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Sly & the Family Stone's second Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 started to take a very different tone from its first, but with equally powerful and funky results.
Sly Stone’s journey highlights the difficulty of showing emotions, something that is even more difficult for Black people in the U.S. Expressing feelings at times felt dangerous for us. You ...
Sly Stone, the visionary frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died at age 82 on June 9, 2025, after a groundbreaking career that revolutionized popular music with its blend of funk, soul, rock ...
Sly Stone, musician and frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died Monday at age 82 after battling lung disease. According to a statement posted by his family on social media, Stone had long ...
Sly and the Family Stone rip through a rendition of Otis Redding’s “I Can’t Turn You Loose” in the latest offering from the upcoming album, The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967.
Sly and the Family Stone saw an increase in popularity after Woodstock, but already had their first hits with “Dance to the Music” in 1967 and the No. 1 “Everyday People” in 1968.
In the prime of Sly & the Family Stone, from 1968 to 1973, the band was one of music’s greatest live acts as well as a fount of remarkable singles including “Everyday People” and “Hot Fun ...
Dionne Warwick, Jamie Foxx Among Those Paying Tribute to Sly Stone: “May He Rest in Paradise” "From the moment his music reached me in the early 1970s, it became a part of my soul," 'Sly Lives ...
Sample: Sly And The Family Stone — “Trip To Your Heart” Don’t call it a comeback: Hip-hop’s first solo superstar reclaims his rap dominance. Beastie Boys — “Shadrach” (1989) ...
Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s and beyond with such hits as “Everyday People ...