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"From the moment his music reached me in the early 1970s, it became a part of my soul," 'Sly Lives!' director Questlove also shared on Instagram.
Sly Stone, funk pioneer and frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died Monday at the age of 82, following what his family described as “prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues.” “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved dad,
Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone died Monday (June 9) at age 82, and the music community is grieving the groundbreaking funk pioneer. Questlove, who directed the new documentary Sly Lives (aka The Burden of Black Genius),
Music legend Sly Stone has unfortunately died at age 82. Read how Questlove, Chuck D, Clive Davis, EARTHGANG and others are honoring his unshakable legacy.
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Sly Stone died Monday after "a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues," according to a family statement.
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Sly Stone, the groundbreaking funk and psych-rock pioneer who led the iconic Sly and the Family Stone group in the 1960s into the early 1980s, died Monday (June 9), according to a statement from his family.