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I assumed that our new amphitheater would serve as the same magnet for diverse peoples as our annual Richmond Folk Festival, ...
The legendary producer worshiped Sly Stone long before he became friends with the funk pioneer, who passed away at 82 on Monday.
Sly & The Family Stone's "Family Affair" saw a splintering band reach the highest heights of pop music one last time.
Saying farewell to Sly Stone, whose avant-funk vision changed the world and influenced generations of musicians ...
Brian Wilson and Sly Stone were musical innovators whose public reputations diverged drastically towards the end of their ...
Sly Stone, the iconic frontman of the band Sly and the Family Stone, and an influential figure in funk, soul and rock, has ...
Born on March 15, 1943, in Texas, Sylvester Stewart grew up in North Carolina where he fell in love with music as a young boy ...
Two of music’s powerful visionaries died this week. The songs they meticulously constructed offered an escape their makers ...
Woodstock is often remembered as a rock concert celebrating peace, love and music. But one of the best parts of the original ...
With the death of Sly Stone, Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid goes deep on the greatness and enduring influence of Stone and his band.
Sometimes the simplest songs convey the deepest truths, as seen in the first of the late Sly Stone and his Family Stone's ...
Sly Stone, the leader of Sly and the Family Stone, died Monday at age 82. The pioneering group was best known for popular 1960s and ‘70s songs like “Dance to the Music,” “Everyday People,” “Family ...