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Sly & The Family Stone was formed in 1966 by the merger of Sylvester Stewart's band Sly & The Stoners and his brother Freddie's band, The Stone Souls. Among their hits are Dance To The Music, Everybody Is A Star, Stand!, Loose Booty, Hot Fun In The Summertime, If You Want Me To Stay, Time For Livin' and three number ones: Everyday People, Thank You and Family Affair.
Sly Stone, pioneering leader of funk band Sly & the Family Stone, dies at 82
https://abcnews.go.com/US/sly-stone-...y?id=122666345
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Foster released six studio albums and two live albums. He played on 12 Miles Davis albums and six McCoy Tyner albums and recorded with Kenny Barron, Cedar Walton, Donald Byrd, Blue Mitchell, Joe Henderson, Art Pepper, Shirley Horn, Dexter Gordon, Hugh Masekela and many others.
Al Foster, drummer for Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins, dies at 82
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/29/nx-s1...-sonny-rollins
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The Beach Boys formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. They've had 36 top-40 hits, 13 top tens and four number ones: I Get Around, Help Me Rhonda, Good Vibrations and Kokomo. Among their other hits are Darlin', 409, Sloop John B, California Girls, Fun Fun Fun, Barbara Ann, Be True To Your School, Heroes & Villians, God Only Knows, Little Saint Nick, When I Grow Up, Wouldn't It Be Nice, Surfer Girl, Surfin' Safari and Surfin' U.S.A.
The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson dies at 82
https://pitchfork.com/news/the-beach...on-dies-at-82/
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Ananda Lewis – her first name means "bliss" in Sanskrit – was an MTV VJ from 1997 to 2001 and hosted 255 episodes of a syndicated, self-titled talk show in 2001-02. She appeared in multiple episodes of The Mole, While You Were Out and Unexpected and in the movies On The Line and Nora's Hair Salon 2.
Ananda Lewis, former MTV VJ and talk show host, dies at 52
https://people.com/ananda-lewis-dead-52-mtv-vj-8729850
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Yulin played Buddy Dieker in 12 episodes of Ozark (2017-18) and appeared in 81 movies and TV movies including Norman, Cradle Will Rock, Wanderland, All Square, American Outlaws, Candy Mountain, Clear & Present Danger, Training Day, Traitor In My House, Loving Leah, Game 6, The Sounding, The Family Fang, The Baby Sitters Club and Victory At Entebbe.
Harris Yulin, Scarface and Ghostbusters II actor, dies at 87
https://www.usatoday.com/story/enter...i/84157846007/
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Robinson played Jason Frame in 20 episodes of Another World (1988-89), Jack Hamilton in 245 episodes of The Bold & The Beautiful (1992-2005) and Dr. Rick Webber in more than 1,000 episodes of General Hospital (1978-2013) and appeared in 25 movies and TV movies including Stanley, Viper, Revenge Is My Destiny, Catch The Black Sunshine, The Intruder (with Mickey Rooney) and The Great Balloon Race.
General Hospital star Chris Robinson dies at 86
Robinson, whose career spanned more than 60 years, famously told viewers in a cough syrup commercial, "I'm not a doctor but I play one on TV."
https://www.today.com/popculture/chr...ies-rcna212640
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Two hundred twenty Our Gang comedy shorts were produced between 1922 and 1944. They were syndicated to television as The Littlle Rascals. With the death of Elizabeth "Betsy" Gay, 96-year-old Sidney Kibrick is the last surviving cast member. He appeared in several Our Gang shorts from 1935 to 1939. In many of them, he was known as Woim (Brooklynese for Worm).
Betsy Gay, Little Rascals actress, dies at 96
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/b...es-1236431544/
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Burrell hosted 115 episodes of Secrets Of A Restaurant Chef (2008-12) and 208 episodes of Worst Cooks In America (2010-24) and was a contestant in 49 episodes of Beat Bobby Flay (2014-23).
Anne Burrell, Food Network star and Worst Cooks In America host, dies at 55
https://people.com/anne-burrell-food...at-55-11756639
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Lou Christie, born Lugee Sacco in Glenwillard, Pennsylvania, had five top-40 hits in the 1960s: Lightnin' Strikes (which went to number one in February 1966), The Gypsy Cried, Two Faces Have I, Rhapsody In The Rain and I'm Gonna Make You Mine.
Lou Christie, Lightnin' Strikes singer, dead at 82
https://bestclassicbands.com/lou-chr...tuary-6-18-25/
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Yarbrough & Peoples' Don't Stop The Music was number one on Billboard's R&B chart for five weeks in February-March 1981 and reached #19 on the Hot 100. They had a second number-one R&B hit in May 1984 with Don't Waste Your Time. Among their other hits are Heartbeats, Guilty, I Wouldn't Lie, Feels So Good and Be A Winner.
Cavin Yarbrough of '80s hitmakers Yarbrough & Peoples dies at 72
https://soultracks.com/cavin-yarbrough-dies-at-72/
