Sly & the Family Stone

Sly & the Family Stone were an important and influential American rock band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1967 until 1975, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia. Headed by singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart, and containing a number of his family members and friends, the band was the first major American rock band to have a multicultural lineup, giving African-Americans, Caucasians, males, and females all roles in the band's instrumentation.

Personnel

Original Members

• Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) (1967 - 1975): vocals, organ, guitar, bass, piano, harmonica, and more
• Freddie Stone (Frederick Stewart) (1967 - 1975): vocals, guitar
• Larry Graham (1967 - 1972): vocals, bass guitar
• Rose Stone (Rosemary Stewart) (1968 - 1975): vocals, piano, electric piano
• Cynthia Robinson (1967 - 1975): trumpet, vocal ad-libs
• Jerry Martini (1967 - 1975): saxophone
• Greg Errico (1967 - 1971): drums
• Little Sister; Vet Stone (Vaetta Stewart, Sly's "little sister"), Mary McCreary, and Elva Mouton: background vocals

Other Members

• Rusty Allen (1972 - 1975): bass, replaced Larry Graham
• Andy Newmark (1973 - 1974): drums, replaced Greg Errico
• Pat Rizzo (1972 - 1975): saxophone

Collaborators

• Bobby Womack (1971): guitar, There's A Riot Goin' On
• Ike Turner (1971): guitar, There's A Riot Goin' On
• Billy Preston (1971): electric piano, There's A Riot Goin' On