While his talent shone brightly, Sly faced the pressure of living up to those expectations, creating a constant conflict ...

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Legendary Funk Pioneer Sly Stone Dies at 82 By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Sylvester “Sly” ...

Saying farewell to Sly Stone, whose avant-funk vision changed the world and influenced generations of musicians ...

Sampledelia classics like Paul’s Boutique and It Takes a Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back would lose some of their freakiest grooves, which real heads know were transplanted from Sly deep cuts a ...

Notable reaction to the death of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson at age 82. "I have no words to express the sadness I feel right now. My Father @brianwilsonlive was every fiber of my body. He will be ...

Brian Wilson and Sly Stone were musical innovators whose public reputations diverged drastically toward the end of their ...

Sly Stone, frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, has died at the age of 82 after a battle with health complications.

Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week ...

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Sr Natl Correspondent ...

Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the ...