Died Sly Stone, the beginner of funk rock

He was the beginner of the funk rock, his music caused the Soula explosion in the 1960s. Sly Stonethe leader of the Sly and the Family Stone Group, after prolonged coping with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other health problems, died in 83 years. His family and fans were informed about his death by his family and fans. « While we mourn, we are comforted by the fact that his exceptional musical legacy will continue to echo and inspire future generations, » they wrote.

Sly Stone, whose real name was Sylvester Stewart, was born on March 15, 1943 in Texas, just afterwards his family moved to California. He was the second of the five children of deeply faithful parents, which influenced his musical path. With a brother Freddie and sisters Dew and Loretto He founded Stewart’s four as a child, performing gospel in the church. In August 1956, they recorded and released their first single. Later, only Loretta’s eldest sister did not start his music career; remaining children, including the youngest sister Vaettothey took over the surname of Stone. The Sly and the Family Stone Group first performed Gospel. Later, they began to improvise and mix different genres, including funk and psychedelia.

Sylvester, who was considered a miracle child (at seven, mastering keyboards, in eleven also guitar, baskitaro and drums), as a frontman of the group in the 1960s with the pioneering of Soul, Rock, Psychedelia and Gospel played a major role in developing funk. ““ “James Brown may have invented funk but Sly Stone refined him, « they wrote on the music portal Allmusic.

For many, he was a musical genius that created the sound of the future and laid the foundations of musicians such as Prince, Miles DavisRed Hot Chili Peppers and Outkast. With lively energy on stage and the lyrics that condemned prejudice, he became a superstar. In 1969 he played an unforgettable concert with the band at the festival Woodstock. But in the early 1970s, he withdrew from the public because of personal problems. He fought with drug addiction, which last led to the breakup of the group. He occasionally appeared in public at concerts, television appearances and In 2006 on the Grammy Awards Stage.

After reporting AFP His creativity, based on psychedelic soul, hippie consciousness, blues funk and rock built on a gospel, attracted millions of listeners in the golden age of popular music. In five years he marked American and world music, from the band’s debut hit Dance to the Music in 1967 to the masterpiece of Rhythm and Blues If you want me this stay from 1973.

It was as if to see a black version of the Beatles, he estimated George ClintonFunka Legend. According to him, he had the sensibility of the street, the church and the qualities of Motown: « He was all in one person. »