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Questlove on Sly Stone: ‘His Artistry Came with a Burden’
While his talent shone brightly, Sly faced the pressure of living up to those expectations, creating a constant conflict ...
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Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82
Sly Stone, the visionary frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died at age 82 on June 9, 2025, after a groundbreaking career that revolutionized popular music with its blend of funk, soul, rock, and ...
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 ...
Mankato Free Press2d
Musical revolutionaries depart in the same week
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 & 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 ...
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Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson On The Genius Of Sly Stone And Rock Star’s Precipitous Fall – Doc Talk Podcast
Questlove joins the latest edition of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast to share his observations on what made Sly Stone great and what impelled him to tumble from the mountaintop of rock stardom.