Sly Stone, the influential but enigmatic funk-rock star whose soulful, socially conscious recordings altered the course of popular music before he abruptly retreated from the spotlight and became the ...

These funk rock songs can broaden your listening palette if you normally shy away from this kind of music. You'll become an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Funk music pioneer Sly Stone has died "after a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues," his family said ...

“Rest in eternal peace and Funk,” read the post announcing the bassist’s death. Reporter William ‘Billy Bass’ Nelson, the original bassist for the funk rock band Funkadelic and a key figure in 1970s ...

Stone, a Grammy winner whose pioneering funk-rock group Sly and the Family Stone produced groundbreaking albums and singles has been battling COPD. Musician Sly Stone has died aged 82. He was a ...

Some of the most defining funk albums come from legends like Parliament, James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, Betty Davis, ...

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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 ...

Considering its rhythmic complexities and instrumental demands, at first glance funk music would appear to make for an unlikely partner for punk rock. Add its focus on the bass and drums, its mostly ...