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Sly Stone, Maestro of a Multifaceted Hitmaking Band, Dies at 82
Leading Sly and the Family Stone, he helped redefine the landscape of pop, funk and rock in the late 1960s and early ’70s.
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Warren Haynes Pens Tribute To Sly Stone: “Funky As James Brown & As Otherworldly As Hendrix”
Gov't Mule guitarist Warren Haynes took to social media to pay tribute to the groundbreaking musical legacy of the late Sly ...
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 ...
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Sly Stone, RIP
Reading an obituary of Sylvester Stewart, better known as Sly Stone, strikes as surreal in 2025. Didn’t he overdose in 1975?
Sly Stone Mourned by Questlove and Others
The world lost a major cultural icon on Monday with the passing of Sly Stone. The Sly and the Family Stone frontman was more ...
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Sly Stone, Family Stone Architect Who Fused Funk, Rock, and Soul, Dead at 82
Sly Stone, one of the most influential and groundbreaking musicians of the late Sixties and early Seventies who smashed the boundaries of rock, pop, funk, and soul, died today. He was 82.
The Singer Who Saw America’s Best and Worst
The late singer fused joyful visions of the country with a deep understanding of its worst ills.
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Sly Stone turned isolation into inspiration, forging a path for a generation of music-makers
Long before the home studio became an industry norm, Stone, who died on June 9, 2025, turned the studio into both a sanctuary and an instrument. And long before sampling defined the sound of hip-hop, ...