"In terms of impact and the kind of shift they created, there isn’t a greater American band," said Vernon Reid of Sly and the Family Stone.

June saw the loss of several influential figures in music, sports, and beyond. Brian Wilson was the creative force behind The ...

Famous for his hits with Sly and the Family Stone, the abundantly talented musician created infectious and enduring music in the 1960s and 1970s.

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 ...

Sly Stone, 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! also included “Everyday People,” which would become the Family Stone’s first No. 1 hit and might still be Sly’s most enduring recording, a song that encapsulates so many of the ...

Sly Stone and his band synthesised disparate strands of American popular music, tracking the musical and social shifts as the 1960s wore into the 1970s.

Sly Stone, the funk music pioneer and frontman of Sly and the ... Stone became one of the most influential musicians of the late 1960s and 70s with hits like "Everyday People," "Dance to the Music," ...

Sly Stone, an electrifying musician, songwriter and showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s, has died. He was 82.

Sylvester Stewart, better known by his stage name Sly Stone, has died at 82. His band Sly and the Family Stone combined psychedelic rock, doo-wop, gospel and surf to create a new sound.