Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sly Stone, the frontman of the revolutionary band Sly and the Family Stone, has died following several health issues. He was 82.

For those of a certain age, the words “funk music” bring to mind some of the great acts of the 20th century’s second half. James Brown. Sly and the Family Stone. Ohio Players. The Isley Brothers.

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 ...

William ‘Billy Bass’ Nelson, the original bassist for the funk rock band Funkadelic and a key figure in 1970s funk, has died at 75. Nelson got his start as a teenager working in singer George ...

The 5th Annual Bellson Music Fest will be held on Saturday, June 6 and celebrates the legacy of Louie Bellson (1924-2009), ...

Sly Stone, the influential but enigmatic funk-rock star whose soulful, socially conscious recordings altered the course of popular music before he abruptly retreated from the spotlight and became the ...

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 frontman of the revolutionary band Sly and the Family Stone, has died following several health issues. He was 82. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our ...