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Funk music pioneer Sly Stone dies

Rolling Stone · 6h

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

ABC News on MSN · 14h

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 family. Stone was 82 years old.

NBC News on MSN · 13h

Sly Stone, funk pioneer and frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82

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 channeled multitudes

The Washington Post on MSN · 3h

Sly Stone channeled multitudes; they were all gloriously American

Stone didn’t represent a niche or a subculture. He was every culture.

The New York Times · 9h

Sly Stone and the Sound of an America That Couldn’t Last

The influential musician, who died on Monday at 82, forged harmony — musical and otherwise — that he wasn’t able to hold together on his own.

Sly Stone: A funky life - in pictures

Sly Stone, a funk-rock star who led the group Sly and the Family Stone, has died at the age of 82, his family said in a statement. A statement said he had suffered a "prolonged battle" with the lung disease COPD.

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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 ...

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Chuck D Explains How Sly Stone Influenced Public Enemy

Public Enemy's Chuck D grew up listening to the music made by Sly Stone, who died Monday at age 82 - and that music became a ...

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How the Bay Area Shaped Sly Stone

One of the key figures in American music in the late ’60s got his professional start in the Bay Area. These are some of the ...

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Thank You, Sly Stone

The journalist who got the late funk legend to break his decades-long silence pays tribute to his indelible message of hope — ...

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‘He Would Be in the Top 10': Ben Fong-Torres on Writing Sly Stone's Rolling Stone Cover Story

One of the star Rolling Stone writer's first cover stories was following Stone around Los Angeles at the height of his ...

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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.

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Sly Stone taught pop stars how to dress wild

Stone wanted your ears and your eyes. His style paved the way for the fashion of musicians like Prince, Outkast and Beyonce.

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