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Title: R. I. P. Sly Stone
Post by: Rocker on June 10, 2025, 06:06:07 PM
Sly Stone has died.



Sly And The Family Stone "I Want To Take You Higher" on The Ed Sullivan Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG_xmmllfFw



Sly Stone, visionary funk frontman of the Family Stone, has died at age 82

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/09/1209525990/sly-stone-obituary






Title: Re: R. I. P. Sly Stone
Post by: JK on July 12, 2025, 10:35:33 AM
I had to refresh my password but I needed to post in this topic, out of respect if nothing else.

Very sad news. Sly was a master of "less-is-more", using a minimum of components in many of his songs. Perhaps the finest of these is "Everyday People":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSKJ5t4tE2I

Rest in peace, Mr Stewart.