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Sly Stone: Guns, PCP, a Psycho Mutt, and a Fugitive from Justice
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Apr 4, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
At the end of the 1960s, Sly Stone was at the center of a groundbreaking musical movement that intended to break down barriers of race and genre, all in the service of making people happy. But at the dawn of the 1970s, Sly Stone suddenly was not happy. His L.A. mansion was overrun with cocaine, PCP, guns, and bodyguards. He was strongarmed by the Black Panthers. He thought his own bass player hired someone to kill him. He drew the attention of local law enforcement. Before long, he was crossing paths with cops from coast to coast, busted time and again for drug offenses – including when he went on the lam under a false name and was declared a fugitive from justice.
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Released:
Apr 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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