Sly Stone ... Sylvester Stewart (March 15, 1943 – June 9, 2025), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, was an American musician, songwriter and record producer.

Born Sylvester Stewart, Stone was the creative force behind Sly and the Family Stone, the genre-blending band that delivered hits such as “Everyday People,” “Stand!” and “Family Affair."

Jun 9, 2025 · Sly Stone, the remarkable, eccentric frontman, singer, songwriter and producer of his family group, Sly & the Family Stone, died in Los Angeles on Monday, June 9.

Aug 13, 2025 · Despite his decline, there’s never been any loss of interest in Sly — an obsession remains in reconciling his early brilliance with the reality of a deeply troubled man. Perhaps …

Jun 9, 2025 · Led by Sly Stone, with his leather jumpsuits and goggle shades, mile-wide grin and mile-high Afro, the band dazzled in 1969 at the Woodstock festival and set a new pace on the …

Jun 9, 2025 · Sly Stone, a onetime San Francisco DJ turned pop and funk music innovator who sang on and produced an album for a Stockton band in 1970, has died. He was 82.

The music of Sly and the Family Stone, specifically the singles and LPs of that seminal seven-year period from 1968 to 1975, went on to influence generations that Sly could never have …

Jun 9, 2025 · Sly Stone, the singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who pioneered funk music with Sly and the Family Stone, died June 9, 2025, in Los Angeles after a long battle with …

Jun 9, 2025 · Stone, whose real name was Sylvester Stewart, formed a band with his brother Freddie and sisters Loretta and Rose at an early age.

Jun 9, 2025 · Sly Stone, one of the most influential and groundbreaking musicians of the late Sixties and early Seventies who smashed the boundaries of rock, pop, funk, and soul, died …