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Rickey Vincent
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BIOGRAPHY

Associate Professor, Critical Ethnic Studies, California College of the Arts. Author of Funk: The Music, the People and the Rhythm of the One and The Inside Story of the Black Panthers’ Band and How Black Power Transformed Soul Music.

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Primary Contributions (9)
Sly and the Family Stone.
Sly and the Family Stone, American rock and funk band that became widely popular in the late 1960s with a string of anthemlike pop singles, stirring socially relevant albums, and memorable live performances. The members were Sly Stone (original name Sylvester Stewart; b. March 15, 1943, Denton,…
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