Overview

• Stone passed away peacefully on June 9 surrounded by his three children, a close friend and extended family following a long struggle with COPD and other ailments.
• As frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, he fused soul, psychedelia and rock to define the 1970s funk era with hits like “Everyday People” and “Family Affair.”
• He endured decades of addiction, legal problems and financial hardship that left him in poverty despite a 2015 lawsuit over diverted royalties.
• In his later years he remained creatively active, publishing Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) in 2024 and completing a life-story screenplay that his family intends to share.
• His genre-defining approach influenced generations of artists from George Clinton and Prince to Rick James and the Black-Eyed Peas.