Sly Stone, musician and frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died Monday at age 82 after battling lung disease. According to a statement posted by his family on social media, Stone had long struggled with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other underlying health issues.

Por DAVID BAUDERA veces hay simetrías extrañas en la muerte, como en la vida. Los fallecimientos de Sly Stone y Brian Wilson esta semana resaltaron esto. Ambos fueron genios musicales

Funk pioneer Sly Stone, a onetime San Francisco DJ turned pop music innovator and leader of Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82.

From his crocheted hats and patchwork pants, Sly's looks complemented the groundbreaking qualities of his music

Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone's family announced his death at age 82 in a statement shared on Monday, June 9.

Saying farewell to Sly Stone, whose avant-funk vision changed the world and influenced generations of musicians

Sly Stone died on Monday, June 9 at the age of 82, his family announced. The musician was best known as the leader of Sly and the Family Stone, the influential psychedelic soul and funk band that played Woodstock.

Sly Stone, who died Monday at 82, was one of the most innovative and influential musicians of the 20th century — here are 10 reasons why.

By November of the same year, Sly Stone seemed to pose an answer: “There’s a Riot Goin’ On.” At the time that album was released, Stone, who died this week, at the age of eighty-two, was facing a make-or-break career inflection point.

"From the moment his music reached me in the early 1970s, it became a part of my soul," 'Sly Lives!' director Questlove also shared on Instagram.