Sly Stone broke down barriers back in the 1960s, with the mixed-race line-up of Sly and the Family Stone, and he never ...

Stone changed R&B, soul and rock music forever (while helping to invent funk along the way) with a pop sensibility that few artists have ever even dreamed of.

He’ll be remembered as an artist who changed the way people make and listen to music, and who did that twice. Sly was born ...

I've always been around music my entire life and I just gravitated towards instruments." A descendant of Wairarapa chief Irāia Te Whāiti, Clement talked about being mixed race in a 2015 ...

Leading Sly and the Family Stone, he helped redefine the landscape of pop, funk and rock in the late 1960s and early ’70s.

His career reads like a warning to young musicians Before Rick James, before Prince, there was Sylvester “Sly” Stone. The ...

“Sly was a monumental figure, a groundbreaking innovator, and a true pioneer who redefined the landscape of pop, funk, and rock music,” Sly ... a then unheard-of mixed lineup and released ...

sporting a camouflage cutoff that did anything but disguise the rock star from sight. His race bib was labeled “HALF MARATHON,” meaning the famous musician was set to complete 13.1 miles ...

Following the song’s release, she began performing at renowned music venues in New York City ... She got the consent to perform to mixed-race audiences, and that's very important because ...