On June 9, 2025, Sylvester Stewart aka Sly Stone died age 82. He was musician (keyboards, guitar, bass, harmonica), singer, songwriter and producer, one of the most important figures in the development of funk with his pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia, and gospel in the 1960s and 1970s. Sly Stone collaborated with Funkadelic, Parliament, Jesse Johnson and Bobby Womack, but was best known as founding member and leader of the band Sly and the Family Stone. In 1993, he was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”. He released his autobiography “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin). As leader he released two albums.
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Nat Adderley: Autobiography
On December 21, 1965, “Atlantic” label released “Autobiography”, the ninth Nat Adderley album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Nat Adderley.
Personnel:
- Nat Adderley – cornet
- Ernie Royal – trumpet
- Benny Powell – trombone
- Don Butterfield – tuba
- Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone, flute
- Joe Zawinul – piano
- Sam Jones – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
- Willie Bobo – percussion
Track listing:
- Sermonette
- Work Song
- The Old Country
- Junkanoo
- Stony Island
- Little Boy with the Sad Eyes
- Never Say Yes
- Jive Samba
Kim Gordon: Girl In A Band
On February 24, 2015, “Harper Collins Publishers” released “Girl in a Band”, the Kim Gordon autobiography. She was founding member of “Sonic Youth” and one of the most important women in the Rock’n’Roll history. Written after the breakdown of her marriage with Thurston Moore and “Sonic Youth” split, Gordon’s autobiography is story of extraordinary person and a great artist.
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