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Sly Stone, frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82
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 | 6/9/25
 | atherine Stoddard
Posted on 06/09/2025 1:22:02 PM PDT by Borges
Sly Stone, the frontman of legendary band Sly and the Family Stone, has died. He was 82. 
Stone, born Sylvester Stewart, had been in poor health in recent years. His publicist Carleen Donovan said Monday that Stone died surrounded by family after contending with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other ailments. 
Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s and beyond with such hits as "Everyday People," "Stand!" and "Family Affair."
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posted on 
06/09/2025 1:22:02 PM PDT
by 
Borges
 
To: Borges
    Hot Fun in the Summertime.
He made it pretty long for how he lived.
 
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posted on 
06/09/2025 1:23:42 PM PDT
by 
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
 
To: Borges
    Thank God it's not Sly Stallone. 
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posted on 
06/09/2025 1:24:27 PM PDT
by 
Governor Dinwiddie
( O give thanks unto the Lord,  for He is gracious, and His mercy endures forever.  — Psalm 106)
 
To: Borges
To: Borges
    Great band. The best set of Woodstock.
RIP.
 
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posted on 
06/09/2025 1:25:02 PM PDT
by 
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
 
To: Borges
    I remember his giant Afro and platform shoes.
 
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posted on 
06/09/2025 1:25:17 PM PDT
by 
Macho MAGA Man
(The last two weren't balloons. Onw!as a cylindrical object)
 
To: Borges
    There’s a riot going on in Heaven
 
7
posted on 
06/09/2025 1:25:50 PM PDT
by 
GSWarrior
 
To: Borges
    Everyday People...good song...fun song.
 
To: Borges
    fur boots and great music!!!
 
9
posted on 
06/09/2025 1:26:07 PM PDT
by 
ronniesgal
( so is it okay that I said that???    GO TRUMP GO!!!!)
 
To: Borges
    Godspeed...one of my all time favorites from the early 70’s...
Surprised he lasted this long....
 
To: Borges
    What an awesome funk band!
 
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posted on 
06/09/2025 1:26:52 PM PDT
by 
caver
( )
 
To: God luvs America
    Bummer. He didn’t believe in ‘catnaps’. He slept in 30 hour stretches. Had to be the drugs.
 
To: Borges
    Family Affair is an S-tier song
 
To: Borges
    a great talent but lacked discipline. More than one show was canceled because he decided not to show up.
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posted on 
06/09/2025 1:29:29 PM PDT
by 
llevrok
(Keep buggering on!)
 
To: Borges
    Thank you Fahlettinim Be His Elf...
 
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posted on 
06/09/2025 1:30:03 PM PDT
by 
OrangeHoof
(Thank you, Trump, Musk, Leavitt....)
 
To: Borges
    Going to play the entirety of his ‘71 release  There’s a Riot Goin’ On in his honor. Dark album. Very different from his late ‘60s fare.
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posted on 
06/09/2025 1:30:29 PM PDT
by 
Mr. Mojo
 
To: Governor Dinwiddie; SunkenCiv; The Spirit Of Allegiance
    Sly Stone...dies at 82<<<
Thank God it's not Sly Stallone.
 It sure was an awfully close cALL!
 RIP
 
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posted on 
06/09/2025 1:30:49 PM PDT
by 
Ezekiel
(🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
 
To: OrangeHoof
To: GSWarrior
    “Don’t Call Me N***er Whitey” was a Sly and the Family Stone song as well a real reflector of those times.
 
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posted on 
06/09/2025 1:31:55 PM PDT
by 
Nextrush
(FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER REV; NIEMOLLER)
 
To: Borges
    I want to thank you, for letting me, be myself...again.
 
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posted on 
06/09/2025 1:32:45 PM PDT
by 
packrat35
(Pureblood!  No clot shot for me!)
 
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