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TheAuroraSentinel<p>Dennis Georgatos, a longtime sports writer for the AP and San Jose Mercury News, dies at age 70</p><p>'The only thing Dennis loved as much as his family and friends was his time covering sports' </p><p><a href="https://sentinelcolorado.com/sports/dennis-georgatos-a-longtime-sports-writer-for-the-ap-and-san-jose-mercury-news-dies-at-age-70/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sentinelcolorado.com/sports/de</span><span class="invisible">nnis-georgatos-a-longtime-sports-writer-for-the-ap-and-san-jose-mercury-news-dies-at-age-70/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obituary</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DennisGeorgatos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DennisGeorgatos</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2224819/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2224819/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Remembering John Sailer, the gallerist and champion of Austrian art, who has died, aged 87 – The Art Newspaper <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>austria</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AustrianArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustrianArt</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AvantGarde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AvantGarde</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JohnSailer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnSailer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nachrichten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nachrichten</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituary</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/%C3%96sterreich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Österreich</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Bobby Jenks, a member of the 2005 Chicago White Sox World Series championship team, died after a battle with Stage 4 adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer, on Friday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/06/baseball/mlb/bobby-jenks-dies-44/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">7/06/baseball/mlb/bobby-jenks-dies-44/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/baseball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baseball</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mlb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mlb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bobbyjenks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bobbyjenks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chicagowhitesox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chicagowhitesox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituary</span></a></p>
US<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/us/39951/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/us/39951/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Member Of Tupac’s Outlawz Group Was 47 <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obituary</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Outlawz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Outlawz</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TupacShakur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TupacShakur</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/YoungNoble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YoungNoble</span></a></p>
Deadline<p>Julian McMahon Dies: ‘Nip/Tuck’, ‘Fantastic Four’, ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ Star Was 56<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obituaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obituaries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FantasticFour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FantasticFour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JulianMcMahon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JulianMcMahon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NipTuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NipTuck</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obituary</span></a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/07/julian-mcmahon-dead-1236449999/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deadline.com/2025/07/julian-mc</span><span class="invisible">mahon-dead-1236449999/</span></a></p>
Brian Vastag<p>Pour out a screwdriver (Agent Mulder's drink) for Mark Snow, who scored The X-Files and wrote the famous theme.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituary</span></a></p><p><a href="https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/mark-snow-dead-x-files-ghost-whisperer-blue-bloods-1236447489/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">variety.com/2025/artisans/news</span><span class="invisible">/mark-snow-dead-x-files-ghost-whisperer-blue-bloods-1236447489/</span></a></p>
Bruce MacDonald<p>Laura Yuen: "Minnesota journalists, particularly the special breed who dedicate most of their waking lives to covering the Legislature, are grieving the loss of their dean and one of Minnesota’s most decent newspapermen. Salisbury died Monday, a day after turning 80."<br><a href="https://www.startribune.com/bill-salisbury-minnesota-politics-reporter-dies-obituary/601378550?utm_source=gift" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">startribune.com/bill-salisbury</span><span class="invisible">-minnesota-politics-reporter-dies-obituary/601378550?utm_source=gift</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituary</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a></p>
Bruce MacDonald<p>In a New York Times review, author James Dickey wrote that Mr. Moyers “relies on an unfailing faith that if people will just talk to each other, get together on issues, everything can be worked out. There is little hint of the possibility, looming more and more these days, that there are conditions that nothing can help.”<br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/06/26/bill-moyers-lbj-pbs-broadcasting-dead/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/obituaries/</span><span class="invisible">2025/06/26/bill-moyers-lbj-pbs-broadcasting-dead/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituary</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>television</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BillMoyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillMoyers</span></a> Dead: Elder Statesman of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journalists</span></a> Was 91</p><p>Bill <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Moyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moyers</span></a> , who carried an unblemished air of moral conviction throughout a 43-year career as an unapologetically liberal <a href="https://mas.to/tags/journalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalist</span></a>, mostly for PBS, died Thursday in Manhattan. He was 91.</p><p>Like his protege <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CharlieRose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharlieRose</span></a>, Moyers was characterized by an insatiable and wide-ranging intellectual curiosity, but he was deeply concerned not only with how things are but how they should be.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituary</span></a></p><p><a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/bill-moyers-dead-pbs-journalist-1236442118/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">variety.com/2025/tv/news/bill-</span><span class="invisible">moyers-dead-pbs-journalist-1236442118/</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/203216/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/203216/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Patrick Walden, Babyshambles Guitarist, Dead at 46 <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Babyshambles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Babyshambles</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obituary</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PeteDoherty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeteDoherty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Deadline<p>Gailard Sartain Dies: ‘Hee Haw,’ ‘The Buddy Holly Story’ Actor Was 78<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obituaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obituaries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GailardSartain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GailardSartain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeeHaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeeHaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obituary</span></a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/06/gailard-sartain-dead-1236438374/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deadline.com/2025/06/gailard-s</span><span class="invisible">artain-dead-1236438374/</span></a></p>
Blaze Trends<p>Renowned 1960s Pop Singer Lou Christie Dies at 82 Years Old</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LuChristie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LuChristie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obituary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PopMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PopMusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/singer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>singer</span></a> <br><a href="https://blazetrends.com/renowned-1960s-pop-singer-lou-christie-dies-at-82-years-old/?fsp_sid=54557" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blazetrends.com/renowned-1960s</span><span class="invisible">-pop-singer-lou-christie-dies-at-82-years-old/?fsp_sid=54557</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Though Masuiyama, who died Sunday at 76, retired from sumo in 2013, his cultural influence lived on through the wrestlers he recruited — and the music he made. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/18/sumo/former-ozeki-masuiyama-dies/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">6/18/sumo/former-ozeki-masuiyama-dies/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sumo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/masuiyama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>masuiyama</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enka</span></a></p>
INBELLA<p>Classical bass legend Charlie Burrell dies at 104 <a href="https://www.inbella.com/1104295/classical-bass-legend-charlie-burrell-dies-at-104/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inbella.com/1104295/classical-</span><span class="invisible">bass-legend-charlie-burrell-dies-at-104/</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arts</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ArtsAndCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsAndCulture</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ClassicalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicalMusic</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ColoradoSymphonyOrchestra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColoradoSymphonyOrchestra</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/EntertainmentNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EntertainmentNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/FivePoints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FivePoints</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituary</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/symphony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>symphony</span></a></p>
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Deadline<p>Brian Wilson Dies: Beach Boys Co-Founder &amp; Singer, Acclaimed And Troubled Genius Of Rock Generation, Was 82<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obituaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obituaries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BeachBoys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BeachBoys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrianWilson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrianWilson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obituary</span></a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/06/brian-wilson-dead-1236430963/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deadline.com/2025/06/brian-wil</span><span class="invisible">son-dead-1236430963/</span></a></p>
Pete Orrall<p>In other news, legendary <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/funk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funk</span></a> frontman Sly Stone died yesterday from lung disease. He was 82.</p><p>Sly and the Family Stone were pioneers in the funk, soul, R&amp;B genres and defined a generation.</p><p>He will be missed.</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/09/1209525990/sly-stone-obituary" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/06/09/1209525990/</span><span class="invisible">sly-stone-obituary</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musician</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pioneer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pioneer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legend</span></a></p>
Arniepix<p>Great playlist of <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/SlyStone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SlyStone</span></a> from @washingtonpost.com </p><p><a href="https://wapo.st/4jKcN5B" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wapo.st/4jKcN5B</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/GiftLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiftLink</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiftArticle</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/SlyAndTheFamilyStone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SlyAndTheFamilyStone</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Obit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obit</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obituary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Funk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Funk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/HipHop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HipHop</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Soul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soul</span></a></p>
Wen<p>RIP Jamie Rae</p><p>A kind obituary for a decent man who achieved a great deal in his life</p><p><a href="http://archive.today/2025.06.09-170628/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/jamie-rae-obituary-health-campaigner-whose-work-could-save-thousands-0p07k5v70" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.today/2025.06.09-17062</span><span class="invisible">8/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/jamie-rae-obituary-health-campaigner-whose-work-could-save-thousands-0p07k5v70</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obituary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/JamieRae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JamieRae</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Charity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Charity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HPV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HPV</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SlyStone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SlyStone</span></a> Dead: Funk-Rock Pioneer Who Led <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FamilyStone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyStone</span></a> Was 82 </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Sly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sly</span></a> Stone, the multitalented <a href="https://mas.to/tags/musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musician</span></a> whose path-finding, psychedelia-laced funk enraptured <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Woodstock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Woodstock</span></a> Nation in the late ’60s and early ’70s, has died. He was 82. </p><p>“While we mourn his absence, we take solace in knowing that his extraordinary musical legacy will continue to resonate and inspire for generations to come.”<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/funk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/psychedelia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelia</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituary</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/funkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funkrock</span></a></p><p><a href="https://variety.com/2025/music/news/sly-stone-dead-funk-rock-pioneer-family-stone-1236423831/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">variety.com/2025/music/news/sl</span><span class="invisible">y-stone-dead-funk-rock-pioneer-family-stone-1236423831/</span></a></p>