Sylvester Stewart — known to most of the world as Sly Stone, who passed away at 82 on Monday — was one of the most important musicians not only of the rock-soul era — because his music combined both, ...

Few artists left so large an imprint on music history in so short a burst of activity as Sly Stone, who died Monday at 82. At his creative peak as the mastermind of Sly and the Family Stone, the ...

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 ...

It’s hard to imagine the course pop music might have taken in the psychedelic ’60s had Sylvester Stewart not emerged at that pivotal moment as the leader of Sly and the Family Stone, a racially ...

Funk pioneers Sly and the Family Stone had a tragic ending after one gig. The group, which formed in 1966, combined funk, soul, R&B, rock, and psychedelic music on massive hits like Dance to the Music ...

Sly Stone, the pioneering leader of the funk band bearing his name, Sly and the Family Stone, has died, according to his family. Stone was 82 years old. "After a prolonged battle with COPD and other ...

On June 9, the music industry lost an incredible talent. Sly Stone, leader of the funk band Sly and the Family Stone passed away due to complications with COPD and other health issues at age 82. The ...