Sly Stone
Known for
Acting
Born
March 15, 1943
Birthplace
Denton, Texas, USA
Died
June 9, 2025 (aged 82)
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.
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Best known work
Woodstock
1970
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Midnight Special
1972
Kraft Music Hall
1958
Finding the Funk
2014
Woodstock Diary
1994Filmography
TBA
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shafferas Self (archive footage)
2025
2024
Carol Doda Topless at the Condoras Self (archive footage)
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)as Self - Performer (archive footage)
2021
2019
2017
2014
2014
Finding the Funkas Himself
2009
2008
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008as vocals, keyboards
2000
1994
Woodstock Diaryas Self - Sly and the Family Stone
1993
Let Me Have It Allas Himself (Archival Footage)
1972
1970
1970
Woodstockas Self - Sly & The Family Stone
1969
1961
1958