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 ...

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

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.

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

Sly Stone died Monday after "a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues," according to a family ...

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 ...

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

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

Questlove, who helmed Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius), has paid tribute to the documentary’s subject, Sly Stone, ...

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