As the B-side to their first of three chart-topping entries on the Hot 100, “Sing a Simple Song” may not be as essential to an understanding of their place in music history as the A-side.

Sly and the Family Stone's last great song, "If You Want Me to Stay," has another of those in-the-bones bass lines and one of Sly's rawest vocal performances (the way he sings "get this message ...

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Sly and the Family Stone was inducted into the Rock & Roll of Fame in 1993 and honored in 2006 at the Grammy Awards, but Sly released just one album after the early ’80s, “I’m Back!

Nearly 60 years after it was recorded, a legendary early club set from Sly & the Family Stone will finally be officially released. “The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967” will be ...

The electrifying musician, songwriter and showman transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s with Sly and the Family Stone. Author: Associated Press Published: 1:54 PM MDT June 9, 2025 ...

Sly Stone from the group Sly and the Family Stone performs at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 8, 2006, in Los Angeles. Credit: AP/Mark J. Terrill ...