Episode 3: Vet Stone

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If her life were a mathematical formula, it would be Family + Church = MUSIC. Indeed, Vet Stone (Vaetta Stewart-Reese) began making sweet soul sounds when she was a five-year-old girl standing on a table, singing with her parents and siblings—including big brother Sly. At church, she met lifelong friend and collaborator Tiny Mouton, with whom she performed on such hits as “You’re the One” with Little Sister and “Stand!” with Sly & the Family Stone, as well as classic albums like Fresh, Small Talk, and High on You.

Ms. Stone honored us with a visit, talking about recording a gospel album as a teenager with the Heavenly Tones, living and sleeping in the studio while working on Sly’s creations, and her memoir, Blood Is Thicker Than the Mud.

She also spoke about how Sly’s lyrics were often based on their mother’s own words of wisdom, why her brother Freddie is one of her favorite singers, and how good it feels to sing with her latest group Stone alongside her sister Rose, niece Lisa, and Tiny.

Through it all, Vet has always stayed true to herself. Her interview is a treasure to behold.

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Produced & Hosted by Ace Alan
Cohosted by Jay Stone
Website & Art by 3chards
Recorded at Live Oak Studio in Berkeley, CA, with thanks to Priscilla Rice
Engineered by James Ward
Executive Produced by Roger Bussell
In-studio Photography by Tina Collins
VERY Special Thanks to B Crit Freeman and Rustee Allen

Intro & Outro tracks are new music by the Funkanauts, “I Can Never Be” & “Funk Junkie” respectively, both from the upcoming album, Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.

Psst! Editor’s Notes: During this episode, Vet mentions cooking a Christmas dinner the night before. This is because we recorded this episode on Dec 23rd. Also, Ace says “you know” an inordinate amount of times during the outro. He will try not to do that so much next time.