Who is this man?

Sly Stone was a front-man of Sly and the Family Stone band. He was a famous American musician, songwriter and producer and made a serious contribution to the soul, funk and rock music of the 1960s and 1970s.

Sly Stone perfected funk as a music genre created by James Brown. The records by the Family Stone were true novelties of those times: independent, ignoring racial and gender restrictions, euphoric and unique. Not only funk singers were influenced by Stone's work: he changed the art of his time and set a new direction for the development of music.

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Ed Bona

Saw him live back in NYC in the '60s. Dance to the Music, Every day People, Different strokes for different folks, etc...

Larry Freeman

...♫ it's a family ♪ affair♫

Frederick Sopic

Loved Fhn, I Wanna Take You Higher, Hot Fun In The Summertime, M'Lady , If You Want Me To Stay

Scott Sumone

it was the best of times....

Bernard Langhorne EL

I loved listening to their music growing up

Bank-Robber

Don't know how I knew it but I did!!!

David Coe

Some of the best "muttonchop" whiskers in the business !

Clyde

Ed Bona, I saw him at Madison Square Garden in the late '60. A concert I'll never forget.

mainjim

I still listen to the music of SATFS!

fdeisner

larrywagner, If it was Thanksgiving night we were at the same concert.

Corey Taylor

So, his music appealed to 'everyday people'.

Linda Spreng

I always enjoyed the spirit behind his songs. It makes me sad that he went down the drug road, proving that it's a dead end. I remember seeing a picture of Sly and Eddie Kendricks, a shame since Kendricks not only took the wrong road ... I think he paved it. But I still love Sly and the Family Stone!