Sly & The Family Stone Received R&B Foundation Pioneer Award In 2001
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There’s no doubt that Sly & The Family Stone made a mark on music that has impacted generations of artists that followed in their footsteps.
Twenty-one years ago this month, Sly & The Family Stone received the R&B Foundation Pioneer Award for their contributions to the genre of R&B, just one of the many they changed forever.