Sly Stone wrote this minor, yet important, hit solo and also primarily used studio musicians to record it. Stone's message was simple, to stand "for the things you know are right," his words ...

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 ...

Led by Sly Stone, with his leather jumpsuits and goggle shades, mile-wide grin and mile-high Afro, the band dazzled in 1969 at the Woodstock festival and set a new pace on the radio. “Everyday ...

Sly and the Family Stone's membership included two of his actual siblings, and they released massive hits like "Dance to the Music,” "Everyday People" and "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).” ...

Sly Stone, seen here performing at the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969, presents the trappings and excesses of stardom dispassionately, despite the heavy toll they took on him and the band.

Thanks to the group’s impact, Sly & the Family Stone were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993; the year before, Arrested Development’s “People Everyday,” which interpolates ...

Beginning with "Dance To The Music" in 1968, which peaked at No. 8 on the chart, Sly and the Family Stone racked up 17 Hot 100 hits, including five top 10s and three number ones: "Everyday People ...

Nearly 60 years after it was recorded, a legendary early club set from Sly & the Family Stone will finally be officially released. “The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967” will be ...

Nearly 60 years after it was recorded, a legendary early club set from Sly & the Family Stone will finally be officially released. “The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967” will be ...