section_path: Biography/Re-emergence
section_name: Re-emergence
paragraph_text: 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 's standup act.
  
  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, where he played for only 20 minutes before exiting the stage. This was part of a European tour that Stone and the rest of the band went on in July that year.
  
  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. 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.
  
  On Labor Day, September 7, 2009, Stone appeared at the 20th annual African Festival of the Arts in Chicago, Illinois with George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic.
  
  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 and 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.
  
  Stone appeared in later years with George Clinton and performed with his daughter Novena's band, Baby Stone.
  
  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. In October 2023, Stone's autobiography Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) was published. In December 2023, a single titled "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (2023 Mix)" was released by Cleopatra Records.
  
  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 's standup act.
  
  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, where he played for only 20 minutes before exiting the stage. This was part of a European tour that Stone and the rest of the band went on in July that year.
  
  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. 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.
  
  On Labor Day, September 7, 2009, Stone appeared at the 20th annual African Festival of the Arts in Chicago, Illinois with George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic.
  
  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 and 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.
  
  Stone appeared in later years with George Clinton and performed with his daughter Novena's band, Baby Stone.
  
  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. In October 2023, Stone's autobiography Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) was published. In December 2023, a single titled "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (2023 Mix)" was released by Cleopatra Records.