Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week brought that into sharp relief. Both were musical geniuses who paid a high price ...

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 ...

Of paradigm-shifting legends who’ve made recent transitions, the epitaph following the death of Sylvester Stewart/Sly Stone, is inarguably the most elusive and perplexing. One of the undisputed ...

Sly Stone was more than a legendary musician. He made moments — moments of joy, rebellion, connection and radical love. With his band, Sly and the Family Stone, he created a sound big enough to hold ...

Sly Stone died last month at the age of 82. Sly founded and sang with the funk act Sly and the Family Stone, one of the biggest and most consequential funk bands in the history of modern music. If you ...

"His extraordinary musical legacy will continue to resonate and inspire for generations to come," Stone's family said. Sly Stone, the legendary singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who led ...

From country icons to funk legends, here are some of the Texas music figures who passed away in the past year. Houston jazz ...