"From the moment his music reached me in the early 1970s, it became a part of my soul," 'Sly Lives!' director Questlove also shared on Instagram.

Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone's family announced his death at age 82 in a statement shared on Monday, June 9.

The influential musician, who died on Monday at 82, forged harmony — musical and otherwise — that he wasn’t able to hold together on his own.

Stone didn’t represent a niche or a subculture. He was every culture.

Public Enemy's Chuck D grew up listening to the music made by Sly Stone, who died Monday at age 82 - and that music became a major influence on his own work with Public Enemy and beyond. He reflected on that legacy in a new interview with Rolling Stone.

One of the key figures in American music in the late ’60s got his professional start in the Bay Area. These are some of the spots that were crucial to his career.