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Director Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and Oscar-winning producer Joseph Patel discuss "Sly Lives!" Six New States Now Able to ...
We're joined by music historian and professor Rickey Vincent to talk about the legacy of Sly Stone. He talks to us about what made the funk icon so special and why there'll never be another like ...
Sly Stone, a onetime San Francisco DJ turned pop and funk music innovator who sang on and produced an album for a Stockton band in 1970, has died. He was 82. "It is with profound sadness that we ...
Sly & The Family Stone got the coveted call to be featured performers on The Ed Sullivan Show in December 1968. Following Sly’s invocation, “Don’t ...
Producer Michael Nash wanted to do something special to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Sound Summit, the annual rock ...
Of paradigm-shifting legends who’ve made recent transitions, the epitaph following the death of Sylvester Stewart/Sly Stone, is inarguably the most elusive and perplexing. One of the undisputed ...
On July 15, 2025, Living Color ‘s Vernon Reid will pay tribute to Sly Stone at City Winery in New York City with a wine and music pairing commemorating the music of Sly and the Family Stone. Sly ...
While Sly Stone, who died June 9, spent the past several decades removed from the music scene, The Family Stone has been playing Sly’s classic songs for the past 25 years. Led by founding member ...
Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967 album review by Doug Collette, published on August 7, 2025. Find thousands jazz reviews at ...
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 ...
His group, Sly and the Family Stone’s Top 40 debut, “Dance to the Music,” reached No. 8 in 1968.
Sly and the Family Stone deliver a blistering cover of Otis Redding's 'I Can't Turn You Loose' in the latest track from a rare 1967 live album.