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Sly Stone, frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82
Fox ^ | 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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1 posted on 06/09/2025 1:22:02 PM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

Hot Fun in the Summertime.

He made it pretty long for how he lived.


2 posted on 06/09/2025 1:23:42 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Borges
Thank God it's not Sly Stallone.

3 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)
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To: Borges

He was an original. RIP.


4 posted on 06/09/2025 1:24:28 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: Borges

Great band. The best set of Woodstock.

RIP.


5 posted on 06/09/2025 1:25:02 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Borges

I remember his giant Afro and platform shoes.


6 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)
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To: Borges

There’s a riot going on in Heaven


7 posted on 06/09/2025 1:25:50 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: Borges

Everyday People...good song...fun song.


8 posted on 06/09/2025 1:25:57 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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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!!!!)
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To: Borges

Godspeed...one of my all time favorites from the early 70’s...

Surprised he lasted this long....


10 posted on 06/09/2025 1:26:08 PM PDT by God luvs America
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To: Borges

What an awesome funk band!


11 posted on 06/09/2025 1:26:52 PM PDT by caver ( )
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To: God luvs America

Bummer. He didn’t believe in ‘catnaps’. He slept in 30 hour stretches. Had to be the drugs.


12 posted on 06/09/2025 1:27:35 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Borges

Family Affair is an S-tier song


13 posted on 06/09/2025 1:28:56 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: Borges
a great talent but lacked discipline. More than one show was canceled because he decided not to show up.
14 posted on 06/09/2025 1:29:29 PM PDT by llevrok (Keep buggering on!)
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To: Borges

Thank you Fahlettinim Be His Elf...


15 posted on 06/09/2025 1:30:03 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Thank you, Trump, Musk, Leavitt....)
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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.
16 posted on 06/09/2025 1:30:29 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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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

17 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)
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To: OrangeHoof

I was just looking up the real title:

“Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”

I always thought that was funny.

The 20 essential Sly and the Family Stone songs:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/sly-and-the-family-stone-20-essential-songs-79782/everybody-is-a-star-1970-36028/


18 posted on 06/09/2025 1:31:31 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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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.


19 posted on 06/09/2025 1:31:55 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER REV; NIEMOLLER)
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To: Borges

I want to thank you, for letting me, be myself...again.


20 posted on 06/09/2025 1:32:45 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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