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SLY RADIO SPECIAL

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE: FAMILY AFFAIR

One-hour music intensive radio documentary about Sly & the Family Stone, their music, their turbulent history, and the indelible marks they left behind.

Host: Ben Fong-Torres
Producer: Paul Chuffo & Joshua Jackson, Joyride Media
Broadcast Window: Beings May 2007
Length: 54/59 minutes with breaks for local spots
Terms: Available to all USA-based broadcasters at no cost

Contacts:
Eric Molk, 212-833-5389, eric.molk@sonybmg.com
Andy Cahn, 212-833-6279, andy.cahn@sonybmg.com

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Seven musicians walked on the stage, some were black, some white, some were men, some women, and all of them were dressed in bright, colorful outfits. That was Sly and the Family Stone, and for seven wild years (1967-1974), they left a mark on music and culture that continues to inspire countless musicians - both black and white. Members changed, times got rough, but Sly and the Family Stone's sound and message of love and unity still speaks to the world today.

FAMILY AFFAIR is hosted by Ben Fong-Torres, and includes a wide range of Sly & the Family Stone tracks - from the big hits ("Dance to the Music," Everyday People," and others) to deep cuts from all their albums. Some songs accentuate the points made by the many interview subjects, others speak for themselves. All of them stand up as examples of Sly Stone's "watershed point in the development of rhythm and blues," as detailed by biographer and journalist Joel Selvin.

Band members Rose Stone, Larry Graham, Greg Errico and Andy Newmark provide rarely-heard, first-hand accounts of the zeniths and nadirs of Sly Stone's universe, taking us from their family roots to their mainstream success to later sessions "surrounded by really crazy people...out there in the twilight zone." Musicians Isaac Hayes and Chuck D, however, break down how music from all those episodes influence d Sly's contemporaries as well as future generations of musicians.

ELVIS PRESLEY GOSPEL RADIO SPECIAL

HE TOUCHED ME: ELVIS' GOSPEL MUSIC

One-hour radio documentary about Elvis Presley's love for Gospel music, his roots in the church, and the stories behind his greatest Gospel recordings and performances.

This program is hosted by singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell and produced by Paul Chuffo (Joyride Media) - the same team behind the acclaimed Roy Orbison, Ralph Stanley and Charlie Poole radio specials.

"Religion always played an important part of Elvis' life and quest of his purpose in life. He was a searcher of knowledge and is a much more intelligent person than has been documented in history so far." - Jerry Schilling

MANY OF THE CLASSIC IMAGES OF ELVIS PRESLEY INVOLVE SOME SORT OF HIP SHAKING AND KNEE WOBBLING. AFTER ALL, HE WAS THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL, AND WHAT HE ACCOMPLISHED IN HIS SHORT LIFE CHANGED MUSIC FOREVER.

BUT ALL THROUGH HIS CAREER, THERE WAS A SECOND TRACK. ELVIS WON THREE GRAMMYS IN HIS LIFE, AND NONE OF THEM FOR ROCK AND ROLL. ALL THREE WERE FOR RELIGIOUS RECORDINGS. ELVIS SANG A LOT OF GOSPEL MUSIC, AND IN THE NEXT HOUR, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR HOW DEEP THOSE GOSPEL ROOTS RAN.

WE'RE JOINED BY LIFELONG FRIEND AND ASSOCIATE JERRY SCHILLING, JOE MOSCHEO OF THE IMPERIALS QUARTET AND GORDON STOKER OF THE JORDANAIRES.

• Host: Laura Cantrell
• Producer: Paul Chuffo (Joyride Media)
• Length: 59-min and 54-min versions available
• Terms: Avail for all US radio broadcasters at no cost
• Distribution: On CD or from PRX (click to preview or download audio)
• There are no national spots built into the program
• Broadcast window begins on Friday April 6

Song List:
(* = music bed or excerpt).

*So High
*Crying in the Chapel
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
If the Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side
*I, John
Where Could I Go But To The Lord
Milky White Way
*His Hand in Mine
Run On
*Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
Peace in the Valley
*In My Father's House
He Touched Me
*Mansion on the Hill
Amazing Grace
You'll Never Walk Alone
*Somebody Bigger Than You and I
Bosom of Abraham
*How Great Thou Art

All music is also featured on the new 2-CD set Elvis Presley: Ultimate Gospel in stores now from Sony BMG Music.