Sly Stone, the singer-songwriter who rose to fame with the band Sly and the Family Stone, has died. He was 82. “After a prolonged battle with COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] and other ...

Sly Stone—frontman of Sly and the Family Stone and funk music pioneer—has died. “After a prolonged battle with COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] and other underlying health issues, Sly ...

Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s and beyond with such hits as “Everyday People,” “Stand!” and ...

Sly Stone has died, aged 82, following a series of health issues, his family have announced today. He's said to have been surrounded by loved ones when he died. The musician, whose real name was ...

Sly Stone, best remembered for meshing rock, pop, funk, psychedelic and soul music in the 1960s and 1970s, died at the age of 82 on June 9, 2025. The late musician led the group Sly and the Family ...

Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s and beyond with such hits as “Everyday People,” “Stand!” and ...

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(WISH) — Sly Stone, the visionary frontman of Sly and the Family Stone whose genre-defying music helped shape the sound of funk, soul, rock and psychedelic music in the late 20th century, has died ...

Sylvester "Sly" Stone, the frontman of Sly & the Family Stone, whose groundbreaking fusion of rock, soul, jazz and gospel captivated a generation, has died at the age of 82. The musical icon from ...

A Sly Stone doc from the funk artist's son Sylvester Stewart Jr., as well as Leslie Small, is in the works from Winter State ...

MOJO traces the dazzling rise and tragic fall of Sly Stone, and hears how he still had music left to share before his death earlier this year.