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June 9, 2025
Sly Stone dies at 82 after a trailblazing career that redefined funk, rock, and soul — and left an indelible…
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July 8, 2022
Oscar-winner Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson will director a documentary about legendary singer/songwriter Sly Stone.
January 28, 2015
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Funk legend Sly Stone was awarded $5 million on Tuesday in a breach-of-contract suit that claimed…
September 12, 2013
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Dante de Blasio, the teenage son of likely Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Bill de Blasio,…
May 26, 2013
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - In celebration of 'Behind the Candelabra,' we bring you our list of black Liberaces, musical geniuses like…
November 17, 2011
OPINION - Sly didn't make it easy. Unlike Clinton, or James Brown, or even Rick James, Stone disappeared completely from…
September 28, 2011
HUFFINGTON POST - The latest development in sad Sly Stone news shows the soul icon looking weakened, lying in his…
September 25, 2011
He once lived in a 5,400-plus square foot mansion in Beverly Hills, and resided in a Napa Valley "compound" just…
June 16, 2011
Sly Stone, the reclusive funk legend whose career was crippled by rampant drug abuse, pleaded not guilty to possession of…
February 11, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson, the NAACP was founded and Nelson Mandela was set free; this is…
January 29, 2010
Stone is suing the Family Stone's former manager for $50 million, claiming that manager Jerry Goldstein bilked 20 years worth…