Sly Stone
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Sylvester Stewart, better known by his stage name Sly Stone, was an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the d
Stone performing in 1973
Sly and the Family Stone in 1968. Sly Stone pictured second from left.
Stone performing at the Keystone Berkeley in 1982
Stone in 2007
Terry Melcher
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Terrence Paul Melcher was an American record producer, singer, and songwriter who was instrumental in shaping the mid-to-late 1960s California sound and folk rock movements. His best-known contributio
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…Moses Tyson, Jr., Stone's cousin, is a gospel musician and organist. Stone and producer Terry Melcher spent time together at Melcher's home in the late 1960s, and on more than one occasion Stone saw Charles Manson there. According to Stone in a 2009…
Melcher in 1969
Melcher (left) in the studio with the Byrds' Gene Clark (center) and David Crosby in 1965
Melcher (center) with Bruce Johnston (left), Brian Wilson (right), and Tony Asher (back) in early 1966