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Listen to Sly & The Family Stone, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

Sly & The Family Stone

R&B/Soul

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Top Songs By Sly & The Family Stone

Listen to Everyday People by Sly & The Family Stone, see lyrics, music video & more!
Everyday PeopleSly & The Family Stone
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If You Want Me to StaySly & The Family Stone
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Dance to the MusicSly & The Family Stone
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Family AffairSly & The Family Stone
Listen to Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) [Single Version] by Sly & The Family Stone, see lyrics, music video & more!
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) [Single Version]Sly & The Family Stone
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Hot Fun in the SummertimeSly & The Family Stone
Listen to Everyday People by Sly & The Family Stone, see lyrics, music video & more!
Everyday PeopleSly & The Family Stone
Listen to I Want to Take You Higher by Sly & The Family Stone, see lyrics, music video & more!
I Want to Take You HigherSly & The Family Stone
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Family AffairSly & The Family Stone
Listen to I Want to Take You Higher (Single Version) by Sly & The Family Stone, see lyrics, music video & more!
I Want to Take You Higher (Single Version)Sly & The Family Stone

Latest Release

Listen to SLY LIVES! (Aka The Burden Of Black Genius) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] by Sly & The Family Stone
ALBUMSLY LIVES! (Aka The Burden Of Black Genius) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]Sly & The Family Stone

More albums from Sly & The Family Stone

Listen to Sly & The Family Stone: The Woodstock Experience by Sly & The Family Stone
ALBUMSly & The Family Stone: The Woodstock ExperienceSly & The Family Stone
Listen to Ain't But The One Way by Sly & The Family Stone
ALBUMAin't But The One WaySly & The Family Stone
Listen to Back On The Right Track by Sly & The Family Stone
ALBUMBack On The Right TrackSly & The Family Stone
Listen to Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back by Sly & The Family Stone
ALBUMHeard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm BackSly & The Family Stone
Listen to Small Talk (Bonus Tracks Edition) [2007 Remaster] by Sly & The Family Stone
ALBUMSmall Talk (Bonus Tracks Edition) [2007 Remaster]Sly & The Family Stone
Listen to Fresh (Deluxe Edition) by Sly & The Family Stone
ALBUMFresh (Deluxe Edition)Sly & The Family Stone
Listen to There's a Riot Goin' On (Expanded Edition) by Sly & The Family Stone
ALBUMThere's a Riot Goin' On (Expanded Edition)Sly & The Family Stone
Listen to Stand! (Deluxe Edition) by Sly & The Family Stone
ALBUMStand! (Deluxe Edition)Sly & The Family Stone
Listen to Life (Bonus Tracks Edition) [2007 Remaster] by Sly & The Family Stone
ALBUMLife (Bonus Tracks Edition) [2007 Remaster]Sly & The Family Stone
Listen to Dance To The Music (Bonus Tracks Edition) [2007 Remaster] by Sly & The Family Stone
ALBUMDance To The Music (Bonus Tracks Edition) [2007 Remaster]Sly & The Family Stone
Listen to A Whole New Thing (Bonus Tracks Edition) [2007 Remaster] by Sly & The Family Stone
ALBUMA Whole New Thing (Bonus Tracks Edition) [2007 Remaster]Sly & The Family Stone

Sly & The Family Stone's Popular Music Videos

Watch Everyday People music video by Sly & The Family Stone
Everyday People
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Watch Sing a Simple Song (Live at Harlem Cultural Festival, 1969) music video by Sly & The Family Stone
Sing a Simple Song (Live at Harlem Cultural Festival, 1969)
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Watch Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) [Live 1973] music video by Sly & The Family Stone
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) [Live 1973]
Sly & The Family Stone
Watch I Want To Take You Higher (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 29, 1968) music video by Sly & The Family Stone
I Want To Take You Higher (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 29, 1968)
Sly & The Family Stone
Watch Everyday People (2021 Animated Video) music video by Sly & The Family Stone
Everyday People (2021 Animated Video)
Sly & The Family Stone
Watch I Want to Take You Higher (Live 1973) music video by Sly & The Family Stone
I Want to Take You Higher (Live 1973)
Sly & The Family Stone

Artist Playlists

Sly & the Family Stone Essentials
Sly & the Family Stone Essentials
A funk pioneer invites you to dance to the music.
Sly & the Family Stone Essentials
Sly & The Family Stone: Sampled
Sly & The Family Stone: Sampled
Their original tunes have been the source material for some of modern music’s biggest hits.
Sly & The Family Stone: Sampled
Inspired by Sly & The Family Stone
Inspired by Sly & The Family Stone
Soul meets rock and launches a musical revolution.
Inspired by Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family Stone: Deep Cuts
Sly & The Family Stone: Deep Cuts
Throughout the shifting times, their beat remained constant.
Sly & The Family Stone: Deep Cuts

About Sly & The Family Stone

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Hometown
San Francisco, CA, United States
Formed
1967
Genre
R&B/Soul
It’s impossible to tell the story of the ’60s counterculture without Sly Stone. A product of the Church of God in Christ (and later a San Francisco radio DJ who peppered his soul sets with Dylan and The Beatles), the songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and creative thrust of Sly & The Family Stone fused the elation of gospel with the radical edge of psychedelia and funk. Despite cosmetic differences, these styles held similar goals: transcendence of self through surrender to music. Politically astute and proudly integrated (Stone was one of the few black artists to perform at Woodstock), the band and their sound became a bellwether for the era, mixing protest and party in equal measure. The Denton, Texas–born Stone pioneered funk while also blowing out its borders—just listen to There’s a Riot Goin’ On, which turned the genre inward, capturing the bleakness and paranoia of America just as the country was becoming mired in Vietnam. And while Stone projected unity (“Everyday People”), he also carved out a space that felt unapologetically black (“Don’t Call Me N****r, Whitey”), a balancing act that made him a guidepost for Prince, Outkast, and dozens of others, regardless of genre. Even when things got dark, both in his life and on record, his songs embodied a tremendously uplifting promise: that music could be revolutionary and still get people dancing.
Members of Sly & The Family Stone include, or have included, Greg Errico, Larry Graham, Sly Stone and more.

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