I assumed that our new amphitheater would serve as the same magnet for diverse peoples as our annual Richmond Folk Festival, ...

Questlove, director of the Sly Stone documentary Sly Lives, looks back at the late artist's genius and pain in a new essay ...

Sometimes, in the midst of chaos, I find solace in music. It doesn’t have to be soft music. Play me some classic rock ‘n soul, and suddenly I’m in a ...

The legendary producer worshiped Sly Stone long before he became friends with the funk pioneer, who passed away at 82 on Monday.

Changes have forever turned what was known as amateur college sports into a large part of the monied morass known as “the ...

Books & the Arts / His songs, for generations of listeners, provided community, solace, and a sense of understanding. Marcus ...

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 ...

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 ...