Sly Stone, a onetime San Francisco DJ turned pop and funk music innovator, has died. He was 82. "It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved dad, Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone,

Sly Stone, a Grammy winner whose pioneering funk-rock group Sly and the Family Stone produced groundbreaking albums and singles died June 9. He was 82.

Sly Stone, the funk-music pioneer known as the lead member of Sly and the Family Stone, is dead at 82. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved dad, Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone,