As the leader of Sly and the Family Stone, Stone inspired generations of listeners with songs that advocated for unity, ...

The greatest artists take from all that came before them and create a language all their own. And during his transcendent ...

He electrified Woodstock crowds with his brand of psychedelic funk but fell into a fog of drug abuse at the height of his ...

Sly Stone, the iconic frontman of the band Sly and the Family Stone, and an influential figure in funk, soul and rock, has ...

Queen Latifah has taken to social media to heap praise on the funk legend, who "passed away peacefully" following a lengthy ...

The music world mourns Sly Stone, funk pioneer and leader of Sly and the Family Stone, who died in Los Angeles at 82.

Sly was a giant — not just for his groundbreaking work with the Family Stone, but for the radical inclusivity and deep human ...

Sly and the Family Stone, inducted into the Rock and Roll ... save for very occasional guest appearances and collaborations. The ensuing decades saw troubles of his own making, with drug-related ...

Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and '70s ... save for very occasional guest appearances and collaborations. The ensuing decades saw troubles of his own making, with ...

Revolutionary funk musician Sly Stone, whose Sly and the Family Stone redefined popular music in the late 1960s and early ...

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