Editing Sly Stone (section)

===Re-emergence===
On Sunday, January 14, 2007, Stone made a short guest appearance at a show of The New Family Stone band he supported at the [[House of Blues]].

On April 1, 2007, Stone appeared with the Family Stone at the Flamingo Las Vegas Showroom, after [[George Wallace (American comedian)|George Wallace]]'s standup act.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/do/2007/apr/02/566652378.html |title=Archive for April 2, 2007Las Vegas Sun |publisher=Lasvegassun.com |date=April 2, 2007 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102234517/http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/do/2007/apr/02/566652378.html |archive-date=January 2, 2008}}</ref>

On July 7, 2007, Stone made a short appearance with the Family Stone at the San Jose Summerfest. He sang "Sing a Simple Song" and "If You Want Me to Stay", and walked off stage before the end of "Higher". Stone cut the set short, in part, because the band began their set over 90 minutes late and had to finish before a certain time. While many blamed Stone for this incident, others believed that the promoter was at fault.

A similar scene took place at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]] on July 13, 2007, with over half the sold-out venue walking out in disgust before his stage exit. A day later at the Blue Note Records Festival in Ghent, Belgium, he left the stage after telling the audience that when waking up that morning he realized he was old, and so he needed to take a break now. He repeated this behavior the day after that while performing at the [[North Sea Jazz Festival]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

[[File:Sylvester Stone.jpg|thumb|right|215px|Stone in 2007.]]
As the tour progressed, however, Stone seemed to be more confident and animated, often dancing and engaging the audience. He performed "Stand", "[[I Want To Take You Higher]]", "Sing A Simple Song", "If You Want Me To Stay", and "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", which at one point morphed into "Thank you For Talkin' To Me Africa", a track rarely performed in public. But the show was marred by sound problems and the vocals were barely audible through much of the show.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

On October 17, 2008, Sly played with the Family Stone at the [[Wells Fargo Center for the Arts]] in Santa Rosa, California. He played a 22-minute set and ventured offstage, telling the crowd "I gotta go take a piss. I'll be right back." He never returned.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bohemian.com/bohemian/10.22.08/music-slystone-0843.html |title=Music & Nightlife &#124; Sly Stone |publisher=Bohemian.com |access-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
On [[Memorial Day]], May 25, 2009, Stone re-emerged once again, granting an hour-long interview with [[KCRW-FM]], a Los Angeles [[NPR]] affiliate, to discuss his life and career.<ref>{{Citation |last=KCRW |title=Sly Stone Interview on KCRW "Morning Becomes Eclectic" |date=2009-05-25 |url=https://archive.org/details/SlyStoneInterviewOnKcrwmorningBecomesEclectic?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref>

On Labor Day, September 7, 2009, Stone appeared at the 20th annual African Festival of the Arts in Chicago, Illinois. He contributed a 15-minute set during [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]'s show in which he performed his popular hits along with  Clinton's band. He left immediately after his short performance.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

On December 6, 2009, Stone signed a new recording contract with the LA-based [[Cleopatra Records]] and on August 16, 2011, ''[[I'm Back! Family & Friends]]'' was released, his first album since 1982's ''[[Ain't But the One Way]]''. The album features re-recorded versions of Sly & the Family Stone hits with guest appearances from [[Jeff Beck]], [[Ray Manzarek]], [[Bootsy Collins]], [[Ann Wilson]], [[Carmine Appice]] and [[Johnny Winter]], as well as three previously unreleased songs.<ref>{{Citation |title=I'm Back! Family & Friends - Sly Stone {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/im-back!-family-friends-mw0002184138#review |access-date=2025-02-13 |language=en}}</ref>

Stone has appeared in later years with George Clinton and performed with his daughter Novena's band, Baby Stone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sly Stone performing with daughter - UPI.com |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/05/26/Sly-Stone-performing-with-daughter/54361243392948/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref>

In January 2015, Sly Stone, along with four of his bandmates, appeared at a convention dedicated to honoring the band and its legacy. Called LOVE CITY CONVENTION, it occurred in Oakland at the Den Lounge inside the Fox Oakland Theater. Sly was in good spirits, answered questions from fans, and signed autographs.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

In October 2023, Stone's autobiography ''[[Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (book)|Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)]]'' was published.<ref name="2023-10-18_S">{{Cite news |last=Hamilton |first=Jack |date=2023-10-18 |title=Sly Stone's Memoir Is Almost As Fascinating As the Fact That It Exists at All |language=en-US |work=Slate |url=https://slate.com/culture/2023/10/sly-stone-book-thank-you-memoir-review.html |access-date=2023-11-25 |issn=1091-2339}}</ref> In December 2023, a single titled "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (2023 Mix)" was released by Cleopatra Records.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (2023 Mix) - Single by Sly Stone on Apple Music |date=2023-11-09 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town-2023-mix-single/1715553854 |access-date=2024-01-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>