Funky Life – in photos

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Getty Images Sly Stone wears a red hat and a red jacket destroyed with crystals. Ghetto images

Sly Slayer and the family stone posed in London on July 16, 1973.

Sly Stone, a fun-rock star, who leads the Sly and Family Stone group, has died at the age of 82, his family statement.

A statement said he had suffered a “prolonged battle” with COPD with pulmonary disease.

Stone, whose real name was Sylvester Stewart, grew up, singing the Gospel with his siblings and continued to play at the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969.

Along the way, Stone was a Radio DJ in San Francisco, before he and his group hit the big time with hits, including this is a family affair and if you want me to stay.

Stone was a giant of funk music known for mixing psychedelia, funk, rock and soul, his great style and even greater hair.

Here is a selection of images of his life.

Ghetto images a young cunning stone wears a tweed jacket and sits in front of an old -fashioned microphone with a folder in front of it. He looks at the camera.Ghetto images

Before Sly Stone, young Sylvester Stewart began as a radio DJ in San Francisco, California.

Getty Images Sly and other members of Sly and the Family Stone sing on stage in front of the rainbow.Ghetto images

Sly formed his own group, Slay and the family stone, at the end of the 60s. Here they were presented at a concert in 1973 – Tambourine, Flares and everyone.

Getty Images Sly Stone sings and dances in the center of a room with other group members depicted around him in a circle of various instruments. Two large amplifiers are full around the room.Ghetto images

If you want to stay, it was one of the most famous songs of the band, released in 1973 on the Fresh album. The group is in the picture to record together in the same year as Sly in the middle of the group.

Getty images of a big sign that reads "Soul Train" In the capitals hang over a scene where Slay and the family stone present themselves to a dance audienceGhetto images

Slay and the family stone visited the stages of the television show. They are here in 1974, performing Soul Train, an extremely successful American music program.

Getty images of a black and white image of a cunning and family stone. They stand between two white boards, close to each other.Ghetto images

This is a family affair. Several Sly brothers and sisters were in the group. His sister Rosie (pictured left) and his brother Freddie (hidden behind Slay’s hair) were key members. The photo also includes Cynthia Robinson (behind Rosie) Larry Graham, Greg Eriko and Jerry Martini (left to the right).

Ghetto Images Sly Stone and his bride, wife, Katie Silva, smiles and laughs, dressed in gold. It has candy scattered through the hair.Ghetto images

Stone married the model and actress Katie Silva (right) on June 5, 1974. Their wedding was far from the intimate: tens of thousands of fans wrapped the Madison Square Stadium in Manhattan to watch the couple tie the knot live. Later, they kept their acceptance to Waldorf-Astoria, where this shot was made.

Getty Images Sly Stone rides a large sophisticated chopper -style motorcycle in a black -white image. He has a leather jacket with a big white star on the collar.Ghetto images

Stone is occasionally played alone during periods of internal discord for the group in the 70s. After drug problems, the group later fell apart.

Getty Images Sly Stone is a late life, wearing a huge white leather belt with the word Ghetto images

In 2006, the artist struck the Grammy stage in Los Angeles. He is remembered by his family as “a monumental figure, an innovative innovator and a true pioneer who redefines the landscape of pop, funk and rock music.”

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