Sly Stone pleads not guilty to cocaine charge

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Sly & the Family Stone’s last number one hitOn November 30 1971, Sly and the Family Stone had the nation’s number-one hit when “Family Affair” topped the Hot 100 chart. It was the group’s last top ten hit.

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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 Angeles police pulled over a live-in van for a minor traffic violation.

Cocaine rocks were found in the clothing of both Stone, who was a passenger, and the driver, according to the singer’s defense attorneys. Both men were arrested.

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