Sly Stone, an electrifying musician, songwriter and showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the ...

This story was originally published in the November 11, 1971 issue of Rolling Stone.

The bandleader of Sly & The Family Stone, who revolutionized R&B, funk and more in the 1960s and ’70s, was 82​.

Sly Stone, an electrifying musician, songwriter and showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the ...

Sly Stone, the influential but enigmatic funk-rock star whose soulful, socially conscious recordings altered the course of ...

Sly Stone, the electrifying musician, songwriter and showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the ...

A revolutionary musician and dynamic showman, Sly Stone fronted Sly and the Family Stone, which transformed popular music in ...