Sly Stone.
 

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Sly Stone.

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RIP. Sly Stone.  15 March 1943 - 9 June 2025.

https://pitchfork.com/news/sly-stone-legendary-funk-musician-dies-

 

 
Posted : 09/06/2025 9:54 pm
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Yeah, another great name down

 
Posted : 09/06/2025 10:07 pm
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https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=OTG4V3XwdwE&si=xzDMfQCRaEA6etar

Well played that man

 
Posted : 09/06/2025 11:56 pm
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Incredible talent.

Anyone with Disney+ can watch the amazing Summer of Soul documentary, to see the band in it's cultural context.

 
Posted : 10/06/2025 7:16 am
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Disney+ also has Sly Lives, another doc by Questlove(?). It was on my list anyway, but now it's definitely one I need to watch

 
Posted : 10/06/2025 7:58 am
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Lauren Laverne will be featuring him in 6 of the best later. So many modern artists have him as an influence. The challenge would be to find a genre that he didn't influence in some way.

 
Posted : 10/06/2025 8:02 am
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Absolute legend. So many great songs. RIP

 
Posted : 10/06/2025 9:39 am
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  • He was an absolute genius. Thanks for the heads up on the documentary 
 
Posted : 10/06/2025 12:05 pm
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He really was an incredible and incredibly innovative musician. His autobiography starts well but by about halfway through it's descending into the rants of a very drug-damaged person, it's a really sad read.

 
Posted : 10/06/2025 12:37 pm
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He was a fantastic talent.  With his age and health his death wasn’t unexpected.  

Sly and the Family Stone made some excellent records that I play 30 years after I bought them.  They were thought to be old then - but it was less than 30 years after they were recorded!

 
Posted : 10/06/2025 8:41 pm

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