Homeless funk legend Sly Stone wins $5m in back royalties

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Daily Mail; the rest at the link with plenty of pictures

Rags to riches: Seventies funk legend Sly Stone is awarded $5m in back royalties while still living out of his van

Seventies funk and soul icon Sly Stone, who has been living in a van for years, has just been awarded $5m in damages.

The 71-year-old musician sued his former manager and lawyer after being cheated out of years of royalties, according to his attorney.
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[video=youtu;NOa5UOHdwnc]http://youtu.be/NOa5UOHdwnc[/video]

 

[bessie]

This is great news. Go, Sly! Loved that group back in the day. Thanks for the video, godot.

 

[wfgodot]

Sly's music helped integrate his listeners' souls. I don't use the word 'genius' often, but yes -- Sly Stone, genius.

 

[charminglane]

I hope he has been writing away over the years.

 

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Daily Beast:

Exclusive Sly & the Family Stone Song 'Color Me True'
A brand new, unreleased recording from the psych funk legends from the very guts of their heyday.

 

[Tony1902]

"All you need is a drummer, for people who only need a beat! Yeah, yeah, yeah.."

 

[wfgodot]

"Hot fun in the summertime."

[video=youtube;_NVVe1DkVsQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NVVe1DkVsQ[/video]