Funk master and innovator Sly Stone, whose music drove a civil rights-inflected soul explosion in the 1960s, has died, his family said Monday. He was 82.

Lyrics from 'Are You Ready'. Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s and beyond with such hits as ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Betty Davis, a bold and pioneering funk singer, model, and songwriter of the 1960s and '70s who was credited with inspiring then-husband Miles Davis' landmark fusion of jazz and more ...

Funk music pioneer Sly Stone dies at 82 The leader of the band Sly and the Family Stone, known for blending genres of funk, R&B, psychedelic and more, passed away after a battle with COPD and other ...

Garry "Jellybean" Johnson, a funk rock musician best known as a founding member of the Prince-associated band The Time, has died. He was 69. Johnson, who turned 69 on Nov. 19, died on Friday, Nov. 21, ...

There’s immense variety in popular music careers, even beyond the extremes of one-hit wonders and the long-haulers touring stadiums into their dotage. There are those who embody a specific era, ...

Funk master and innovator Sly Stone, whose music drove a civil rights-inflected soul explosion in the 1960s, sparking influential albums but also a slide into drug addiction, has died, his family said ...

Garry "Jellybean" Johnson, founding member of The Time, performs onstage during the Fool in Love Festival at Hollywood Park Grounds in Inglewood, California, on Aug. 31, 2024. Garry "Jellybean" ...

The leader of the band Sly and the Family Stone, known for blending genres of funk, R&B, psychedelic and more, passed away after a battle with COPD and other health issues.