Sly and the Family Stone was an American band from San Francisco, active from 1966 to 1983 and led by singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone.

The music style of the band is a blend of funk, soul, rock and psychedelic music. Their albums influenced the subsequent American pop, soul, R&B, funk and has been sampled by many hip hop producer.

The group’s core line-up featured Stone’s brother and singer/guitarist Freddie Stone, sister and singer/keyboardist Rose Stone, trumpeter Cynthia Robinson, drummer Gregg Errico, saxophonist Jerry Martini, and bassist Larry Graham.