- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 15, 1943
- Place of Birth
- Denton, Texas, USA
- Died
- June 9, 2025
Sly Stone
Sylvester Stewart (March 15, 1943 – June 9, 2025), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was the frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the development of funk with his pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia, and gospel in the 1960s and 1970s. AllMusic stated that "James Brown may have invented funk, but Sly Stone perfected it," and credited him with "creating a series of euphoric yet politically charged records that proved a massive influence on artists of all musical and cultural backgrounds". Crawdaddy! has credited him as the founder of the "progressive soul" movement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sly Stone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
movieSLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025 · Self
movieCarol Doda Topless at the Condor
2024 · Self (archive footage)
movieSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · Self - Performer (archive footage)
tv1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieWoodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019 · Self
movieOn the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
2017
movieThe Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
2014
movieFinding the Funk
2014 · Himself
movieComing Back for More
2009
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
movieSly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
2008 · vocals, keyboards
movieJimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
2000 · Self
movieWoodstock Diary
1994 · Self - Sly and the Family Stone
movieLet Me Have It All
1993 · Himself (Archival Footage)
tvThe Midnight Special
1972 · Self
movieSly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1970
movieWoodstock
1970 · Self - Sly & The Family Stone
movieSly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
1969
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host
tvKraft Music Hall
1958 · Self
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
movieSay Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
— · Self (archive footage)