Sly and the Family Stone didn’t have an easy task in front of them when they stepped onstage at Woodstock. It was 3:30 AM, several hours past their scheduled start time, the grounds were soaked and ...

Sly Stone, one of the most legendary performers in rock music history, died at 82. “After a prolonged battle with COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] and other underlying health issues, Sly ...

Sly Stone’s journey highlights the difficulty of showing emotions, something that is even more difficult for Black people in the U.S. Expressing feelings at times felt dangerous for us. You could get ...

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 ...

“His work looked straight at the brightest and darkest parts of life and demanded we do the same,” wrote Questlove of the late Sly and the Family Stone frontman. The world lost a major cultural icon ...

His songs, for generations of listeners, provided community, solace, and a sense of understanding. Sly Stone, 1969. If you want to see my aunt Pam stop what she’s doing and dance, play Sly and the ...

Performers at the era-defining festival included Sly and the Family Stone, The Who and more — and they all have tales to tell ...

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 hate the Black, don’t hate the White / If you get bit ...

Every time you turn on the radio, you are hearing Sly Stone. That’s not literal. It’s not just a poetic exaggeration, either. Whether your bag is rock or rap or soul or pop, the artists you love ...

Jane Pauley is anchor of the award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning." A respected broadcast journalist for more than 50 years, Pauley is the recipient of multiple Emmys, the Walter Cronkite Award for ...

Sly Stone, frontman of the influential funk band Sly and the Family Stone, has passed away. He was 82. Stone’s family announced the iconic musician’s passing on Monday, June 9, via a statement to USA ...