Jun 22, 2026 · 31 min · 11 segments
Jerry Martini has had a fascinating career. He helped put together Sly and the Family Stone. He's played with Prince. He's still touring with the Family Stone Band. For more information and tour…
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Jerry MartiniGuest
Heidi HedquistHost
Luke PolingHost
We are talking with, uh, Jerry Martini from the legendary Sly & the Family Stone.
Which the fact that he is still out there playing on a regular basis is unbelievable.
It says, like, he, he has almost, like, a standing gig booked monthly or something.
Can you imagine just every, you know, however often it is, to be able to go to a bar or restaurant, something, and be like, "Oh, there's that guy from the Hall of Fame who you can hear on Dance to the Music."
It is crazy, and it's a really good conversa- and all of his stories, like, the history of what they went through, and he was-
... not only, like, a f- founding member, but Sly Stone really credited him as being the one who made it all happen and brought it together.
We are talking with, uh, Jerry Martini from the legendary Sly & the Family Stone.
Which the fact that he is still out there playing on a regular basis is unbelievable.
It says, like, he, he has almost, like, a standing gig booked monthly or something.
Can you imagine just every, you know, however often it is, to be able to go to a bar or restaurant, something, and be like, "Oh, there's that guy from the Hall of Fame who you can hear on Dance to the Music."
It is crazy, and it's a really good conversa- and all of his stories, like, the history of what they went through, and he was-
... not only, like, a f- founding member, but Sly Stone really credited him as being the one who made it all happen and brought it together.
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