In the fall of 1971, Sly and the Family Stone’s “There’s a Riot Goin’ On” landed like a quiet revolution. After two years of ...

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The Year That Music Changed Everything caught my attention for a deeply personal reason: it was the year I was born. As I watched, I was struck not only by the intensity of the music, politics, and ...

Before anybody outside the Bay Area knew who they were, Sly & the Family Stone absolutely could. Originally issued as a Record Store Day vinyl exclusive, The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral ...

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,” “Stand!” and “Family ...

He goes far beyond the highlights of how Sly and the Family Stone produced some of the biggest hits of their career, including “Dance to the Music” and “Everyday People.” ...

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE: (Singing) I am everyday people. GATES: Sly & the Family Stone's sound was a dazzling fusion of psychedelic rock, soul, jazz, gospel and Latin.

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 ...

We have recently lost two artists who created magical moments like few others. Sly Stone and Brian Wilson were at their creative peak in their twenties. Both were fueled by traumatic incidents in ...

SLY STONE: Unprecedented, groundbreaking leader of widely considered the greatest rock ‘n roll band of all time, “He was a special case, cooler than everything around him by a factor of ...

Based in San Francisco, Sly and the Family Stone was responsible for some of the biggest anthems of the late ’60s and early ’70s, including “Everyday People,” “Hot Fun in the Summertime ...