
Sly Stone
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1943-03-15 – 2025-06-09
Place of birth: Denton, Texas, USA
Biography
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.
Known for

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019Self
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025Self
Finding the Funk
2014Himself
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
2014
Coming Back for More
2009
Let Me Have It All
1993Himself (Archival Footage)
Carol Doda Topless at the Condor
2024Self (archive footage)
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
2017Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
2008vocals, keyboards
Woodstock Diary
1994Self - Sly and the Family Stone
Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
2000Self
Woodstock
1970Self - Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
1969
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1970