{"id":33507,"date":"2025-06-15T18:17:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T18:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/remembering-sly-stone-and-brian-wilson\/"},"modified":"2025-06-15T18:17:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T18:17:25","slug":"remembering-sly-stone-and-brian-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/remembering-sly-stone-and-brian-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Sly Stone and Brian Wilson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>It happened this past week &#8230; we learned of the passing of two giants of popular music: Brian Wilson, of the Beach Boys; and Sly Stone, frontman of Sly and the Family Stone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/10\/05\/db766324-5d3a-4cbe-92fb-bda45ae00d66\/thumbnail\/620x465\/ed5c6a7ae0e668efa3ccb4095e7a6852\/sly-stone-getty-139836933.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698#\" alt=\"Sly Stone At Woodstock \" height=\"465\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/10\/05\/db766324-5d3a-4cbe-92fb-bda45ae00d66\/thumbnail\/620x465\/ed5c6a7ae0e668efa3ccb4095e7a6852\/sly-stone-getty-139836933.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/10\/05\/db766324-5d3a-4cbe-92fb-bda45ae00d66\/thumbnail\/1240x930\/637c5e54c2ac25602c6ec7278ccf559a\/sly-stone-getty-139836933.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Musician Sly Stone, of Sly and the Family Stone, performs at the Woodstock Festival on August 17, 1969 in Bethel, New York.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Sly Stone<\/h2>\n<p>Born Sylvester Stewart in 1943, he became &#8220;Sly&#8221; when a classmate misspelled his first name on the chalkboard. <\/p>\n<p>A gifted musician, by four he was singing on stage. He made his first recording at 9, and was working as a DJ when he formed a band in 1966. <\/p>\n<p>Just a year later, &#8220;Dance to the Music&#8221; launched Sly and the Family Stone \u2013 the first major group to include Black and White men and women \u2013 into super-stardom. <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sly and the Family Stone perform &#8220;Dance to the Music&#8221;:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-youtube-video embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-video\">\n<p>\n    <iframe class=\"embed__content lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Jn2PNlhvy8E?autoplay=0&amp;rel=1\" data-optanon-category=\"essential\" data-height=\"113\" data-width=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n  <\/p><figcaption>\n    <span class=\"embed__caption\"><br \/>\n      <cite><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Jn2PNlhvy8E\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sly &amp; The Family Stone &#8211; Dance To The Music (Audio)<\/a><\/cite> by<br \/>\n      <cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SlyATFamilyStoneVEVO\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SlyATFamilyStoneVEVO<\/a><\/cite> on<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YouTube<\/a><br \/>\n    <\/span><br \/>\n  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A string of hits followed in quick succession, including &#8220;Everyday People,&#8221;\u00a0 &#8220;Family Affair,&#8221; and &#8220;Hot Fun in the Summertime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But by the end of the 1970s, drug addiction and mental health issues had taken their toll.\u00a0 The band broke up, and Stone faded from the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>The band reunited in 2006 when they were honored at the Grammy Awards. It would be the last major performance by a man whose style, social conscience, and revolutionary sound forever changed the course of pop music. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/sly-stone-dies-sly-and-he-family-stone\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Sly Stone died Monday in Los Angeles<\/a><\/span>. He was 82. <\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<strong>Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)&#8221; by Sly and the Family Stone: <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-youtube-video embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-video\">\n<p>\n    <iframe class=\"embed__content lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/NOa5UOHdwnc?autoplay=0&amp;rel=1\" data-optanon-category=\"essential\" data-height=\"113\" data-width=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n  <\/p><figcaption>\n    <span class=\"embed__caption\"><br \/>\n      <cite><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NOa5UOHdwnc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sly &amp; The Family Stone &#8211; Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (Official Audio)<\/a><\/cite> by<br \/>\n      <cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SlyATFamilyStoneVEVO\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SlyATFamilyStoneVEVO<\/a><\/cite> on<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YouTube<\/a><br \/>\n    <\/span><br \/>\n  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr\/>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/15\/c1934e26-d97d-4224-a8d9-c6921f813694\/thumbnail\/620x465\/f385e0677b833dcc8196153c617ca2f1\/the-beach-boys-getty-73906487.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698#\" alt=\"Beach Boys With A Surfboard \" height=\"465\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/15\/c1934e26-d97d-4224-a8d9-c6921f813694\/thumbnail\/620x465\/f385e0677b833dcc8196153c617ca2f1\/the-beach-boys-getty-73906487.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/15\/c1934e26-d97d-4224-a8d9-c6921f813694\/thumbnail\/1240x930\/52683f94a984a72790eb855db7c84f5e\/the-beach-boys-getty-73906487.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The Beach Boys (from left, Brian Wilson, Mike Love,  Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, and David Marks)   pose for a portrait with a surfboard in August 1962 in Los Angeles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Brian Wilson<\/h2>\n<p>Then, on Wednesday, we learned of the passing of another musical genius, with an altogether different sound. Brian Wilson was born in California in 1942. In his teens, he (along with brothers Dennis and Carl, cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine) started a band. <\/p>\n<p>Around that time Dennis started surfing, and as <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/brian-wilsons-summer-of-milestones\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Brian told &#8220;Sunday Morning&#8217;s&#8221; Anthony Mason in 2015<\/a><\/span>, the rest, is history. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mike and I started writing surf songs,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But I never surfed, and he never surfed, either.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Did you feel the need to surf for any reason?&#8221; Mason asked. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No. I never tried it.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Surfin&#8217; USA,&#8221; by the Beach Boys: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-youtube-video embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-video\">\n<p>\n    <iframe class=\"embed__content lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/H0bhSGfKTs4?autoplay=0&amp;rel=1\" data-optanon-category=\"essential\" data-height=\"150\" data-width=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n  <\/p><figcaption>\n    <span class=\"embed__caption\"><br \/>\n      <cite><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/H0bhSGfKTs4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Surfin&#8217; U.S.A. (Remastered 2001)<\/a><\/cite> by<br \/>\n      <cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCrnD8aXhy4oQMS0ITw471tA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Beach Boys &#8211; Topic<\/a><\/cite> on<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YouTube<\/a><br \/>\n    <\/span><br \/>\n  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the Beach Boys&#8217; sonic palette of surf, sun, cars, and endless summers made them an indelible part of America&#8217;s pop culture.<\/p>\n<p>Widely considered one of rock&#8217;s greatest songwriters, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/brian-wilson-dies-82-beach-boys\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Brian Wilson was 82<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Brian Wilson\/Tony Asher&#8217;s &#8220;God Only Knows,&#8221; from the Beach Boys album &#8220;Pet Sounds&#8221;:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-youtube-video embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-video\">\n<p>\n    <iframe class=\"embed__content lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/u90beUXTKwo?autoplay=0&amp;rel=1\" data-optanon-category=\"essential\" data-height=\"150\" data-width=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n  <\/p><figcaption>\n    <span class=\"embed__caption\"><br \/>\n      <cite><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u90beUXTKwo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">God Only Knows (Remastered 1999)<\/a><\/cite> by<br \/>\n      <cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCrnD8aXhy4oQMS0ITw471tA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Beach Boys &#8211; Topic<\/a><\/cite> on<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YouTube<\/a><br \/>\n    <\/span><br \/>\n  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>Story produced by Liza Monasebian. Editor: Chad Cardin.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/jane-pauley\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Jane  Pauley<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Jane Pauley is anchor of the award-winning &#8220;CBS News Sunday Morning.&#8221; A respected broadcast journalist for more than 50 years, Pauley is the recipient of multiple Emmys, the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, the Edward R. Murrow Award for outstanding achievement and the Gracie Allen Award from the Foundation of American Women in Radio &amp; Television. 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