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Funk pioneer Sly Stone, leader of Sly and Family Stone, dies
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While his talent shone brightly, Sly faced the pressure of living up to those expectations, creating a constant conflict between his creativity and the anxiety of being in the spotlight. His artistry was amazing,
On the first night of her Las Vegas residency, Joan Jett kept it simple and showed that good rock ’n’ roll never goes out of style.
You can hear Sly Stone's influence in tracks by 2Pac, A Tribe Called Quest, and De La Soul --sampling classics like "Sing a Simple Song" and "Family Affair."
Saying farewell to Sly Stone, whose avant-funk vision changed the world and influenced generations of musicians
Two of music’s powerful visionaries died this week. The songs they meticulously constructed offered an escape their makers struggled to realize in their own lives.
Sometimes death, as life, brings strange symmetries. Two music revolutionaries, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, both died within two days of each other. Each was 82.
Por DAVID BAUDERA veces hay simetrías extrañas en la muerte, como en la vida. Los fallecimientos de Sly Stone y Brian Wilson esta semana resaltaron esto. Ambos fueron genios musicales
F ifty-five summers ago, a riot broke out in Chicago’s Grant Park, where Sly and the Family Stone was booked to play a concert. Sly was on en route, but the crowd, fearing that
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