The greatest artists take from all that came before them and create a language all their own. And during his transcendent career, that’s exactly what Sly Stone did.

Sly Stone revolutionized music production by transforming the studio into a compositional tool, using overdubs, drum machines, and tape loops to craft deeply personal and experimental tracks like those on “There’s a Riot Goin’ On.

Queen Latifah has taken to social media to heap praise on the funk legend, who "passed away peacefully" following a lengthy battle with COPD.

Sly Stone, the iconic frontman of the band Sly and the Family Stone, and an influential figure in funk, soul and rock, has died at the age of 82.

As the leader of Sly and the Family Stone, Stone inspired generations of listeners with songs that advocated for unity, decency, and joy.

Sly Stone, whose band Sly and the Family Stone electrified Woodstock audiences and introduced a genre-fusing brand of psychedelic funk with hits such as “Family Affair” and “Everyday People” but then mostly vanished from the music scene for decades in the grip of drug abuse,

Sly and the Family Stone frontman Sly Stone has died, his family said in a statement Monday. He was 82. His family said Stone, whose real name was Sylvester Stewart, had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other underlying health issues for years.

Sly Stone, the visionary bandleader and frontman to his legendary Family Stone, is dead at age 82, his family confirmed on Monday.

The music world mourns Sly Stone, funk pioneer and leader of Sly and the Family Stone, who died in Los Angeles at 82.