Sly's LiL Sis, Welcome Vet Stone of Sly & The Family Stone

Vaetta "Vet" Stone was recruited into the gospel group, "The Heavenly Tones" of The Ephesians Church Of God In Christ in Berkeley, CA. The other members were Elva Mouton, Mary McCreary and Tramaine Hawkins. Gospel legends James Cleveland, Shirley Caesar and Albertina Walker were mentors of the group. James Cleveland produced their first album on the renown Savoy label. The "Tones" sang with all the top names in gospel music at the time. At age 17 Vet suffered a serious illness which nearly curtailed her career. Despite dire 
predictions of the Doctors, Vet was miraculously healed in a very short time and joined Sly & The Family Stone as a backing vocalist, which preceded Rose Stone joining the group. 
She went on the road with the group, playing such 

Sly started writing material for Little Sister. The group came to fruition with the addition of Elva Mouton and Mary McCreary, who also went on the road with The Family Stone .