This week’s FCH finds me edging back to Gamalian normalcy. Say what? I have 5 vocal and 2 instrumental versions of this week’s tune. FYI, Gamaliel was Warren Harding’s middle name: he was the one who transformed the word normality to normalcy. Is that normal?

Family Affair was written by Sylvester Stewart DBA Sly Stone for the Family Stone’s  1971 album There’s A Riot Goin’ On. It hit number one on the charts and was the group’s biggest hit.

We begin with the original:

Gwen Guthrie recorded an even funkier version in 1983:

Iggy Pop was in the mood for funk, not punk when he recorded the Sly classic:

Steve Winwood. Say no more.

Finally, Kevin Moore DBA Keb Mo:

What would a full-blown Friday Cocktail Hour be without an instrumental version of the week’s tune? This time, FCH regular Herbie Mann. Welcome back, man.

That’s it for this week. Let’s drink to my health. I need all the help I can get. It’s what the cast of TV’s Family Affair would want. Never argue with them, especially Mr. French, he’s apt to bop you in the bean with his brolly.