Sly Stone, Visionary Architect of Funk, Dies at 82

Sly Stone, the influential frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, has died at age 82 in Los Angeles after battling COPD and other health complications. As a pioneering musician who formed his groundbreaking interracial, mixed-gender band in 1966, Stone created hits like "Dance to the Music" and "Everyday People" while blending multiple genres that transcended musical boundaries. Despite personal struggles with drugs that affected his career in later decades, Stone's legacy was honored with inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.