I used to race home everyday from school to watch mike douglas, he was so cool and crossed all barriers. I love all music, all genders and all races, and Mike was of the like mind. My mom enjoyed his show as well. I saw him talk to missing persons the band, and he was asking them, what's this new music called? And the singer said new wave and he loved it, he was always so cool and had the coolest people of the day on.
@sunwalla772 жыл бұрын
Sly said I got something for you and Richard response was classic
@eddygsmusicworld17084 жыл бұрын
this is so wacked out,its great
@lolitadiaz01136 жыл бұрын
Omg these 2 legends were really really locos and funny😄😃😎
@countrichardvoncoudenhovek88556 жыл бұрын
I have to say that I never heard of this man before and a search for Sly Stallone resulted in me finding this guy. What an absolute gem and I also watched him talking with Muhammad Ali and he came across as a sweet, funny, likable and extremely talented person. Thank you for your post
@SusanDoran6 жыл бұрын
I am SO glad you "get" Sly Stone. He is all of the things you've observed. It's also interesting to note that, along with the band LOVE, Sly & the Family Stone was the first truly integrated rock act, hailing from the psychedelic San Francisco Bay Area - and truly reflected the ethos of those days - peace, love, personal freedom, untethered creativity, self-expression, dissolved boundaries in a melded collective where everyone maintained his or her own individuality but contributed to a greater more beautiful whole, joyously breaking social and cultural norms with a "message," but not heavy-handedly so, etc. And they are FUN to dance and listen to. And Sly is brilliant and, as you say, sweet and vulnerable, but rocks it with power and righteousness,
@PRODUCEDBYKEV4 жыл бұрын
Did you listen to Sly's music, though?
@SusanDoran4 жыл бұрын
@@PRODUCEDBYKEV uh yeah...for 50 years. And you?
@echoecho31088 ай бұрын
You never heard of the band Sly and the Family Stone? Google them. There is a lot of their music on KZfaq and Spotify, among other platforms. Great tunes! Wonderful sound. Give it a listen!
@ronjoshua83563 жыл бұрын
Two geniuses, musical and comedic, on the Mike Douglas Show on Jimi Hendrix' birthday(even though he had passed just over 4 years earlier).
@skipads5141 Жыл бұрын
Didn't notice that detail. He obviously had a huge influence on Sly and Jimi delved deep into genius funk on his Band Of Gypsies albums.
@mrcrazyjonpresents43127 жыл бұрын
Hilarious watching two guys flying off each other through happy powder
@mommypearltoomer68785 жыл бұрын
lol to happy
@winningwithwarriors99142 жыл бұрын
Brother, you hit the nail on the head. As funny as this is, this was two heavy and what appears to be, high drug users having a moment! It makes it even funnier for me.
@adonaiyah2196 Жыл бұрын
Very high i always wanted to see someone high
@adamrobinson20788 ай бұрын
that must have been one hell of an after party!
@kennymega614 ай бұрын
Happy powder? Oh cocaine
@wages79923 күн бұрын
Authentic black 💕 Love. Two of my favorites.
@TheBFN6 жыл бұрын
Ol sly tore up from the floor up... Lol...party after the gig brother 😂
@congoashanti49357 жыл бұрын
All 3 high as a mofo
@mrswimmyboy5 жыл бұрын
Fun to see but its a true fact Richard & Sly destroyed themselves with drugs. Makes it a little less funny.
@debbierolland42093 жыл бұрын
All three? I doubt mike is high...wtf is wrong with you the other two are.yes definately!!!!!!.mike dont look high sre you high??? Writing such tripe...
@peterjonas4971 Жыл бұрын
Richard's playing bebop jazz drums here, pretty damn incredible. I'm not sure why he's not playing 4/4 soul groove, but he still kills it. Sly is simply a genius, as was Richard at his craft.
@angus72787 ай бұрын
Uhhh….more like when you let a 4 year old loose on your drum kit! Crash boom crash! And Dad says “That’s Jazz”!!!😂
@mommypearltoomer68785 жыл бұрын
they so high and what Sly give Richard, and Mike trying to hide it. lol2:14 oh the 1960s & 1970s, l love this area.
@debbierolland42093 жыл бұрын
Its era not area
@pinkgypsytees3 жыл бұрын
@@debbierolland4209 LOL😂
@pinkgypsytees3 жыл бұрын
@@debbierolland4209 LOL😂
@stevemilligan87083 жыл бұрын
Wow good eye
@valm33468 ай бұрын
Thanks Beefing 313 for the morning laugh😅
@SusanDoran8 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! What or Who is Beefing 313? :)
@Vaniteez6 ай бұрын
Sly and Rich seemed like they could be brothers
@onelove15415 жыл бұрын
I suddenly want to go drive a Pinto with an 8 track in it listening to the Isley Brothers....haha.
@skipads5141 Жыл бұрын
Coca Cola did a helluva business backstage that day.
@SusanDoran Жыл бұрын
Coca Cola was a helluva a beverage.
@marcyfan Жыл бұрын
wherever sly's been for 48 years, i hope he's had fun.
@AIParodyVideosforfun3 ай бұрын
I've never watched this but it just started and I know its gonna be fun. They both were party animals
@maxkielbasa60795 жыл бұрын
Best Episode Ever!!!!!
@ortizmusic7115 Жыл бұрын
Ayo it's crazy how sly was letting Rich know he had the goodies in his pocket, Rich started making crazy moans.
@RochelleEskue7 жыл бұрын
Very Cool MD. _uckin' Richard Pryor talkin' sh_t 'bout Sly's shoes! So funny. Thanks for the UL.
@barrydavis39986 жыл бұрын
Barry
@SusanDoran6 жыл бұрын
You're welcome :)
@Michelle-ns2rq5 жыл бұрын
Blacks really stood up for each others then and enjoyed one another..Those damn drugs
@teresamargiotti2453 жыл бұрын
So wonderful to see. Love it
@robertmcnealy48972 жыл бұрын
Sly came out in that silver suit looking like the next Five Heart Beats gonna be the six member.Funny!
@methenyjazz2 жыл бұрын
You know they hung together!
@Milkybutta2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I was thinking the same thing…. I bet they were so funny off camera.
@caracasboogie6 жыл бұрын
Cold blooded, fired Rich on the drums, crazy shit.
@felixthelmocevallosmorales4110 ай бұрын
Sylvester Stewart (born March 15, 1943), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the development of funk with his pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia and gospel in the 1960s and 1970s. AllMusic stated that "James Brown may have invented funk, but Sly Stone perfected it," and credited him with "creating a series of euphoric yet politically charged records that proved a massive influence on artists of all musical and cultural backgrounds." Crawdaddy! has called him "the founder of progressive soul". 80 años.
@delonzo836 жыл бұрын
High as a kite😭😭😂😂😂😂👌
@flexibilitymanager Жыл бұрын
damn i would've loved to see him play that guitar
@deebaker46718 ай бұрын
Love Richard ! RIP to the King Of Comedy.
@ghusaghusa21354 жыл бұрын
Sly's hair weighs more than his body
@robertloader98268 ай бұрын
That's the coolest entrance anyone's ever made.
@rgsultracomedy28674 жыл бұрын
Amazing television
@robinmalone33874 жыл бұрын
This is so funny,I love it.
@SusanDoran4 жыл бұрын
Isn't it great? I love it too :)
@moehammondmedia6 жыл бұрын
@2:30 translation- Richard I got real good cocaine back stage that I'm gonna share with you.
@KingDominusBeats6 жыл бұрын
moehammondmedia lol that pack was in his left vest pocket
@bazzleb6845 жыл бұрын
💙💙💙💙
@leangreen6901 Жыл бұрын
i love it all day
@carolynlee25124 жыл бұрын
They Hiiiigh. Richard holding that cigarette like a joint
@jameskerry413 жыл бұрын
just 5 years after his legendary performance at Woodstock...Sly is TRULY a living legend!
@toreckman8899 Жыл бұрын
Hear hear. What he did there was magical.
@sparx1803 жыл бұрын
Three great entertainers. Sly was big back in the day and Richard was great until he passed, unfortunately. Nice to see the clowning around by these two. I did not realize Sly was so tall and so skinny. Seems like a fun person to be around. He gave us great music and Richard always the funniest man. Mike such a lovely man and great interviewer.
@SusanDoran3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your lovely synopsis!
@sparx1803 жыл бұрын
@@SusanDoran Thank you.
@silkyrobinson50794 жыл бұрын
Lets not hate on true succeful Artists that did great amounts for this Country.
@SusanDoran4 жыл бұрын
Who is hating on them, Silky? I love both of these artists - they are part of what makes life worth living, for me. And to see them together like this? I almost cried when I found the pieces of this and put them together.
@silkyrobinson50794 жыл бұрын
@@SusanDoran many of the commenters.
@SusanDoran2 жыл бұрын
@@silkyrobinson5079 literally no one is
@sohooded3 жыл бұрын
I miss Richard and Sly..
@saturnsabyss Жыл бұрын
3:43 I just learned that "out of pocket" was used at least as far back as the early 70s
@Tyrman826 жыл бұрын
4:26 that was suspect how sly reached in Richard crouch
@sainttrunks19825 жыл бұрын
#KennethWilliams That was Beyond suspect brah.
@felinefokus5 жыл бұрын
They all was gay. Rick James, Paul mooney, Eddie Murphy, redd fox, & I can't think of the short black man who had his own show who they hung with 2 right now
@felinefokus5 жыл бұрын
Flip Wilson
@sainttrunks19825 жыл бұрын
@@felinefokus I don't know about Redd Foxx tho.... he didn't come off as g4y at all.
@felinefokus5 жыл бұрын
sainttrunks1982 none of them did to the extreme tbh. You have to look at the era being open about ones lifestyle would get them shunned. There are manly men who prefer to keep their masculinity but have sex with men. You see this in the penitentiary. It's not obvious like eddie, Rick James, & paul Mooney because the way they carry themselves. But if you watch enough of redd fox other projects: interviews, movies, stand ups, other shows he has featured you would be able to read between the lines. How you think they all got they own show?
@NDGOCHYLD5 жыл бұрын
High as hell....🤣🤣🤣🤣
@denverdanoreno6 жыл бұрын
Richard never could be 2nd fiddle especially with another black man. Love you Sly,
@ziggyustar31376 жыл бұрын
Handsome oh so handsome Sly Stone
@SusanDoran6 жыл бұрын
very much so, and charismatic and appealing....
@davethebrahman98702 жыл бұрын
Great, great TV.
@chancegoode1736 жыл бұрын
You got to share this. They going to thing something is in it lol 😂
@richardv.5823 жыл бұрын
Sly higher than the sky!
@AnthonyWilliams-li5mz2 жыл бұрын
God the fashion the hair the weight. I do miss the 70s
@delmofritz39644 ай бұрын
Tellevision magic. Right there!
@SusanDoran4 ай бұрын
It truly is! Glad you found and appreciate it :)
@twoweeledsoto60725 жыл бұрын
I seen, The Family Stone last night for the second time. Sly had some great music. Hope things get better for him. The Family had the place standing, singing and dancing.
@SusanDoran4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting - I didn't know they still performed - sounds like a great show!
@scoobydooo53642 жыл бұрын
Sly Stone should make a movie about himself Oakland Bay Area will be in the movie