Sly Stone dead at 82 after long health battle as family mourns Sly and the Family Stone singer as ‘true pioneer’

MUSIC legend Sly Stone, frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, has passed away at the age of 82, The U.S. Sun has learned. 

The musician’s death comes after a “prolonged battle” with COPD, otherwise known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, as well as struggles with “other underlying health issues.” 

Sly Stone gives an electric performance on November 8, 1974Getty Images - Getty Sly Stone, pictured here before his passing, has died at the age of 82Handout

In a statement sent to The U.S. Sun...