Sylvester Stewart — known to most of the world as Sly Stone, who passed away at 82 on Monday — was one of the most important musicians not only of the rock-soul era — because his music ...

LOS ANGELES — Sly Stone's hit-making era lasted all of six years — from the end of 1967 to the end of 1973 — but the music he made over ...

The influence of Sly & the Family Stone’s sound is so vast, it’s hard to measure. It’s in music from Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, Talking Heads and Prince, and many more: Public Enemy ...

Sly & the Family Stone’s 10 Best Songs (Staff Picks) The best from the Sly Stone-led funk, rock and soul outfit, following its leader's passing at age 82.

This is the song that launched Sly and the Family Stone into mainstream consciousness, and it’s easy to see why. “Dance to the Music” is a celebration of rhythm and inclusion—funk’s open ...

Live at the Winchester Cathedral 1967 shows Sly and the Family Stone as a killer soul band on the cusp of developing the ...

5 great Sly and the Family Stone songs in honor of Sly Stone's death. Cory Woodroof. For The Win. One of the true pioneers of funk and soul music has sadly died.

Sly and the Family Stone’s last great song, “If You Want Me to Stay,” has another of those in-the-bones bass lines and one of Sly’s rawest vocal performances (the way he sings “get this ...

Sylvester Stewart — known to most of the world as Sly Stone, who passed away at 82 on Monday — was one of the most important musicians not only of the rock-soul era — because his music combined both, ...

Sly and the Family Stone's last great song, "If You Want Me to Stay," has another of those in-the-bones bass lines and one of Sly's rawest vocal performances (the way he sings "get this message ...