Sly Stone, a funk pioneer whose influence and impact as leader of the musical group Sly and the Family Stone was as enduring as his career was brief, died Monday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 82.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sly Stone, the frontman of the revolutionary band Sly and the Family Stone, has died following several health issues. He was 82.

Sly Stone, a Grammy winner whose pioneering funk-rock group Sly and the Family Stone produced groundbreaking albums and singles — three of which topped the Billboard Hot 100 — and was the subject of ...

In 1975, David Bowie moved away from his glam rock persona with the song “Fame.” The funk rock classic from Bowie’s ninth studio album, Young Americans, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September ...

Stone, a Grammy winner whose pioneering funk-rock group Sly and the Family Stone produced groundbreaking albums and singles has been battling COPD. Musician Sly Stone has died aged 82. He was a ...

An eight-piece funk band consisting of 5,000-year-old Egyptian Mummies isn't a hard sell for most music fans looking a spooky thrill at any time of the year. To offer said band up in October is the ...

Funk music pioneer Sly Stone has died "after a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues," his family said Monday. (Martial Trezzini / Keystone / Associated Press) Sly Stone, a ...

Sly Stone, the frontman of the revolutionary band Sly and the Family Stone, has died following several health issues. He was 82. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our ...

Sly Stone, funk-rock pioneer and the frontman of the hit funk band Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82. The music pioneer succumbed after a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health ...

Sly Stone, leader of the self-named genre-bending funk band Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82. A statement released by his family shared, “After a prolonged battle with COPD and other ...