"Sly’s time on top was brief, roughly from 1968-1971, but profound. No band better captured the gravity-defying euphoria of the Woodstock era or more bravely addressed the crash which followed. From early songs as rousing as their titles — "I Want To Take You Higher," "Stand!" — to the sober aftermath of "Family Affair" and "Runnin' Away," Sly and the Family Stone spoke for a generation whether or not it liked what they had to say. … Led by Sly Stone, with his leather jumpsuits and goggle shades, mile-wide grin and mile-high Afro, the band dazzled in 1969 at the Woodstock festival and set a new pace on the radio. "Everyday People," "I Wanna Take You Higher" and other songs were anthems of community, non-conformity and a brash and hopeful spirit, built around such catchphrases as "different strokes for different folks.""
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Hillel Italie, in "Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82", Associated Press (9 June 2025)
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Sylvester Stewart (15 March 1943 – 9 June 2025), most famous by his stage name Sly Stone, was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who became prominent in his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone.
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