Produced and directed by Questlove with appearances by the Doctor. It premiered at Sundance this week and was extremely well-received.
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Shameless plug: the current lineup of The Family Stone will be out on the road all year celebrating this release. Come see us if you can. Next show is Feb. 1 in Lincoln, California with War and Tower of Power. 
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If it’s half as good as summer of soul I’ll be a happy man.
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It’s great! Different than Summer of Soul, but everyone involved did an awesome job.
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Can’t wait to see it. On a different note, did anyone catch the SNL 50 Years of Music last night? Why do you suppose Questlove, a supposed funkateer, would snub the P-Funk appearance on the show?
I mean he brought out all kinds of “avante garde” artists. Sun Ra, Zappa. 3 hours and no George. Plenty of Rick James Though. C’mon now.
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Great documentary. Very beautiful, very sad. Ruth Copeland is on there, which blew my mind.
That was unexpected, although I was aware of the connection.
Was that a recent interview or old footage?
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I just watched it. Very emotionally gripping for me. I laughed and cried. Powerful stuff and essential viewing. One of the best music docs I’ve seen.
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The stuff about Ruth Copeland and Funkadelic was a very interesting side note. How many gigs did they play with her and what dates???
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Not sure about the dates anymore. Billy or somebody told all about it some years ago in some print media. I believe it was post-Maggot Brain.
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There’s some dates Ruth plays with Sly in September, just before Meadowbrook and there’s some dates in November, which seem more likely.
I wonder if it’s the November shows when Sly goes to the toilet and stays there.
Something not mentioned in the doc (but I heard through internet tittle-tattle) is that Ruth announcing her band as Funkadelic at the start of every gig was a bone of contention. It’s not mentioned, but Ruth makes a point of saying her band WAS the original Funks in the documentary. Ruth gets the last word on the subject 
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I saw that too! Want some footage of her with Funkadelic!
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