Sly Stone poses for a photo in London in 1973. Stone's family announced he died on June 9.
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Sly Stone, pioneering funk musician, dead at 82
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 J.D. Salinger of rock, has died, his family announced Monday. He was 82.
