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Sly Stone Believed Everybody Is a Star: The Massive Legacy of an Avant-Funk Revolutionary
Saying farewell to Sly Stone, whose avant-funk vision changed the world and influenced generations of musicians ...
Funk pioneer Sly Stone, leader of Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82
Funk pioneer Sly Stone, a onetime San Francisco DJ turned pop music innovator and leader of Sly and the Family Stone, has ...
Sly Stone, Sly and the Family Stone Frontman, Dead at 82
Sly Stone died on Monday, June 9 at the age of 82, his family announced. The musician was best known as the leader of Sly and ...
Sly Stone, pioneering leader of funk band Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82
Sly Stone, the pioneering leader of the funk band bearing his name, Sly and the Family Stone, has died, according to his ...
Sly Stone turned isolation into inspiration, forging a path for a generation of music-makers
Long before the home studio became an industry norm, Stone, who died on June 9, 2025, turned the studio into both a sanctuary and an instrument. And long before sampling defined the sound of hip-hop, ...
Dionne Warwick, Jamie Foxx Among Those Paying Tribute to Sly Stone: "May He Rest in Paradise"
"From the moment his music reached me in the early 1970s, it became a part of my soul," 'Sly Lives!' director Questlove also ...
Sly Stone's Family Reveals the Music Icon's Private Health Battle After His Death at 82
Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone's family announced his death at age 82 in a statement shared on Monday, June 9.