Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sly Stone, center, performs with Freddie Stone, left, and Larry Graham of Sly and the Family Stone in 1969. (CBS via Getty Images) ...

Born in San Francisco, California, Sly and the Family Stone became one of the biggest funk and soul bands of the 20th century. Active from 1966 to 1983, the group was fronted by the standout Sly Stone ...

Sly Stone, a funk pioneer whose influence and impact as leader of the musical group Sly and the Family Stone was as enduring as his career was brief, died Monday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 82.

The Sly & the Family Stone leader has died at 82. Here’s what to know about his brilliant career and crushing addiction. By Rob Tannenbaum In Sly & the Family Stone’s prime, from 1968 to 1973, the ...

The glossy silver foil finish inside and outside the covers of The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967 to some degree belies the sound quality of the music inside. But the assiduous effort ...