Sly & the Family Stone

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American musical group funk band soul band

Sly & the Family Stone was a pioneering American funk and soul band known for its innovative, genre-blending sound and influential role in the development of 1960s and 1970s popular music.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Sly and the Family Stone	11
Sly & The Family Stone	2
Sly Stone	2
Sly & the Family Stone canonical	1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American musical group ⓘ funk band ⓘ soul band ⓘ
activeEndYear	1983 ⓘ
activeStartYear	1966 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
formedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California San Francisco ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
founder	Sly Stone ⓘ
genre	R&B ⓘ acid rock ⓘ funk ⓘ funk rock ⓘ pop ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ psychedelic soul ⓘ rock ⓘ soul ⓘ soul rock ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear	1993 ⓘ
influencedArtist	Earth, Wind & Fire ⓘ George Clinton ⓘ Parliament-Funkadelic ⓘ Prince ⓘ Stevie Wonder ⓘ
influencedGenre	funk ⓘ hip hop ⓘ psychedelic soul ⓘ rock ⓘ soul ⓘ
knownFor	influencing 1960s and 1970s popular music ⓘ integrated multiracial lineup ⓘ mixed-gender lineup ⓘ pioneering funk music ⓘ
leader	Sly Stone ⓘ
lyricalTheme	peace and love ⓘ racial equality ⓘ social commentary ⓘ
member	Andy Newmark ⓘ Cynthia Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Freddie Stone ⓘ Greg Errico NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Martini ⓘ Larry Graham ⓘ Rose Stone ⓘ Rusty Allen ⓘ Sly Stone ⓘ
notableSong	Everybody Is a Star ⓘ Everyday People ⓘ Family Affair ⓘ Hot Fun in the Summertime ⓘ I Want to Take You Higher ⓘ Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) ⓘ
notableWork	A Whole New Thing ⓘ Ain’t But the One Way ⓘ Back on the Right Track ⓘ Dance to the Music ⓘ Fresh ⓘ Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I’m Back ⓘ High on You ⓘ Life ⓘ Small Talk ⓘ Stand! ⓘ There’s a Riot Goin’ On ⓘ
performance	Woodstock 1969 ⓘ
recordLabel	Epic Records ⓘ