
Camille from Toronto, OhDu-du-du-du-du-dum-dumm - du-du-du-du-du-dum-dumm.an icon song that makes you want to do exactly what the lyrics say: dance to the music! Also great to sing along to! Hearing this tune can change your mood in a moment. * The song was included in a medley with "Everyday People", "Ya Ya Ya", "M'Lady", and "Hey Music Lover". It reached #9 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart. Six years earlier on February 4th, 1968 the song entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #72 and nine weeks later on April 14th, 1972 it peaked at #8 and spent 15 weeks on the Top 100. On July 15, 1974, Sly and the Family Stone performed "Dance to the Music"* on the syndicated television program 'The Mike Douglas Show'.
Barry from Sauquoit, Ny'If I could hear the horns blow, Cynthia on the throne, yeah!'. The first of their three #1 hits, " Everyday People," came the following year. Her partner in the horn section was Jerry Martini, another white guy.īy the end of the song, we're familiar with the band, which became one of the biggest acts of the late '60s and early '70s. One in a Million Lyrics: Love had played its games on me so long / I started to believe I'd never find anyone / Doubt had tried to convince me to give in, said, 'You can't win' / But one day the. She was a trailblazer, taking up trumpet when it was a very male-dominated instrument. Trumpet player Cynthia Robinson is the one who hollers "Get up, dance to the music!" at the beginning of the song. One In A Million You By Larry Graham Love had played it's games on me so long I started to believe I'd never find anyone Doubt had tried to convince me to gi. Sly comes in with his organ, then the horns get a shout-out: Later, bass player Larry Graham introduces himself, running a riff after singing the lines: Guitarist Freddie Stone (Sly's brother) sings on the first verse:Ĭue the drummer, and it's a white guy: Gregg Errico - not what you expect in a soul band. : Love had played it’s games on me so long I started to believe I’d never find anyone Doubt had tried to convince me to give in, said, You can’t win But one day the sun came a shinin. He assembled an unconventional band to deliver his particular brand of funky soul, and in "Dance To The Music" they get a roll call. READ MORE: Larry Graham/Graham Central Station: Classic Soul 1977 Interview While those records kept up Grahams funk quotient, 'One in a Million You,' a Sam Dees-penned ballad, was a stark departure from what audiences would normally expect - something that made Warner Bros.
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Download PreviewOne in a Million Episode 9. (Angus Davison/University of Nottingham) Melton is an amateur snail scientist and first-time snail matchmaker. The song was written and produced by group leader Sylvester Stewart, better known as Sly Stone. They feel like they know you From all Lyrics to 'A One In A Million' by Larry Graham. The title track and lead single from their second album, it was their first hit, and also served as a great introduction to the band. "Dance To The Music" is the song that put Sly & the Family Stone on the map.