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 ...

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

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

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.

Black Music Month, founded in 1979 by Dyana Williams, Kenny Gamble, and Ed Wright, continues to inspire in 2025. This year, ...

Sly Stone, the leader of the band Sly and the Family Stone, one of the most influential bands in the development of funk, ...

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

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

Sly Stone, funk pioneer and frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died Monday at the age of 82, following what his family ...

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