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Sylvester Stewart (born March 15, 1943), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the development of funk with his pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia and gospel in the 1960s and 1970s.
While attending high school, Sylvester and Freddie joined student bands. One of Sylvester's high school musical groups was a doo-wop act called The Viscaynes. The Viscaynes released a few local singles, and Sylvester recorded several solo singles under the name "Danny Stewart". By 1964, Sylvester had become Sly Stone.
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Sylvester James Jr. (September 6, 1947 – December 16, 1988), known simply as Sylvester, was an American singer-songwriter. Primarily active in the genres of disco , rhythm and blues , and soul , he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, falsetto singing voice, and hit disco singles in the late 1970s and 1980s.
as Danny "Sly" Stewart "Help Me With My Broken Heart" / "Long Time Alone"² G&P 901 1962 as Sylvester Stewart "I Just Learned How to Swim" / "Scat Swim"³ Autumn Record No. 3 1964 as Sly Stewart "Buttermilk, Part 1" / "Buttermilk, Part 2" 4: Autumn Record No. 14 1965 as Sly "Temptation Walk, Part 1" / "Temptation Walk, Part 2" 4: Autumn Record ...
There's a Riot Goin' On is the fifth studio album by the American funk and soul band Sly and the Family Stone.It was recorded from 1970 to 1971 at Record Plant Studios in Sausalito, California and released later that year on November 1 by Epic Records. [7]
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
The members were Paul Douglas, David Williams, Dennis Williams, Frank Malo, and Mike Sassano. Their 1969 release, the Sly Stone-written "Life and Death in G & A", peaked at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 58 on the Cashbox Top 100 (A&M 1081).