June 2025 will be remembered for what it took away: two of American music's most visionary architects, Brian Wilson and Sly Stone. Wallace Stevens once wrote, "The pure products of America go crazy." ...

Sly Stone Born Sylvester Stewart in 1943, he became "Sly" when a classmate misspelled his first name on the chalkboard. A gifted musician, by four he was singing on stage.

Sly Stone and Brian Wilson died two days apart, both 82 years old, geniuses of vastly different musical persuasions whose periods of greatest flourishing melded into one another.

Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week brought that into sharp relief. Both were musical geniuses who paid a high pri… ...

Two musical revolutionaries, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, leave life’s stage nearly simultaneously by: DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press Posted: Jun 12, 2025 / 12:02 AM EDT ...

This week’s Indiecast opens with a tribute to two fallen icons, Brian Wilson and Sly Stone, who both passed away at the age of 82 within a few days of one another.

Oh no Brian Wilson and Sly Stone in one week ~ my world is in mourning 🙏🙏so sad ️ ️xx pic.twitter.com/NXPfKzy7Ml — Ronnie Wood (@ronniewood) June 11, 2025 Check out more tributes below: ...

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"Sunday Morning" looks back at the legacies of two musical giants – the beating hearts of Sly and the Family Stone and the Beach Boys.

Two musical revolutionaries, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, leave life’s stage nearly simultaneously by: DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press Posted: Jun 12, 2025 / 12:02 AM EDT ...

Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week brought that into sharp relief. Both were musical geniuses who paid a high ...