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paragraph_text: Mid-2000s tributes
  
  A Sly and the Family Stone tribute took place at the 2006 Grammy Awards on February 8, 2006, at which Stone gave his first live musical performance since 1987. Sly and the original Family Stone lineup (minus Larry Graham) performed briefly during a tribute to the band, for which the headliners included Steven Tyler, John Legend, Van Hunt, Nile Rodgers, and Robert Randolph. Sporting an enormous blonde mohawk, thick sunglasses, a "Sly" beltbuckle and a silver lamé suit, he joined in on the song "I Want To Take You Higher". Hunched over the keyboards, he wore a cast on his right hand (the result of a recent motorcycle accident), and a hunched back caused him to look down through most of the performance. His voice, though strong, was barely audible over the production. Stone walked to the front of the stage toward the end of the performance, sang a verse, and then, with a wave to the audience, sauntered offstage before the song was over.
  
  A Sly and the Family Stone tribute album, Different Strokes by Different Folks, was released on July 12, 2005, by Starbucks ' Hear Music label, and on February 7, 2006, by Epic Records. The project features both cover versions of the band's songs and songs which sample the original recordings. Among the artists on the record are The Roots ("Star", which samples "Everybody is a Star"), Maroon 5 and Ciara (" Everyday People "), John Legend, Joss Stone and Van Hunt (" Family Affair "), The Black Eyed Peas ' will.i.am ("Dance to the Music"), and Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Robert Randolph (" I Want to Take You Higher "). Epic Records ' version of the tribute album, which included two additional covers ("Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey" and "Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin)") was released in January 2006.
  
  A Sly and the Family Stone tribute took place at the 2006 Grammy Awards on February 8, 2006, at which Stone gave his first live musical performance since 1987. Sly and the original Family Stone lineup (minus Larry Graham) performed briefly during a tribute to the band, for which the headliners included Steven Tyler, John Legend, Van Hunt, Nile Rodgers, and Robert Randolph. Sporting an enormous blonde mohawk, thick sunglasses, a "Sly" beltbuckle and a silver lamé suit, he joined in on the song "I Want To Take You Higher". Hunched over the keyboards, he wore a cast on his right hand (the result of a recent motorcycle accident), and a hunched back caused him to look down through most of the performance. His voice, though strong, was barely audible over the production. Stone walked to the front of the stage toward the end of the performance, sang a verse, and then, with a wave to the audience, sauntered offstage before the song was over.
  
  A Sly and the Family Stone tribute album, Different Strokes by Different Folks, was released on July 12, 2005, by Starbucks ' Hear Music label, and on February 7, 2006, by Epic Records. The project features both cover versions of the band's songs and songs which sample the original recordings. Among the artists on the record are The Roots ("Star", which samples "Everybody is a Star"), Maroon 5 and Ciara (" Everyday People "), John Legend, Joss Stone and Van Hunt (" Family Affair "), The Black Eyed Peas ' will.i.am ("Dance to the Music"), and Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Robert Randolph (" I Want to Take You Higher "). Epic Records ' version of the tribute album, which included two additional covers ("Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey" and "Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin)") was released in January 2006.