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"Sunday Morning" looks back at the legacies of two musical giants – the beating hearts of Sly and the Family Stone and the ...
Sly Stone revolutionized music production by transforming the studio into a compositional tool, using overdubs, drum machines, and tape loops to craft deeply personal and experimental tracks like ...
While his talent shone brightly, Sly faced the pressure of living up to those expectations, creating a constant conflict ...
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 ...
Love, a founder member of The Beach Boys, was inducted alongside music legends George Clinton, Michael McDonald and The ...
His songs, for generations of listeners, provided community, solace, and a sense of understanding.
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." ...
The greatest artists take from all that came before them and create a language all their own. And during his transcendent ...
Sometimes death, as life, brings strange symmetries. Two music revolutionaries, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, both died within ...
If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event ...
Queen Latifah has taken to social media to heap praise on the funk legend, who "passed away peacefully" following a lengthy ...
Revolutionary funk musician Sly Stone, whose Sly and the Family Stone redefined popular music in the late 1960s and early ...