Sly Stone, leader of 1960s funk band, dies at age 82 Stone played a leading role in introducing funk, an Afro-centric style of music driven by grooves and syncopated rhythms, to a broader audience ...

Sly Stone, the legendary Sixties and Seventies funk singer, songwriter and producer of the band, Sly and the Family Stone, died Monday at the age of 82.

The musician played a leading role in introducing funk, an Afrocentric style of music driven by grooves and syncopated rhythms, to a broader audience through his band Sly And The Family Stone.

The musician held a pivotal role in the development of funk music in the 1960s and '70s.

Sly Stone, the pioneering leader of the funk band bearing his name, Sly and the Family Stone, has died, according to his family. Stone was 82 years old.

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