Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sly Stone, the frontman of the revolutionary band Sly and the Family Stone, has died following several health issues. He was 82.

Sly Stone, a funk pioneer whose influence and impact as leader of the musical group Sly and the Family Stone was as enduring as his career was brief, died Monday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 82.

(TheBRHM.com) I often dive into funk, quiet storm, trap and something of the Latin persuasion when I’m not listening to rock and heavy metal. When you take in different genres, it’s not usual to see ...

Sly Stone was a musical alchemist, combining soul, funk, and psychedelic rock with elements of gospel, jazz, and Latin music to create the new sound of the 1960s. With his prodigious Afro and platform ...

Global music star Chaka Khan chatted about her forthcoming induction into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and her illustrious career in the music industry. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade’s end, ...

(upbeat music) (graphic pops) - Hello and welcome to The Journal. I'm Steve Kendall. Bowling Green State University is celebrating an American original music genre with the The Funk Music in Popular ...

Sly Stone, the frontman of the revolutionary band Sly and the Family Stone, has died following several health issues. He was 82. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our ...