Sly Stone Memorial Cover

Bom Sylvester Stewart in Denton, Texas, and raised in the Bay Area city of Vallejo in Northern California, Sly Stone (March 15, 1943 - June 9, 2025) was the groundbreaking funk and psych-rock pioneer who led the iconic Sly and the Family Stone group in the 1960s into the early 1980s. Stone was the guitar player, singer, lead songwriter, and producer for the group which was known for such iconic hits as "Dance To The Music,"
"Everyday People," "Family Affair" and "I Want to Take You Higher." The group's 1971 album There's A Riot Goin"On is widely regarded as one of the best and most influential albums of all time, while its 1969 album Stand! also is widely considered a master-piece. Sly and the band appeared at the Woodstock music festival during the summer of 1969 and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. The Family Stone was the first major American rock band to be racially integrated. And...Sly Stone played keyboard for dozens of major performers includ-
ing Dionne Warwick, Righteous Brothers, Ronettes, Freddy
Cannon, MARVIN GAYE, Jan & Dean, and Gene Chandler!