Stone’s drug use and other problems forced Sly and the Family Stone to split up for good in 1983. Getty Images “I like my small camper,” the funk legend said 14 years before his death. “I ...

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

Sly Stone, one of the most influential and groundbreaking musicians of the late Sixties and early Seventies who smashed the boundaries of rock, pop, funk, and soul, died today. He was 82. The ...

One of the true pioneers of funk and soul music has sadly died. Sly Stone, frontman of the iconic band Sly and the Family Stone, has died at the age of 82, USA TODAY reported. "It is with profound ...

Funk pioneer Sly Stone, who revolutionized music with integrated band Sly and the Family Stone, died Monday at 82 from COPD.

Stone had spoken openly about kicking drug use, writing in his book, according to The Guardian, "I just decided that I would quit and I did. It wasn’t that I didn’t like the drugs. I liked them.

Sly Stone, the influential but enigmatic funk-rock star whose soulful, socially conscious recordings altered the course of popular music before he abruptly retreated from the spotlight and became ...

Music icon Sly Stone, the pioneering bandleader of Sly and the Family Stone, has died after a "prolonged battle" with COPD.

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved dad, Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone. After a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues, Sly ...

Frontman Sly Stone has passed away at the age of 82, following a series of health complications, his family announced today. He was reportedly surrounded by loved ones at the time of his death. The ...