Now HERE is the REAL stuff keeping it REAL!!
F~A~R~V~A~Mamey Sapote Eradication
Police arrested musician after they found drugs during a traffic stop
Timothy A. Clary / AFP - Getty Images
Sly Stone performed during a Sly and the Family Stone tribute during the
48th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 8, 2006, at the Staples Center in Los
Angeles.
By Mary Slosson
Reuters
LOS ANGELES â€" Sly Stone, the reclusive funk legend whose career
was crippled by rampant drug abuse, pleaded not guilty to possession of
cocaine rocks on Wednesday.
The 68-year-old frontman for Sly and the Family Stone was arrested April
1 when Los Angeles police pulled over a live-in van for a minor traffic
violation.
Cocaine rocks were found in the clothing of both Stone, who was a
passenger, and the driver, according to the singer's defense attorneys.
Both men were arrested.
"A lot of musicians hang out with people who have drugs. How are they
supposed to know?" said Peter Knecht, one of his attorneys. He insisted
the cocaine did not belong to Stone.
Stone, whose real name is Sylvester Stewart, is next scheduled to appear
in court in the Los Angeles suburb of Van Nuys for a pretrial conference
on July 19. His arraignment was originally scheduled for last Friday,
but he was hospitalized for heart problems.
Stone, a veteran of the San Francisco power scene, revolutionized soul
music with tunes such as "Don't Call Me N-----, Whitey" and "I Want to
Take You Higher" that both fed on and fueled the political and social
turmoil of the time.
His career, however, was marred by decades of run-ins with the law.
Throughout the 1970s and '80s, he was plagued by drug and gun possession
charges.
"You can't punish a guy for what he did 40 years ago, 30 years ago,"
said Knecht.
Stone made his first major public appearance in almost 13 years at the
Grammy Awards in 2006 when he was the object of an all-star tribute.
Sporting a blond Mohawk and a shiny white jacket, he sauntered out on
stage during a performance of "I Want to Take You Higher," but left
before the song was over.
Stone just finished recording a new album that will be released on Aug.
16, according to Tim Yasui, general manager for Cleopatra Records. It
would mark his first album in almost 30 years.
Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters. Click for restrictions.
AND THE DUDES SIG USED TO BE
____
/ ___|
| |__ _ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ _ __
| __|| '__/ _ \/ _ \/_ // _ \| '__|| | ___
| | | | __/ __/ / /| __/| | |_| 1
|_| |_| \___|\___||___|\___||_| 1 (_)
DON'T TAZE MY GRANNY!
BEYOND BE VACHEL CARLING'S RUBILATOR.
GODFREY AND GENTILE WERE A CERTIFIED
DYNAMIC DUO.
COURVOISALIEN COFFEE IS UNDERGROUND.
