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 ...

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

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.

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

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 ...

Stone, an eccentric whose songs of uplift were tempered by darker themes of struggle and disillusionment, had a fall as steep ...

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

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

Leading Sly and the Family Stone, he helped redefine the landscape of pop, funk and rock in the late 1960s and early ’70s.

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

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

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