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.

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson directed the Sly Stone documentary Sly Lives! (AKA The Burden of Black Genius that premiered at Sundance this year, and now he has penned a moving tribute to his subject, ...

Thank you, Sly, for effectively inventing 1970s funk and the career of Prince with that last song. Thank you, Sly for pulling together the Family Stone, a band of players and singers Black and white, ...

Sly Stone, one of the pioneers of funk music, has died aged 82, his family have said. As front man for his band Sly And The Family Stone, the musician fused soul, rock, psychedelia and gospel to ...

Sly and the Family Stone released its first album, A Whole New Thing, in 1967, and would go on to release 10 official studio albums through 1982, and a greatest hits compilation in 1970.