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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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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 ...
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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?
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Sly Stone, 1943-2025: fearless truth teller whose sonic adventures were an absolute riot
“I personally feel that ‘There’s A Riot Goin’ On’ was a very truthful album,” Sly Stone told NME in July 1972, less than a year after the release of his unyielding ...
Sly Stone played a legendary show in Evansville – almost
The genius leader of Sly & the Family Stone died Monday at 82. In 1971, he was slated to play a unique show at Evansville's ...
Two 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 brought that into sharp relief.
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, ...