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Sly Stone, frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died on June 9, 2025, in Los Angeles at age 82. His family confirmed his passing in a statement, citing a prolonged battle with COPD and other health ...

Sly Stone, the remarkable, eccentric frontman, singer, songwriter, and producer of his family group, Sly & the Family Stone, has died. He was 82. The musical icon had been battling lung disease, ...

This image released by Sundance Institute shows musician Sly Stone from the film "SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)" by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance ...

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Sylvester "Sly" Stone, the frontman of Sly & the Family Stone, whose groundbreaking fusion of rock, soul, jazz and gospel captivated a generation, has died at the age of 82. The musical icon from ...

Sly Stone, funk-rock pioneer and the frontman of the hit funk band Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82. The music pioneer succumbed after a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health ...

Sly Stone, the leader of the band Sly and the Family Stone, one of the most influential bands in the development of funk, soul, R&B, rock and psychedelic music, has died. He was 82. "It is with ...

The legendary artist died following a prolonged battle with COPD, his family said Monday. By Roy Trakin Sly Stone, who took audiences higher during memorable performances at Woodstock and the Fillmore ...

Funk music pioneer Sly Stone has died "after a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues," his family said Monday. (Martial Trezzini / Keystone / Associated Press) Sly Stone, a ...

NEW YORK – Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s and beyond with such hits as “Everyday People,” ...