Today marks Legacy Recordings’ Artist of the Month, Sly Stone’s 70th Birthday! A visionary musician, composer and bandleader whose work transformed the 1960s and ’70s in ways that are still influencing generations of musicians in America and around the world, Sly Stone brought the funk into the mainstream by pushing aside every preconceived boundary of pop music. Celebrate Sly & The Family Stone this month with a new poster design contest at Creative Allies. Design a funky, brightly colored poster for inspired by the song titles that accompanied so many of the group’s famous recordings for a chance to win $500. MORE
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