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"From the moment his music reached me in the early 1970s, it became a part of my soul": Music stars align to pay homage to Sly Stone who died yesterday, aged 82

Music stars align to pay homage to Sly Stone who died yesterday, aged 82

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Is Sylvester Stallone Dead? Not The Actor But The Funk Frontman Sly Stone: Cause Of Death And What We Know

Sly Stone, funk legend and frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died at 82 from COPD complications. Actor Sylvester Stallone is alive despite online confusion.

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Pioneering psychedelic soul legend Sly Stone dead at 82

Led by the mercurial Sly Stone, Sly & The Family Stone were a highlight at Woodstock and Monterrey Pop and an influence on generations of musicians

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“A monumental figure, a groundbreaking innovator, and a true pioneer who redefined the landscape of pop, funk, and rock music”: Sly Stone, restlessly creative musical giant who led Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82

The visionary multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter had been battling COPD, according to his family

Guitar World

Watch the trailer for Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), the long-awaited documentary about troubled psychedelic pioneer Sly Stone

The film tells the story of Sly & The Family Stone's rise and fall, and examines the difficulties facing successful Black artists in America

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“I wasn’t interested in learning the ‘correct’ style of playing bass. I was going back to guitar”: Larry Graham explains how his unorthodox six-string style invented slap bass

How the father of slap bass drove the world’s grooviest band

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“I came up with slap bass out of necessity. I was basically trying to play drums on the bass”: Larry Graham recounts the birth of “thumpin’ and pluckin’”

Few bassists can stake a claim to inventing slap bass more than Sly and the Family Stone’s Larry Graham

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"Even now it can still get the tears running down my face": Paul Stanley - the soundtrack of my life

Paul Stanley picks his records, artists and gigs that of lasting significance, and reveals which Kiss album has "no balls"

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