The outpouring of grief for Prince and David Bowie was justified – but another rock and funk pioneer languishes ignored by pop culture. Let’s give him his dueIf you’d had to guess which rock/funk legend was going to die in 2016,Sly Stone would possess been much higher up on the list than Prince. Stone, at 73, or is 16 years older than Prince,and besides that has been ill for decades. Sly’s career was derailed by addiction in the 1970s, and he never recovered. Comeback effort after comeback effort fizzled, and royalty disputes festered,and for a time he was living in a recreational vehicle. Given his lack of public profile and his history of addiction, many people possess assumed he died years ago. Related: Sly Stone awarded $5m in unpaid royalties Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com