Sly Stone
| Born | March 15, 1943 |
| Hometown | Denton, Texas, United States |
| Net worth | $500 thousand |
| Height | 5'11" (1.80m) |
| Spouse | Kathy Silva |
| Children | Novena Carmel, Slyvester Stewart Jr., Phunne Robinson |
| Parents | Alpha Stewart, K.C. Stewart |
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Kanye West’s ‘Vultures 1’ Still Uses Part of an Uncleared Black Sabbath Song — Plus Many More
- Rights holders for James Brown and Sly Stone also didn’t approve the use of their music on the new album, while many licensing discussions are still ongoing.
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'Straight into a storm': Sly Stone remembers wild Summerfest concert in his new memoir
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Sly Stone’s Daughters Share Memories of Funk Legend After Release of His New Memoir ‘Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)’
‘That’s what I wanted music to do, to elevate whoever heard it,’ writes the music legend in the book, out now, with Ben Greenman.
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One of the 1960s’ Greatest Musical Geniuses Just Published His First Memoir. It’s Quite a Journey.
Sly Stone’s autobiography is almost as fascinating as the fact that it exists at all.
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Sly Stone Returns With Alternately Riveting and Horrifying Memoir, ‘Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)’: Book Review
Of all the fallen stars of the rock era, Sly Stone is definitely in the top 5 who seemed least likely to be writing an autobiography at 80 years old. As the founder and guiding light of Sly and the Family Stone, he was one of the most brilliant stars of the Sixties, a charismatic …
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Book Review: Sly Stone wants to take you higher in memoir with tales of funk, drugs and survival
While summoning stories from his remarkable yet erratic life in music, Sly Stone admits he occasionally had to depend on the recollections of others because his own memory wasn't always reliable. At one point in his new memoir, Stone, now 80, remembers that during the hazy excesses of his 1970s rock stardom he briefly shared a Los Angeles mansion with a baboon that had the run of the place. “I forgot where I got him?" Stone muses.
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Sly Stone lives to tell the tale of his lifelong journey to heaven, hell and back
Sly Stone's new memoir, 'Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),' rolls through the very-highs and very-lows of the pioneering funk musician's life.
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Book excerpt: Sly Stone's memoir, "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"
The pop-rock-funk legend has written a family history (of Sly and the Family Stone), and the story of his relationship with music that extends to his earliest memories.
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This week on "Sunday Morning" (October 8)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the 2023 News & Documentary Emmy-winner for Outstanding Recorded News Program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
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That Time Sly Stone Got Married at Madison Square Garden
In this excerpt from his new memoir, the soul superstar recalls a true pop-culture moment, before things got dark: when he and his girlfriend Kathy Silva were married onstage at the world's most famous arena
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Books for fall 2023: Our 75 top picks for serious reading season — and there’s plenty of light stuff here too
Am I the only one who thinks it’s weird that we keep treating the seasons as clearly delineated stretches of time? I love fall, and particularly that lineal moment right before fall gets chilly, that promise of fall. But this is the fall book preview, and though I should be excited to tell you of weeks of incredible titles coming — Walter Isaacson on Elon Musk, Zadie Smith on historical ...
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October 2023 Books By Black Authors I Can't Wait to Read
I know I say this almost every month, but when it comes to great Black books, October is coming in hot. Whether you want to escape from it all with a dystopian fantasy or keep it real with timely cultural essays, this month literally has something for every kind of reader. A new middle grade novel from Jaqueline Woodson, a powerful work of graphic nonfiction from Chuck D and Sly Stone’s memoir are just a few of the books I can’t wait to read this month.
