Freddie Stone
Encyclopedia
Freddie Stone is an African-American musician
, best known for his role as co-founder, guitarist
, and vocalist in the band Sly & The Family Stone
, the frontman 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, Freddie Stone signed a short recording contract
with Motown Records
.
Stone has six children, Casey, Stacey, Freddie Jr., Simon, Joy and Kristi.
According to a 2009 KCRW
interview with Sly Stone
, Freddie is currently a pastor in Vallejo, CA.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, best known for his role as co-founder, guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, and vocalist in the band Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music...
, the frontman for which was his brother Sly Stone
Sly Stone
Sly Stone 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. In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of...
. His sisters Rosie Stone and Vet Stone
Vet Stone
Vet Stewart is an African-American soul singer, the lead singer in Sly & the Family Stone's background group Little Sister Vet Stewart (born Vaetta Stewart on May 2, 1950 in Vallejo, California) is an African-American soul singer, the lead singer in Sly & the Family Stone's background group Little...
were also members of the band.
After leaving the band in the mid 1970s, Freddie Stone signed a short recording contract
Recording contract
A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote...
with Motown Records
Motown Records
Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...
.
Stone has six children, Casey, Stacey, Freddie Jr., Simon, Joy and Kristi.
According to a 2009 KCRW
KCRW
KCRW is a public radio station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, carrying a mix of National Public Radio news, talk radio and freeform music format. The general manager of KCRW is Jennifer Ferro...
interview with Sly Stone
Sly Stone
Sly Stone 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. In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of...
, Freddie is currently a pastor in Vallejo, CA.