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 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, 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.. Stone died peacefully after a ...

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 battling ...

Sly Stone died on Monday, at 82, and there it was again. He “redefined the landscape of pop, funk, and rock music,” declared an official news release. It’s more like landscapes.

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 ...

It was also seven years after Mr. Stone arrived on the music scene promising “A Whole New Thing,” and boy, had he delivered. He introduced not just a whole new sound but a whole new kind of ...

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.

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, 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 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 ...