Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart, 15 March 1943, in Denton, Texas) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly & the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia in the 1960s and 1970s. Sly & the Family Stone was started in Vallejo, California and eventually had artists from around the San Francisco Bay Area.

Larry Graham, Jr. (born August 14, 1946 in Beaumont, Texas) is an American baritone singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as both the bass player in the popular and influential psychedelic soul/funk band Sly & the Family Stone, and as the founder and frontman of Graham Central Station. He is credited with the invention of the slapping technique, which radically expanded the tonal palette of the bass, …

Vet Stone (born Vaetta Stewart in 1950 in Vallejo, California) is an African-American soul singer, the lead singer in Sly & the Family Stone's background group Little Sister (the group name derives from the fact that she is the "little sister" of frontman Sly Stone. Little Sister had a #8 R&B hit of its own in 1970 entitled "You're the One".

Freddie Stone (born Frederick Stewart in Vallejo, California on June 5, 1946) is an African-American musician, best known for his role as co-founder, guitarist, and vocalist in the band Sly & The Family Stone, the front man for which was his brother Sly Stone. His sisters Rosie Stone and Vet Stone were also members of the band. After leaving the band in the mid 1970s, …

Rose Stone (or Rosie Stone, born Rosemary Stewart, March 21 1945, in Vallejo, California) is an African-American singer and keyboardist. She is best known as one of the lead singers in Sly & the Family Stone, a popular psychedelic soul/funk band founded by her brothers, Sly Stone and Freddie Stone. She often wore a blond wig while in performance with the band, and was noted for her strong vocals.

Jerry Martini (born October 1 1943 in Colorado) is an American musician, best known for being the saxophonist for the popular and influential psychedelic soul/funk band Sly & the Family Stone. It was at Martini's suggestion that the band came about, and he became one of its key figures. In 2004-2005, he helped form the tribute band FamilyStoneExperience bringing together several Family Stone Alumni including Greg Errico, Cynthia Robinson, Dawn Silva, …

Cynthia Robinson (born January 12, 1946 in Sacramento, California) is an African-American musician, best known for being the trumpeter in the popular and influential psychedelic soul/funk band Sly & the Family Stone. Robinson is notable for being an early black trumpet player in a major American band, and also for being the only member of the original Family Stone to continue working with Sly Stone after the band fell apart in 1975.

Pat Rizzo is an American musician, best known as a saxophonist for influential funk band Sly & the Family Stone from 1972 to 1975. Rizzo was intended as a replacement for founding member Jerry Martini, who got into trouble with Sly Stone and his accountants for inquiring about money rightfully due him, but both Martini and Rizzo remained in the band and became good friends. He later replaced the late Charles Miller in War

Andrew "Andy" Newmark (born July 14 1950) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the influential funk band Sly & the Family Stone from 1973 to 1974. Hired to replace Gerry Gibson, who in turn had replaced founding Family Stone member Gregg Errico, Newmark was invited to audition for Sly Stone by Family Stone saxophonist Pat Rizzo. Newmark went on to record two albums as the Family Stone's drummer, "Fresh" (1973) and "Small Talk" (1974), …

Greg Errico, (born September 1 1948 in San Francisco, California) is an American musician/record producer, best known for being the drummer for the popular and influential psychedelic soul/funk band Sly & the Family Stone. Errico was the original drummer for the band, and the first to quit it in early 1971 because of the band's continuing turmoil.

Rustee (or Rusty) Allen (born March 13, 1953 in Monroe, Louisiana, USA) is an American musician best known as the bass guitar player for the influential funk band Sly & the Family Stone from 1972 to 1975. Allen replaced founding Family Stone member Larry Graham, who was forced out of the band and went on to start his own, Graham Central Station.