Both Wilson and Stone were true originals and are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Brian Wilson has been called a musical ...

A.‍ ‍‍Sly ‍was ‍given ‍a ‍Jewish ‍star ‍by ‍Rabbi ‍Shlomo ‍Carlbach, ‍when ‍they ‍met ‍in ‍Haight-Ashbury ‍in ‍1967. ‍Sly ...

Just days before the summer solstice kicked off the season, we lost two musical geniuses. Sly Stone and Brian Wilson gave us ...

For decades, the music of Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and his band, The Roots, has defied the conventions of hip-hop and soul ...

Stone, an eccentric whose songs of uplift were tempered by darker themes of struggle and disillusionment, had a fall as steep ...

'The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967' shows what we've lost.

While his talent shone brightly, Sly faced the pressure of living up to those expectations, creating a constant conflict ...

Sly Stone, the visionary frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died at age 82 on June 9, 2025, after a groundbreaking career that revolutionized popular music with its blend of funk, soul, rock, and ...

Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week ...

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Sr Natl Correspondent ...