The Oscar-winning producer shares how he and Questlove created a powerful tribute capturing the funk icon's genius and legacy before his passing.

Sly and the Family Stone performing at the Winchester Cathedral. 1967. (L to R) Cynthia Robinson, Jerry Martini, Freddie Stone, Larry Graham. courtesy of Cynthia Robinson ...

That callout, “I am everyday people,” was like the hippie national anthem. Other Sly songs are equally memorable. “Stand” was a great song about fighting injustice: ...

In “Everyday People,” Sly and his musical family sang, “We got to live together. I am no better, and neither are you. We are the same, whatever we do.” Almost sixty years later, many of us ...

Sly Stone was a musical alchemist, combining soul, funk, and psychedelic rock with elements of gospel, jazz, and Latin music to create the new sound of the 1960s. With his prodigious Afro and ...

In “Everyday People,” Sly and his musical family sang, “We got to live together. I am no better, and neither are you. We are the same, whatever we do.” Almost sixty years later, many of us ...

June 2025 will be remembered for what it took away: two of American music's most visionary architects, Brian Wilson and Sly Stone.

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE: (Singing) I am everyday people. GATES: Sly & the Family Stone's sound was a dazzling fusion of psychedelic rock, soul, jazz, gospel and Latin.

In “Everyday People,” Sly and his musical family sang, “We got to live together. I am no better, and neither are you. We are the same, whatever we do.” Almost sixty years later, many of us still have ...

In “Everyday People,” Sly and his musical family sang, “We got to live together. I am no better, and neither are you. We are the same, whatever we do.” Almost sixty years later, many of us still have ...

In “Everyday People,” Sly and his musical family sang, “We got to live together. I am no better, and neither are you. We are the same, whatever we do.” Almost 60 years later, many of us still have to ...