It should have been the victory lap. Sly & the Family Stone's 1969 was one for the absolute ages, kicking off with the band topping the Hot 100 for the first time with "Everyday People" that February, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The brilliant and complicated Sly Stone has passed on, and in his honor, we're taking a deep dive into his 1969 classic, Thank You ...