The tale of Sylvester “Sly Stone” Stewart includes the rise and fall of one of the most influential psychedelic musical artists coming out of the North Bay of San Francisco. Sly manufactured hits that infused Rock, Jazz, and Rhythm Blues bringing life to the new psychedelic funk era for audiences of all races. With the inclusion of his siblings and other white musicians, Sly and The Family Stone created hits such as “Dance to the Music” (1968) and “I Want to Take You Higher” (1969). However, with the sudden rise to stardom in the highly drug-influenced funk era, there became many opportunities for failure. Sly Stone indefinitely contributed a unique brilliance to the funk era of the 1960s; however, due to the highly-influenced drug culture of the psychedelic era and personal problems, his popularity declined.