Sly Stone, of legendary group Sly and the Family Stone, died Monday at 82. Now, one fan recalls the night Sly showed up hours late to a D.C. show in 1970.

Sly had top billing in Sly & the Family Stone, and he was the songwriter and producer. But, pointedly, he was not the band’s only lead singer. From the beginning, he chose to share the mic.

Sly and his band, the Family Stone, burst onto the national scene in 1968 with the hit single “Dance to the Music,” and through the rest of the 1960s reigned as the most thrilling act in ...

The Beach Boys and the Family Stone represent divergent visions of America that came into acrid conflict over the course of the ’60s. Both bands presented as kin.

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

The concert took place on Easter morning, March 26, 1967, towards the end of Sly and the Family Stone’s residency at the Bay Area music venue Winchester Cathedral (they served as the house band ...

Sly Stone and Brian Wilson died two days apart, both 82 years old, geniuses of vastly different musical persuasions whose periods of greatest flourishing melded into one another.

Sly Stone, a musician and songwriter best known for his work with Sly and the Family Stone, died June 9 at age 82. The cause of his death was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as well as ...

Sly Stone, leader of the funk band Sly and the Family Stone passed away due to complications with COPD and other health issues at age 82. The California native changed the sound of R&B, fusing ...

The Family Stone was an integrated world — Black and white, men and women — and the music they created was a potent mixture of rock, soul and funk. It made you move, it made you think.