Topic: Sly Stone

Why did we let Sly Stone slip away?

The Grio - 91 days ago
In a 1982 interview with journalist and cultural critic Greg Tate, founder of the legendary funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, George Clinton...

American Dream Movement: The Plan

The Root - 134 days ago
Cynthia Gordy . . About Blogging the Beltway . . CAN'T GET ENOUGH? Get Blogging the Beltway THE BLOG FAMILY Richard Prince's popular column on the...

Sly Stone admits to cocaine use, seeks rehab

The Grio - 140 days ago
From Huffington Post:. . The latest development in sad Sly Stone news shows the soul icon looking weakened, lying in his camper and discussing his...

Sly Stone Homeless, Living in a Van

The Root - 142 days ago
By: Lynette Holloway | Posted: September 25, 2011 Print Email +/- Text SizePermalink SHAREFacebook Digg Twitter MySpace Stumble Upon Google Tweet ...

Funk and soul pioneer Sly Stone homeless, living in a van

The Ampersand - 143 days ago
Funk and soul pioneer Sly Stone is homeless and living in a white camper van he parks in the Crenshaw area of Los Angeles, the New York Post is...

Damn, Homie, In High School You Was The Man, Homie

Soul Bounce - 143 days ago
In a sad turn of events, soul music legend Sly Stone is now homeless and living out of a van in Los Angeles. The Time is back together and reborn...

Funk icon Sly Stone pleads not guilty to cocaine charge

Reuters US Online Report Entertainment News - 245 days ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sly Stone, the reclusive funk legend whose career was crippled by rampant drug abuse, pleaded not guilty to possession of cocaine rocks on Wednesday.The 68-year-old frontman for Sly and the Family Stone was arrested April 1 when Los ...

91 up for Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame

San Francisco Chronicle - 249 days ago
0 View Larger Image . The ballot for the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame is out, and about the only person missing is Mayor Ed Lee. . . For the Class...

The best of 2009: Read any good music lately?

Narratives - 457 days ago
We all read and we all listen to music, but what's not often acknowledged is that we often do both at the same time, or at the very least let our...

Sly and the Family Stone

Mahalo - 458 days ago
Sly and the Family Stone were a Funk /Soul band that formed in 1967 in San Francisco under the direction of band leader and front-man Sly Stone. The Family Stone were one of the first groups to feature a racially and gender ...