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  1. Sly Stone Living in a Van in Los Angeles

    Fri, 30 Sep 2011

    Funk legend Sly Stone is living in a van in Los Angeles fronted the legendary funk outfit Sly & the Family Stone , told the NY Post that he now eats at least once per day. Sly & the Family Stone hit it big with their crowd-pleasing

  2. Your 3 Words: Raphael Saadiq's 'Movin' Down the Line'

    Fri, 10 Jun 2011

    his own contemporary spin on the style of music made famous by legends such as Chuck Berry, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Sly Stone . Saadiq started playing guitar, drums and bass at age 6. After high school, he won a chance to join Prince and Sheila E

  3. Woodstock's 40th Draws Geezers, Maybe Sex and Drugs Too

    Tue, 11 Aug 2009

    table at the Mirage casino in Las Vegas, Jan Katz, now 56, remembers his favorite Woodstock bands -- The Who and Sly and the Family Stone . He was only 16 when he and a carload of friends took four to five hours to drive a short 20 miles to the festival site

  4. Woodstock Spawns Multitude of Multimedia 40 Years Later

    Fri, 26 Jun 2009

    performance. Among titles: Jefferson Airplane's Volunteers, Joplin's I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! and Sly & the Family Stone 's Stand! •Cable channels VH1 and History have collaborated on a two-hour rockumentary, Woodstock: Now & Then

  5. Woodstock museum marks festival's 40th anniversary

    Thu, 26 Mar 2009

    Jimi Hendrix will be displayed, as well as Joe Cocker's signed blue blazer and a black and copper shirt worn on stage by Sly Stone . A Woodstock-themed motorcycle courtesy of Orange County Choppers will be on display throughout the year. Until May 23

  6. Excerpt: 'Home,' by John Edwards

    Mon, 13 Nov 2006

    Santana. His father was a cab driver. You could always find musicians hanging out at their house, and music coming out of it. Sly Stone was a DJ then, and he used to come sit in all the time. Three doors down was Bobby Freeman, who had a red Impala and a big

News

  1. Red Carpet Rolls Out for Grammy Awards

    Sat, 4 Feb 2006

    Hancock, Jamie Foxx with Kanye West, and what promises to be the "water cooler moment," the all-star tribute to Sly And The Family Stone featuring Maroon 5, Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas, Robert Randolph, and Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith

  2. Which Song Will Define Summer 2004?

    Fri, 9 Jul 2004

    word summer ("Boys of Summer" by Don Henley, "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams, "Hot Fun in the Summertime" by Sly & The Family Stone ) or surfing ("Surfin' U.S.A." and "Surfin' Safari" by the Beach Boys) in order to qualify as songs of summer

  3. What Song Will Define Summer 2004?

    Fri, 9 Jul 2004

    word summer ("Boys Of Summer" by Don Henley, "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams, "Hot Fun In The Summertime" by Sly & The Family Stone ) or surfing ("Surfin' U.S.A." and "Surfin' Safari" by the Beach Boys) in order to qualify as songs of summer

  4. Now Hear This: Cousteau

    Fri, 27 Apr 2001

    FIRST IMPRESSION: Cousteau (Palm) How would you define Cousteau's music? Moor: It's nestled somewhere between Sly & the Family Stone and Leonard Cohen; somewhere in the center of that is a kind of chemical blend of grooves and music and atmosphere

  5. Now Hear This: Cousteau

    Fri, 27 Apr 2001

    FIRST IMPRESSION: Cousteau (Palm) How would you define Cousteau's music? Moor: It's nestled somewhere between Sly & the Family Stone and Leonard Cohen; somewhere in the center of that is a kind of chemical blend of grooves and music and atmosphere

  6. Now Hear This: Cousteau

    Thu, 26 Apr 2001

    FIRST IMPRESSION: Cousteau (Palm) How would you define Cousteau's music? Moor: It's nestled somewhere between Sly & the Family Stone and Leonard Cohen; somewhere in the center of that is a kind of chemical blend of grooves and music and atmosphere

  7. Now Hear This: Cousteau

    Thu, 26 Apr 2001

    FIRST IMPRESSION: Cousteau (Palm) How would you define Cousteau's music? Moor: It's nestled somewhere between Sly & the Family Stone and Leonard Cohen; somewhere in the center of that is a kind of chemical blend of grooves and music and atmosphere

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Videos

  1. Enjoy Some (Musical) Cake

    Wed, 12 Jan 2011

    good description. So who were some of your biggest musical influences. Growing up. Well those murders. Listen a lot of Sly Stone when I was like eight years old. He came from the same part of the country Oakland California where I live. And and then

    Sly Stone found at 2:05

    influences. Growing up. -- Well those murders. -- Listen a lot of Sly Stone when I was like eight years old. He came from the same part of the country Oakland California where I live. And

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