Funk musician Sly Stone died last night at the age of 82, after a long struggle with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and other underlying health issues, according to a statement released by ...

The Otis Redding cover appears on the upcoming LP The First Family, which contains the earliest known live recording of the ...

Sly and the Family Stone’s last great song, “If You Want Me to Stay,” has another of those in-the-bones bass lines and one of Sly’s rawest vocal performances (the way he sings “get this ...

Sly and the Family Stone was formed in 1966, and the band quickly made its way up the charts in the winter of 1968 with "Dance To the Music," which was later chosen for the Grammy Hall Of Fame ...

Sly and the Family Stone was inducted into the Rock & Roll of Fame in 1993 and honored in 2006 at the Grammy Awards, but Sly released just one album after the early ’80s, “I’m Back!

Sly Stone, the legendary singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who led Sly and the Family Stone and made an indelible mark on music history, has died at 82.

Stone’s drug use and other problems forced Sly and the Family Stone to split up for good in 1983. Getty Images “I like my small camper,” the funk legend said 14 years before his death.

Sly Stone, the frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, has died at the age of 82.. His family shared the sad news in a statement, released to USA TODAY on Monday, confirming, "It is with profound ...

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, whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s , has died. He was 82 Stone, born Sylvester Stewart, had been in poor health in recent years.

Sly Stone makes a rare appearance performing his song "if you want me to stay" with The Family Stone during Hippiefest 2015 at Count Basie Theater on August 23, 2015 in Red Bank, New Jersey.