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Musical revolutionaries Sly Stone and Brian Wilson leave life’s stage nearly simultaneously
Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week ...
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Legendary Funk Pioneer Sly Stone Dies at 82
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Sr Natl Correspondent ...
Dos revolucionarios musicales, Sly Stone y Brian Wilson, dejan el escenario casi simultáneamente
Por DAVID BAUDERA veces hay simetrías extrañas en la muerte, como en la vida. Los fallecimientos de Sly Stone y Brian Wilson ...
Questlove Set Out to Answer One Question With the Documentary ‘Sly Lives!’: What Is Black Genius?
The drummer-producer and documentarian explains why that theme was central to his film on the funk band Sly and the Family ...
Sly Stone Believed Everybody Is a Star: The Massive Legacy of an Avant-Funk Revolutionary
Saying farewell to Sly Stone, whose avant-funk vision changed the world and influenced generations of musicians ...
Questlove, Clairo, Earthgang, and More Remember Sly Stone: He ‘Was a Giant’
The music industry is mourning Sly Stone. After news broke that the groundbreaking musician had died at 82 on Monday, stars ...
Sly Stone Knew Why America Rioted Better Than Anyone
The dystopian scene was a far cry from a Sly concert the year before: Woodstock in ‘69, where the band, operating at the peak of its powers, had implored its 400,000 rapt attendees to take it higher ...
Sly & the Family Stone's best songs of all time: In remembrance of a genius
People" to "Dance to the Music," these are Sly & the Family Stone's best songs and greatest hits, a tribute to the legacy of ...
Questlove’s Sly Lives! Is a Revealing Portrait of the Hazards of Genius
This review was originally published January 24, 2025. Sly Stone died on June 9. The pioneering funk musician was 82. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s Oscar-winning music documentary Summer of ...