Sly Stone
Known for ActingBorn 1943-03-15 — died 2025-06-09Denton, Texas, USA
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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Known for
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · as Self - Performer (archive footage)
Woodstock
1970 · as Self - Sly & The Family Stone
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019 · as Self
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025 · as Self
Woodstock Diary
1994 · as Self - Sly and the Family Stone
Carol Doda Topless at the Condor
2024 · as Self (archive footage)
Let Me Have It All
1993 · as Himself (Archival Footage)
Finding the Funk
2014 · as Himself
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
2014
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
2017
Coming Back for More
2009
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
as Self (archive footage)
Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
2000 · as Self
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
1969
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1970
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
2008 · as vocals, keyboards