It takes one music icon to know one. Nile Rodgers, the legendary producer and Chic bandleader, worshiped Sly Stone long before he became friends with the funk pioneer, who passed away at 82 on ...

The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week brought that into sharp relief. Both were musical geniuses who paid a high price for their gifts.

Sly & The Family Stone ’s earliest days as a live band are finally on the record via today’s release of The First Family: ...

By the time he was 11, Stone played several instruments, including the keyboard, guitar, bass, and drums. He also performed gospel music with his siblings (and future bandmates), Freddie and Rose.

Sly Stone was more than a legendary musician. He made moments — moments of joy, rebellion, connection and radical love. With his band, Sly and the Family Stone, he created a sound big enough to hold ...

Rickey Vincent is a music historian who's made a career out of studying funk and soul music – including the work of Sly Stone. Rickey teaches at UC Berkeley and he's also a DJ on KPFA up in the ...

The Year That Music Changed Everything caught my attention for a deeply personal reason: it was the year I was born. As I watched, I was struck not only by the intensity of the music, politics, and ...

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A snippet of music history will hit the shelves on July 18 with the new Sly & The Family Stone album The First Family: Live ...

Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week brought that into sharp relief. Both were musical geniuses who paid a high ...

FILE - Sly Stone from the group Sly and the Family Stone performs at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 8, 2006, in Los Angeles.