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

The world lost a music icon on Monday, June 9, with the passing of Sly Stone, frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, at his ...

Sly Stone, a onetime SF deejay turned funk innovator and leader of Sly and the Family Stone, sang on and produced an album ...

"His extraordinary musical legacy will continue to resonate and inspire for generations to come," Stone's family said.

With his band Sly and the Family Stone (which included Freddie), he would go on to change the face of funk music through ...

Music legend Sylvester Stewart, better known by his stage name Sly Stone, the visionary frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, has died, leaving behind a trailblazing legacy that forever changed the ...

Sly Stone was one of the most unique people in any form of entertainment. Brilliant, unpredictable, but overall an absolute ...

Gov't Mule guitarist Warren Haynes took to social media to pay tribute to the groundbreaking musical legacy of the late Sly ...

Our time here in comparatively short, and we all want to know that we made a difference in our lives, that our lives mattered ...

Stone changed R&B, soul and rock music forever (while helping to invent funk along the way) with a pop sensibility that few artists have ever even dreamed of.

One of the true pioneers of funk and soul music has sadly died. Sly Stone, frontman of the iconic band Sly and the Family ...

Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone's family announced his death at age 82 in a statement shared on Monday, June 9.