Sly Stone, funk pioneer and frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died Monday at the age of 82, following what his family described as “prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues.” “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved dad,

Saying farewell to Sly Stone, whose avant-funk vision changed the world and influenced generations of musicians

In 1974, decades before Ye, then known as Kanye West, packed Madison Square Garden for a twin album-fashion spectacular, Sly Stone, the cosmically groovy singer-songwriter who died on June 9, offered his own extravaganza of dance, funk and flash on New York’s biggest stage.

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.

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 underlying health issues,

(aka The Burden of Black Genius), helmed by Questlove, and had released a memoir two years ago. Beginning with "Dance To The Music" in 1968, which peaked at No. 8 on the chart, Sly and the Family Stone racked up 17 Hot 100 hits, including five top 10s and ...

If you haven't watched Questlove's Sly and the Family Stone documentary (which is mostly about Sly, to be fair), give it a watch. It doesn't reinvent the wheel by any means, but in terms of hitting-all-the-beats biographical documentaries,

It took the bandleader, who died Monday, just a few years beginning in the late 1960s to write a new language of rock, soul and pop.