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My Turn: 50 years and counting: University Without Walls

The Recorder 04 Nov 2021
Fifty years ago this month, UMass Amherst University Without Walls (UWW) announced that with funding from the U.S ... In 1971, the concept of helping older students return to college was nothing short of radical ... Music? Sly and the Family Stone, Carole King, Led Zeppelin, Joni Mitchell, Chicago and The Who all managed to rule simultaneously ... J.M ... .
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The Gap Band’s Ronnie Wilson dies at age 73

The Grio 03 Nov 2021
In a statement to TMZ, Wilson’s widow, Linda Boulware-Wilson, confirmed that he passed away peacefully at home in Oklahoma. A founding member of legendary funk and soul group The Gap Band has died ... He was 73 ... Their funky soul sounds were reportedly inspired by bands like Parliament-Funkadelic, Earth Wind & Fire and Sly and the Family Stone ... .
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On my radar: Elvis Costello’s cultural highlights

The Observer 31 Oct 2021
Stevie Wonder before he made Talking Book; the 5th Dimension, confounding their mainstream reputation; David Ruffin, a fragile, exiled prince; Mahalia Jackson handing the mic, if not the torch, to Mavis Staples; and Sly and the Family Stone, a visitation from the future.
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Family Stone still wants to take you higher

Times Union 30 Oct 2021
Back in 1966, saxophonist Jerry Martini and his friend Sly Stone co-founded a band. Sly and the Family Stone was groundbreaking, whether you consider the mixed-race lineup or the music itself, an amalgam of soul, rock, jazz, psychedelia and R&B; ... the legacy of Sly Stone himself.
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Today in Entertainment History

Federal News Radio 30 Oct 2021
On Oct. 30, 1938, the radio play “The War of the Worlds,” starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS ... In 1967, Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones pleaded guilty to drug possession and was sentenced to nine months in jail ... Gen ... In 1974, Kathy Silva filed for divorce from musician Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone after less than six months of marriage ... .
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5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Nikki Sixx

Spin 29 Oct 2021
Name Nikki Sixx. Best known for I’m 100 percent best known for my sarcasm first, and second, for being a member of Mötley Crüe ... Maybe St. Barts ... Sly and the Family Stone, Aerosmith, Queen, Slade, T ... Sly and the Family Stone. Sly and the Family Stone ... An album like There’s a Riot Goin’ On, and with “Family Affair”, I liked what Sly was talking about.
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Dr. Lonnie Smith Wove the Funk for Seven Decades

Village Voice 28 Oct 2021
... symphonic psychedelia, or land Keith Emerson’s prog-rock pyrotechnics inside Sly Stone’s “Stand.” Jimi Hendrix, Sun Ra, Thelonius Monk, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Bootsy Collins, and Bernie Worrell were kindred spirits—eager to groove and fuse that confusing (to some) musical mess.
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Beth McKenna: Beyond Here

All About Jazz 27 Oct 2021
Montreal-based multi-reedist Beth McKenna's Beyond Here proves a few things. One, she is a fine arranger of her original compositions for her jazz quintet. Two. she writes. complex-yet-engaging tunes that often go after the groove. And three ... Christine Jensen ... Sly and the Family Stone. " data-original-title="" title="">Sly and the Family Stone meets ... ">.
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Zeros to heroes – how it took Guardians of the Galaxy 45 years to become ...

NME 26 Oct 2021
With performances from Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Sly & The Family Stone and many more, Dancing Groot would have had a blast there – and he’d have been hugged a lot ... James Gunn has said he considers the Guardians to be the Rolling Stones to The AvengersBeatles.
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Billy Preston finally gets his Rock Hall propers, for work with Beatles and many more

Cleveland 25 Oct 2021
He co-wrote “You Are So Beautiful,” which Joe Cocker turned into a hit during 1974, and also stacked up credits with Sly and the Family Stone, Barbra Streisand, Peter Frampton, Elton John, Luther Vandross, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Diamond, good friend Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave) and many others.
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Luther Vandross: Our 1987 Interiew

Spin 25 Oct 2021
This article originally appeared in the April 1987 issue of SPIN. Of course, there has been scandal ... “I don’t like to talk about it,” Vandross says. “I used to say, ‘Next question.’ I know you have to ask. I understand ... “Next question.” ... *** ... *** ... We were the opening act for Sly and the Family Stone!” ... .
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Todd Snider reflects on life and loss in ‘First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder’

Chico Enterprise Record 22 Oct 2021
Todd Snider is known as a musician, lyricist and an alright guy, but most of all, Snider is a troubadour ... His latest tour stop is tonight at the Paradise Performing Arts Center at 6.30 p.m ... The first track strikes listeners with a funk inspired beat, drawing influence from progressive soul artists like James Brown and Sly Stone ... .
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'Genius' grant gives 70-year-old choreographer her due

The Philadelphia Tribune 22 Oct 2021
The news shocked her into silence. When choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar answered the phone in the sun room of her Tallahassee, Fla., home and learned she’d been awarded a 2021 MacArthur Foundation fellowship, also known as the “genius” grant, she couldn’t make her mouth move ... And to quote Sly and the Family Stone, ‘I want to take it higher.’ “.
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David Duchovny Finds Solid Ground With Gestureland

Spin 21 Oct 2021
... He quotes song lyrics (Elton John’s “Come Down in Time” and Warren Zevon’s “Desperados Under the Eaves”) and references numerous artists spanning various genres and eras — Laura Nyro, Sly and the Family Stone, Alice In Chains, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hayden, Sia, and Pine Grove.
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The Audio Universe and the Musical Worlds Barritz Voyages To and From

LA Weekly 20 Oct 2021
Our ears are satellites receiving radio signals—transporting us to different places, times and emotions ... His funk samples really turned me on to that genre and I became obsessed with artists like Parliament-Funkadelic, Ohio Players, Bootsy Collins, The Gap Band, Sly & The Family Stone, Cameo, Con Funk Shun and so on,” shares Barritz ... L.A ... .
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