Sylvester Stewart (born March 15, 1943), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the development of funk with his pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia and gospel in the 1960s and ...

Sly and the Family Stone was an American funk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1966 and active until 1983. They are considered to be pivotal in the development of funk, soul, R&B, rock, and psychedelic music.

2 days ago · The Sly & the Family Stone leader is the subject of a new documentary directed by Questlove. Here’s what to know about his brilliant career and crushing addiction. By Rob Tannenbaum In Sly & the ...

2 days ago · The film focuses on Sly Stone, a funk musician who headed up Sly & the Family Stone in the 1960s and 1970s. Sponsor Message. The group's hits, including "Everyday People," "Dance to the Music" and ...

7 hours ago · Joseph Patel and 'SLY LIVES!' director Questlove thought it wouldn't be "empathetic" to show Stone on camera Justine Fisher is an editorial intern at PEOPLE. She began working at PEOPLE in 2025 ...

Oct 8, 2023 · Now 80 years old, Stone is still living a reclusive life, but he has a house in an anonymous Los Angeles suburb. Through a representative he declined "Sunday Morning"'s request for an...

1 day ago · The new documentary “Sly Lives, aka the Burden of Black Genius,” which focuses on the life and career of the brilliant but troubled musician Sly Stone and his group Sly and the Family Stone ...

Check out this Sly & The Family Stone performance of “I Want To Take You Higher” on The Ed Sullivan Show from December 1968.

18 hours ago · Onyx Collective’s original documentary SLY LIVES!(aka The Burden of Black Genius) — which premiered Thursday on Hulu — examines the life and legacy of Sly Stone, the visionary musician who led the diverse funk band Sly & The Family Stone to massive crossover success in the 1960s before a precipitous fall from grace in the early ’70s. Through penetrating …

The band’s catalog (every single composition penned by Sylvester Stewart aka Sly Stone) includes their three career-defining RIAA gold Billboard #1 Pop/ #1 R&B smashes, “Everyday People,” “Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Again)” and “Family Affair,” and their signature Top 40 hits that began with “Dance To the Music” and ...