{"id":374073,"uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/374073/?format=json","airdate":"2019-08-29T16:31:00-07:00","show":6225,"show_uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/6225/?format=json","image_uri":"","thumbnail_uri":"","song":"Dance to the Music","track_id":"845d562e-5010-355c-951b-6bc3c90c5ac8","recording_id":null,"artist":"Sly","artist_ids":["4ee18c1e-9f25-4340-aca8-55eab557dec7"],"album":"Dance to the Music","release_id":"9d6f8dac-90f0-40e7-ba4d-0c29a357703c","release_group_id":null,"labels":["Legacy"],"label_ids":[],"release_date":"2007-04-09","rotation_status":"Library","is_local":false,"is_request":false,"is_live":false,"comment":"The Family Stone itself never thought very highly of Dance to the Music while they were recording it; its existence was the result of CBS executive Clive Davis' request for Sly Stone to make his sound more pop friendly. To appease his employer, Sly developed a formula for the band's recordings, which would still promote his visions of peace, brotherly love, and anti-racism while appealing to a wider audience. Most of the resulting Family Stone songs feature each lead singer in the band (Sly, Freddie Stone, Larry Graham, and newcomer Rose Stone) sharing the lead vocals by either singing them in unison or taking turns singing bars of each verse. In addition, the songs contained significant amounts of scat singing and prominent solos for each instrumentalist.","location":1,"location_name":"Default","play_type":"trackplay"}