Sly Stone, influential leader of Sly and the Family Stone who revolutionized funk, soul, R&B, rock and psychedelic music, has died at 82 after battling COPD and other health issues.

Sly Stone, the remarkable, eccentric frontman, singer, songwriter and producer of his family group, Sly & the Family Stone, died in Los Angeles on Monday, June 9. The musical icon had been ...

Sly and the Family Stone formed in California in 1966 and went on to top pop and R&B charts with songs like "Everyday People" and "Dance to the Music." The band was led by the multi ...

With Sly & the Family Stone, Nile Rodgers said that the late Sly Stone “changed music.” Redferns. Another legendary producer, Jimmy Jam, recalled sampling Sly & the Family Stone’s 1970 chart ...

Sly Stone, a legendary musician who helped propel funk to its elevated heights in the realm of Black music, has died. Hip-Hop artists of various eras have sampled Sly Stone’s work over the years ...

Sly Stone, frontman of the influential funk band Sly and the Family Stone, has passed away. He was 82. Stone’s family announced the iconic musician’s passing on Monday, June 9, via a statement ...

Sly Stone, the funk music pioneer and frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, has died at the age of 82, his manager, Arlene Hirschkowitz, confirmed to CBS News.

Sly Stone, a onetime San Francisco DJ turned pop and funk music innovator, has died.He was 82. "It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved dad, Sly Stone of Sly and ...

Sly Stone died on Monday, June 9 at the age of 82, his family announced. The musician was best known as the leader of Sly and the Family Stone, the influential psychedelic soul and funk band that ...

Sly Stone in 1973. Michael Putland/Getty Born Sylvester Stewart in Denton, Texas, on March 15, 1943, Stone was raised in the Bay Area of California, where he began embracing his love of music at a ...