One of the greatest Bay Area musicians of all time has died at 82

Sly Stone — who easily ranks among the most important Bay Area musicians of all time– died Monday in Los Angeles.

He was 82.

The Woodstock veteran, who had reportedly been in poor health over the last few, died “surrounded by family after contending with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other ailments,” Stone’s publicist Carleen Donovan told the Associated Press.

Stone (whose real name was Sylvester Stewart) will be remembered of the magnetic front man of the Bay Area-based Sly and the Family Stone...