Tony Hooks found growing fame as a guitar player and was the guitarist for Sly and the Family Stone for several years. He was ...

Sly played bass and Martini was, of course, on saxophone. They remained friends after each left the Continentals and reunited for the group that became Sly and the Family Stone.

Sly & The Family Sone was one of the first self-contained, multi-gender, interracial, genre-fluid bands to ever top the charts, a progenitor of “funk” whose flamboyant streetwear set a new standard ...

Sly and the Family Stone performing at the Winchester Cathedral. 1967. (L to R) Cynthia Robinson, Jerry Martini, Freddie Stone, Larry Graham. courtesy of Cynthia Robinson ...

Music from 1964 to the present, with David Ogilvy. To view a PLAYLIST for an episode that has broadcast, click on the episode’s title. Sly & The Family Stone Life - Live [Show 3] Live at the Fillmore ...

Archivist Alec Palao talks about getting to know Sly Stone when they worked on archival releases including the new 'Live at Winchester Cathedral' ...

June 2025 will be remembered for what it took away: two of American music's most visionary architects, Brian Wilson and Sly Stone.

Iconic and inspirational music creator and producer Sly Stone died on June 9. He developed a signature sound through experimentation and fusion of styles.

Sly Stone revolutionized music production by transforming the studio into a compositional tool, using overdubs, drum machines, and tape loops to craft deeply personal and experimental tracks like ...

At the center of it all was front man Sly Stone. Long before the home studio became an industry norm, Stone, who died on June 9, 2025, turned the studio into both a sanctuary and an instrument.

It should have been the victory lap. Sly & the Family Stone’s 1969 was one for the absolute ages, kicking off with the band topping the Hot 100 for the first time with “Everyday People” that ...