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February 24, 2006

Sly's Strange Comeback

Inside the soul-funk recluse's Grammy surprise
August 18, 2005

Sly Stone Joins Family

Funk legend makes first appearance in twelve years to support his sister
April 15, 2004

The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 43) Sly and the Family Stone

By Don Was

Recordings and Reviews

Different Strokes By Different Folks

It's been years since the last truly memorable tribute album; most listeners have become so jaded about them that it would take an extraordinary effort to pull one off. The people behind Different Strokes by Different Folks certainly made an effort: Various permutations of rappers, rockers and...

2006 RS: 2.5of 5 Stars

The Essential Sly & The Family Stone

2002

Back on the Right Track

1979

Fresh

1973

Fresh

1973

There's A Riot Goin' On

1971

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Biography

Along with James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic, Sly & the Family Stone, virtually invented 1970s funk. Their fusion of R&B rhythms, infectious melodies, and psychedelia created a new pop/soul/rock hybrid the impact of which has proven lasting and widespread. Motown producer Norman Whitfield, for example, patterned the label's forays into harder-driving, socially relevant material (such as the ...

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