sly stone Archive
28 Jul 2025
Album Review: Sly and the Family Stone – The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967
The history of music is filled with brilliant yet deeply troubled artists. Syd Barrett. Brian Wilson. Roky Erickson. Skip Spence. Arthur Lee. Emitt Rhodes. Bill Evans. I’m sure readers can […]
21 Aug 2024
The Family Stone: All in the Family
Roaring out of Vallejo in the mid ‘60s with a look and sound that set them apart from their contemporaries, Sly and the Family Stone quickly became music superstars. The […]
16 Jan 2023
Joel Selvin and ‘Sly & the Family Stone: An Oral History’
In 1998, Joel Selvin was well into his third decade as pop music critic/journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle; he had also authored several books. But his 1998 book, Sly […]
20 May 2020
Before the (Family) Stone Age: The Viscaynes (Part Three)
Continued from Part Two … One afternoon soon thereafter, Chuck Gebhardt found himself mowing the very same lawn. “Next thing I knew, a limo pulled up, and my mom got […]
19 May 2020
Before the (Family) Stone Age: The Viscaynes (Part Two)
Continued from Part One … Belying his eventual reputation as an erratic personality, the young Sly Stone was considered an engaging fellow. “He was a great guy,” Gebhardt says. In […]
18 May 2020
Before the (Family) Stone Age: The Viscaynes (Part One)
An edited version of this feature appeared previously in Goldmine Magazine. The music and career of Sly Stone and his group The Family Stone is well known. What’s less explored […]
14 Aug 2014
Hundred Word Reviews for August 2014, Part 4
This set of five 100-word reviews focuses on new music, some of which is from familiar names; others might be new to you. All are worthwhile and enthusiastically recommended. Murali […]
07 Oct 2013
Album Review: Sly and the Family Stone — Higher!
The work of Sly Stone has long called for a collection like this one. A set bringing together 77 tracks across four discs, it includes not only the obvious hits […]