

Sly Stone Has Died. In 1968 I saw Sly & the Family Stone debut at the Fillmore East in New York City opening for Jimi Hendrix. They were a freight train of bombastic, joyous SouI that would soon climb the charts and change the sound of R&B for so many other artists. Rest In Soul! pic.twitter.com/CM73zQe4CJ
— Paul Stanley (@PaulStanleyLive) June 9, 2025
………and The Family Stone Rest In Beats SLY pic.twitter.com/sdUx9ob1Mw
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) June 9, 2025
RIP Sly Stone — With his band, Sly & The Family Stone, he invented an entirely new genre of ‘psychedelic funk’ + helped shape the sound of modern music. Songs like “Everyday People” and “Stand!” remain powerful anthems of acceptance, unity, and equality. He will be deeply missed. pic.twitter.com/doUCQXPyQa
— Michael Jackson (@michaeljackson) June 10, 2025