Remember Who You Are: Celebrating Sly Stone's Life & Legacy

June 12, 2025 Terry Nelson

Sly Stone death in memoriam tribute — *Photo: Michael Putland | Getty Images*

Sly Stone was the blueprint that others read and built from, including Prince, Lenny Kravitz and D’Angelo. And as long as his musical children and grandchildren carry on, Sly will always be with us.

Sly and The Family Stone’s ‘Stand!’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary

April 28, 2024 Jesse Ducker

‘Stand!’ remains a timeless piece of art, as moving now as when it was first conceived, with Stone and crew expressing their deeply held conviction that things can and will get better.

Sly and The Family Stone’s ‘Fresh’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary

June 28, 2023 Jesse Ducker

Whatever chaos existed outside the studio and whatever demons Stone was struggling with did not adversely affect the final product. Fresh sits comfortably toward the top of the group’s discography.

Sly and The Family Stone’s ‘There’s a Riot Goin’ On’ Turns 50 | Anniversary Retrospective

November 2, 2021 Patrick Corcoran

The band’s fifth LP is a striking example of a pathfinder taking a road, both musically and personally, that tests every relationship to the brink and beyond.

P.O.D.’s ‘Satellite’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

P.O.D. have enjoyed a prosperous and influential career to date, but their most successful project to date remains their breakthrough fourth album.

The Cardigans’ ‘First Band on the Moon’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

So much more than their massive hit “Lovefool,” The Cardigans’ terrific third LP reflected the band’s evolving confidence and musical maturation at the time.

Mariah Carey’s ‘Glitter’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Instead of the disproportionate attention paid to the commercial performance of ‘Glitter,’ the focus should actually rest on Carey’s continued desire to marry pop, R&B, and hip-hop genres for the masses.