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Sly And The Family Stone

The premiere artists of the psychedelic soul genre.

Founded

1966 in San Francisco, California

Full Name

Date of Birth

1966 in San Francisco, California

Still Alive

Date of Death

Influenced By

Gospel, Doo Wop, James Brown, Motown, Stax Records

Later Influenced

The Temptations, The Isley Brothers, Miles Davis, Rick James, Stevie Wonder, Prince, George Clinton, Public Enemy, Outkast

Sly And The Family Stone

About The artist

“Sly and the Family Stone’s music was immensely liberating. A tight, riotous funk, it was precisely A Whole New Thing. And they were a beautiful sight: rock’s first integrated band, black, white, women, men. Hair, skin. Fringe and sweat. Extraordinary vibes for extraordinary times.”
Music industry veteran Harry Weinger on the occasion of Sly & The Family Stone's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction in 1993

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Notable Members

Sly Stone, Freddie Stone, Cynthia Robinson, Jerry Martini, Larry Graham, Greg Errico, Rose Stone, Vet Stewart

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Did you know...

Starting in 1964, Sly was a popular disc jockey at Bay area R&B radio station KSOL and later at KDIA. He kept deejaying up through the start of Sly and the Family Stone in 1967.