Two of music’s powerful visionaries died this week. The songs they meticulously constructed offered an escape their makers struggled to realize in their own lives.

From his crocheted hats and patchwork pants, Sly's looks complemented the groundbreaking qualities of his music

He’ll be remembered as an artist who changed the way people make and listen to music, and who did that twice. Sly was born Sylvester Stewart in Denton, Texas, in 1943 and grew up in Vallejo, California,

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, who directed the new documentary “Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius),” has shared a remembrance of the subject of his film, Sly Stone. The 82 year-old died of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and other underlying health issues.

Sly Stone has died, aged 82. You could say that the music world has lost a giant talent, were it not for the sad truth that Sly was lost to the world, and to his own talent, a long, long time ago. Certainly,