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Stone, an eccentric whose songs of uplift were tempered by darker themes of struggle and disillusionment, had a fall as steep ...
"Sunday Morning" looks back at the legacies of two musical giants – the beating hearts of Sly and the Family Stone and the ...
I assumed that our new amphitheater would serve as the same magnet for diverse peoples as our annual Richmond Folk Festival, ...
The legendary producer worshiped Sly Stone long before he became friends with the funk pioneer, who passed away at 82 on Monday.
His songs, for generations of listeners, provided community, solace, and a sense of understanding.
The greatest artists take from all that came before them and create a language all their own. And during his transcendent ...
Brian Wilson and Sly Stone were musical innovators whose public reputations diverged drastically toward the end of their ...
Based in San Francisco, Sly and the Family Stone was responsible for some of the biggest anthems of the late ’60s and early ...
Two of music’s powerful visionaries died this week. The songs they meticulously constructed offered an escape their makers ...
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Sr Natl Correspondent ...
Sylvester Stewart, better known by his stage name Sly Stone, was an American musician, song writer and record producer.
Woodstock is often remembered as a rock concert celebrating peace, love and music. But one of the best parts of the original ...