Sly Stone pleads not guilty

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June 16, 2011 at 3:38PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Sly Stone from the group Sly and the Family Stone performs at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

And here we didn't even know he'd been arrested. But he's back in the news:

His attorney said that? Well, that settles it. Stone's first album in nearly three decades comes out this August. How will it sound? Depends. Here's a rather blunt review of a 2007 performance:

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