Sly Stone was one of American music’s greatest titans. His capacity for innovation and influence in rock and funk went ...

Greatest hits compilations often get some bad press, but they can be a good entry point for a lot of newbie fans. So, which ...

In the years since the apex of Sly & The Family Stone, his records have been sampled over 800 times, with everyone from A Tribe Called Quest to Kendrick Lamar wielding fragments of his imagination.

Stone and Kuti have both received lifetime achievement awards from the Recording Academy.

As a decade of great change came to an end, the great music just kept on coming. Here are 1969's 17 greatest albums ...

From stadium-filling riffs to the birth of the synthesizer, we rank the essential records that defined rock’s most creative decade ...

Legendary funk, soul and disco drummer has died, aged 86 ...

The year 2016 was a cruel year for music fans—a relentless drumbeat of loss that began January 10th, when David Bowie died ...

Freddie and Sly Stone of Sly & The Family Stone perform on the TV show "The Midnight Special" in 1971. (Credit: Richard Creamer/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Each week, SPIN digs into the ...

In the summer of 1965, The Rolling Stones took over America with their breakout hit song, “ (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” ...

The legendary song was recognized with two Grammys and became one of Stevie Wonder's most beloved recordings.