Sly Stone
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday15 March 1943
Died9 June 2025 (age 82)
Place of birthDenton, Texas, USA
Known credits20
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". C…
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025 · Self
Carol Doda Topless at the Condor
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · Self - Performer (archive footage)
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019 · Self
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
2017
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
2014
Finding the Funk
2014 · Himself
Coming Back for More
2009
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
2008 · vocals, keyboards
Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
2000 · Self
Woodstock Diary
1994 · Self - Sly and the Family Stone
Let Me Have It All
1993 · Himself (Archival Footage)
The Midnight Special
1972 · Self
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1970
Woodstock
1970 · Self - Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
1969
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host
Kraft Music Hall
1958 · Self
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Self (archive footage)
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