Sly and the Family Stone Receive Special Tribute at the 48th GRAMMY Awards

Maroon 5, John Legend, will.i.am, Joss Stone, Robert Randolph, Steven Tyler,

Joe Perry and Devin Lima to Perform Tracks From Tribute Record

'Different Strokes By Different Folks' at this Year's GRAMMY Awards

'DIFFERENT STROKES BY DIFFERENT FOLKS' In Stores on February 7, 2006

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- In an unprecedented gathering of
musical talent, Maroon 5, will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas, John
Legend, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Joss Stone, Robert
Randolph, and singer Devin Lima will join together at this year's 48th
GRAMMY Awards to pay tribute to one of the 20th Century's true musical
innovators and icons: Sly And The Family Stone, it was announced
yesterday by The Recording Academy(R). This special Grammy salute to
Sly And The Family Stone comes on the heels of the announcement of the
release of Different Strokes By Different Folks, an album of timeless
hits of Sly And The Family Stone covered and remixed by the artists
performing the Grammy tribute.

Different Strokes By Different Folks is due in stores February 7th on
Epic/Legacy Recordings, one day before the 48th Grammy Awards on
Wednesday, February 8th at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, airing on
CBS Television Network. Also featured on the CD are Outkast's Big Boi,
Janet Jackson, the Roots, Wylde Bunch, and Moby, among others.

Reflecting the impact of Sly Stone, Different Strokes By Different
Folks marries the legendary sound of Sly and the Family Stone classics
to an assorted mix of modern hit makers. Highlights include "Thank You
Rhythm Nation 1814" with Janet Jackson, "I Want to Take You Higher"
with Steven Tyler, will.i.am on "Dance to the Music," John Legend,
Joss Stone and Van Hunt on "Family Affair," and Maroon 5 doing
"Everyday People."

In what is a true sign of Sly's personal belief in this project, he
gave his full approval to the artists and producers on Different
Strokes by Different Folks to use the original Sly And The Family
Stone master tapes for their new recordings, augmenting and altering
them in a kind of reverse sampling. Though the last time the world saw
Sly Stone was when he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in 1993.

Each track on the record takes a fresh look at some of the 20th
Century's most revered genre-defying classics by one of rock's first
truly integrated groups. The artists on Different Strokes by Different
Folks, alone or in singular pairings (Chuck D., Isaac Hayes, and
D'Angelo on the same track) take wildly varying approaches to their
somewhat intimidating source material: everything from reverence to
complete reinterpretation. Whatever the sound, each song reenergizes
the groundbreaking hits of Sly and the Family Stone for the new
millennium. Featured producers include Randy Jackson, Nile Rodgers and
Steve Jordan.

The GRAMMY Awards will air on CBS Television Network on Wednesday,
February 8th, at 8 PM.

A complete track list of Different Strokes By Different Folks:

01. Dance To The Music- will.i.am

02. Everyday People- Maroon 5

03. Star- Roots

04. Runnin' Away- Big Boi (featuring Sleepy Brown & Killer Mike)

05. Family Affair- John Legend & Joss Stone w/Van Hunt

06. (You Caught Me) Smilin'- Scar, Ceelo, Big Boi & DJ Swiff

07. If You Want Me To Stay- Devin Lima

08. I get High On You- The Wylde Bunch

09. Love City- Moby

10. You Can Make It If You Try- Buddy Guy & John Mayer

11. Sing A Simple Song- Chuck D, D'Angelo, Isaac Hayes

12. I Want To Take You Higher- Steven Tyler w/ Robert Randolph

13. Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey- Nappy Roots & Martin Luther

14. Thank You Rhythm Nation 1814- Janet Jackson & DJ Reset SOURCE
Epic/Legacy Recordings