Sly Stone
Born: 1943-03-15 in Denton, Texas, USA
Died: 2025-06-09
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
2024
- Carol Doda Topless at the Condor as Self (archive footage)
2021
- 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything as Self (archive footage)
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) as Self - Performer (archive footage)
2019
2014
2009
2008
- Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008 as vocals, keyboards
2000
- Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In as Self
1994
- Woodstock Diary as Self - Sly and the Family Stone
1993
- Let Me Have It All as Himself (Archival Footage)
1972
- The Midnight Special as Self
1970
- Woodstock as Self - Sly & The Family Stone
- Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1958
- Kraft Music Hall as Self