Funk music pioneer Sly Stone has died aged 82 after ‘a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues’ according to a family statement. He leaves behind a career filled with influential, experimental and uplifting music that’s soundtracked generations of dancefloors.
Sly Stone, pioneering funk and soul musician, dies aged 82
Main image: Sly Stone performs with his band Sly and the Family Stone on the television series Midnight Special, 1974 Photograph: Fotos International/Getty Images
Mon 9 Jun 2025 22.20 CEST
Born Sylvester Stewart on March 15, 1943, he worked as a record producer and radio DJ on KSOL FM in San Francisco, California, circa 1967
