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RIP: Funk's legendary Sly Stone dies at 82 (video)

Carla Sinclair
Jun 09, 2025
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Image: Glastonbury Festival - June 27 2015: Sly and the Family Stone; DFP Photographic / shutterstock.com

Sly Stone, the legendary singer and frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, has died at age 82.

Born Sylvester Stewart, the incredible funk pioneer rose to fame with hit after hit in the 1960s and '70s, including "Everyday People," "Family Affair," "Tha…

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