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Sly Stone obituary

Funk and soul musician whose band, Sly and the Family Stone, had a profound effect on US music in the 1960s and 70s

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2025

Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82

Sly Stone, an electrifying musician, songwriter and showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s, has died

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025

‘I never lived a life I didn’t want to live’: Sly Stone on addiction, ageing and changing music for ever

The immeasurably influential, infamously erratic soul star has written an unlikely autobiography. In a rare interview, Stone opens up on drugs, feuds and his treasure trove of unreleased tracks

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

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Gunman who 'slaughtered his parents and two friends left cryptic note at scene of massacre'

Joseph Eaton was picked up from Maine Correctional Center by his mother just four days before he says he shot her, his father and their two friends whose house the Eaton family was staying at

Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2023

Sly Stone’s greatest songs – ranked!

As Stone turns 80 this week, we appraise the best of his songs, from wildly exuberant funk-pop hits to claustrophobic tracks made amid huge personal and social turmoil

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2023

Legislation aims to deter book bans at public libraries by withholding grants

Legislation aimed at discouraging public libraries from banning books has been introduced in the Democratic-controlled Illinois General Assembly amid largely partisan battles around the country over what books and school curricula are suitable for children.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 9, 2023

How a national book-banning trend erupted at a suburban Chicago library, with pushback aimed at LGBTQ materials

It all started with one parent’s complaint about a book in the children’s section of the Lincolnwood, Illinois, library this summer.

Chicago Tribune · Nov 2, 2022

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