Sly, Everyday People
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Two of music’s powerful visionaries died this week. The songs they meticulously constructed offered an escape their makers struggled to realize in their own lives.
Sly Stone, el músico revolucionario y dinámico showman cuyo grupo Sly and the Family Stone transformó la música popular en los
From his crocheted hats and patchwork pants, Sly's looks complemented the groundbreaking qualities of his music
He’ll be remembered as an artist who changed the way people make and listen to music, and who did that twice. Sly was born Sylvester Stewart in Denton, Texas, in 1943 and grew up in Vallejo, California,
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Guitar World on MSNHow Larry Graham's hand-picked replacement supercharged this 1973 hit for Sly & The Family StoneOn Graham’s recommendation, Rustee Allen arrived at the Record Plant in California to overdub his iconic If You Want Me to Stay bassline
The previously unreleased tracks are part of Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin), the singer's official memoir named after the 1969 song of the same name by Sly and the Family Stone