Sly Stone Dies: Funk-Rock Pioneer Behind Sly & The Family Stone, Subject Of ‘Sly Lives!’ Doc Was 82
Sly Stone, a Grammy winner whose pioneering funk-rock group Sly and the Family Stone produced groundbreaking albums and singles — three of which topped the Billboard Hot 100 — and was the subject of this year’s feature documentary Sly Lives!, died today. He was 82.
His family said he died after “a prolonged battled with COPD and other underlying health issues.”
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Born Sylvester Stewart on March 15, 1943, in Denton Texas, the mercurial Stone wrote, produced, sang and played on the No. 1 singles “Everyday People,” “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” and “Family Affair” and a number of other hit singles including the Top 10 “Dance to the Music” and “Hot Fun in the Summertime.”
The group won one Grammy on 13 nominations, had three platinum and two gold albums and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
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