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Apr 2023
38m 49s

Sly Stone: Guns, PCP, a Psycho Mutt, and...

Double Elvis Productions
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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 Panth ... Show More
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