Sly is gone ...

[Rick]

He was so influential. Especially not being afraid in how to deliver the song ....

I was in a chorus as a kid and we insisted on wearing hats like Sly. He was Mr. Cool personified. And he played a tele ...

 

[Strat Avenger]

He was definitely a character. I don't think he ever reached his full potential.

 

[Rick]

Article on Sly for those who want to know more ...

Sly Stone: Funk Revolutionary

Yes, drugs were his downfall, writes Eli Lake. But before he succumbed, he wrote songs that would influence generations of musicians, from Miles Davis to Janet Jackson.

www.thefp.com