Sly Stone
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
as Self
2019
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
as Self
2025
Finding the Funk
as Himself
2014
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
2014
Coming Back for More
2009
Let Me Have It All
as Himself (Archival Footage)
1993
Carol Doda Topless at the Condor
as Self (archive footage)
2024
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
2017
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
as vocals, keyboards
2008
Woodstock Diary
as Self - Sly and the Family Stone
1994
Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
as Self
2000
Woodstock
as Self - Sly & The Family Stone
1970
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
1969
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1970
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
2021
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
as Self (archive footage)
TBA
