Sometimes the simplest songs convey the deepest truths, as seen in the first of the late Sly Stone and his Family Stone's three Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s.

Sly and the Family Stone frontman Sly Stone has died, his family said in a statement Monday. He was 82. His family said Stone, whose real name was Sylvester Stewart, had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other underlying health issues for years.