Better known as the leader of Sly & The Family Stone, he had a career as a radio DJ and record producer in San Francisco before the hits and worldwide fame.
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He became friends with KYA's Tom Donohue, who owned a record label. There, Sly produced the debut album by The Beau Brummels, who had two Top 10s: Just a Little and Laugh, Laugh. After that, he became a superstar.
Sly Stone, Sly and the Family Stone Frontman, Dead at 82
Sly Stone died on Monday, June 9 at the age of 82, his family announced. The musician was best known as the leader of Sly and the Family Stone, the influential psychedelic soul and funk band that played Woodstock.
He became friends with KYA's Tom Donohue, who owned a record label. There, Sly produced the debut album by The Beau Brummels, who had two Top 10s: Just a Little and Laugh, Laugh. After that, he became a superstar.