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

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

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

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

Sly Stone, the iconic frontman of the band Sly and the Family Stone, and an influential figure in funk, soul and rock, has ...

His songs, for generations of listeners, provided community, solace, and a sense of understanding.

Sly Stone, the visionary frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died at age 82 on June 9, 2025, after a groundbreaking career that revolutionized popular music with its blend of funk, soul, rock, and ...

Based in San Francisco, Sly and the Family Stone was responsible for some of the biggest anthems of the late ’60s and early ...

There's immense variety in popular music careers, even beyond the extremes of one-hit wonders and the long-haulers touring ...

Sometimes, in the midst of chaos, I find solace in music. It doesn’t have to be soft music. Play me some classic rock ‘n soul ...

Everyone knows who Sylvester "Sly" Stallone of Rocky and Rambo fame is. But not everyone knows who Sly Stone was. For those ...

But those brief, incandescent years of pop genius deserve to be legacy enough. Image What always sounded casual in Sly Stone’s music was complex and disciplined.Credit...ABC Photo Archives ...