Behind it all was Sly Stone, the visionary who died Monday at 82 after a long battle with the lung disease COPD. He wrote, produced and arranged the music, winning acclaim as the author of ...

Sly Stone, the legendary bandleader of Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82. These five songs show the power of his influence.

TLDR: Sly Stone turned isolation into innovation, creating a sound that shaped generations of music-makers and helped ...

Sometimes death, as life, brings strange symmetries. Two music revolutionaries, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, both died within ...

The legendary group, which fused funk, rock and soul into a new form, charted three Hot 100 No. 1s among 10 top 40 hits.

With his diverse band and a jaw-dropping list of musical inspirations, Family Stone frontman changed the face of modern music ...

In an emotional tribute, the Sly Lives! director reflects on the funk legend's impact, lasting influence, and artistry ...

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.” ...

Stone had a capacity for summing up the zeitgeist of an America in social transition, from collective joy to racial harmony, ...

As the leader of Sly and the Family Stone, Sly Stone changed the face of popular music in the late ’60s and early ’70s.

The influence of Sly & the Family Stone’s sound is so vast, it’s hard to measure. It’s in music from Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, Talking Heads and Prince, and many more: Public Enemy ...