Sly and the Family Stone’s 1969 hit “I Want to Take You Higher” captured the raw energy and excitement of their live performances, especially their legendary Woodstock set.

In the wake of Sly Stone’s death at age 82, Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid made the case for why Sly and the Family Stone deserve a place at the top of the canon of American bands. Here it ...

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!

Sly Stone, leader of the iconic funk/soul band Sly and the Family Stone, known for hits such as "Dance to the Music," "Everyday People" and "I Want to Take You Higher," died Monday at age 82, ...

FILE - Rock star Sylvester "Sly" Stone of Sly and the Family Stone, April 1972. (AP Photo, File) Sly’s time on top was brief, roughly from 1968-1971, but profound.

Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s and beyond with such hits as “Everyday People ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s and beyond with such hits as “Everyday People,” ...