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Sly Stone

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

March 15, 1943

Died

June 9, 2025 (age 82)

Place of Birth

Denton, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Sly and the Family Stone

Sly & The Family Stone

Sylvester Stewart

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.

Known For

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host

1961

Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

Self

1958

The Midnight Special

The Midnight Special

Self

1972

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

Self (archive footage)

2021

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

Self

2025

Woodstock

Woodstock

Self - Sly & The Family Stone

1970

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Self - Performer (archive footage)

2021

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

Self

2019

Carol Doda Topless at the Condor

Carol Doda Topless at the Condor

Self (archive footage)

2024

Woodstock Diary

Woodstock Diary

Self - Sly and the Family Stone

1994

Finding the Funk

Finding the Funk

Himself

2014

Coming Back for More

Coming Back for More

2009

The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove

The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove

2014

Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

Self (archive footage)

Let Me Have It All

Let Me Have It All

Himself (Archival Footage)

1993

Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69

Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69

1969

Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70

Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70

1970

On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

2017

Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In

Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In

Self

2000

Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008

vocals, keyboards

2008

Filmography

2025FilmSLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)as Self 2024FilmCarol Doda Topless at the Condoras Self (archive footage)2021FilmSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)as Self - Performer (archive footage)2021TV1971: The Year That Music Changed Everythingas Self (archive footage)2019FilmWoodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generationas Self 2017FilmOn the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone 2014FilmThe Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove 2014FilmFinding the Funkas Himself 2009FilmComing Back for More 2008FilmSly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008as vocals, keyboards 2000FilmJimi and Sly: The Skin I'm Inas Self 1994FilmWoodstock Diaryas Self - Sly and the Family Stone 1993FilmLet Me Have It Allas Himself (Archival Footage)1972TVThe Midnight Specialas Self 1970FilmSly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70 1970FilmWoodstockas Self - Sly & The Family Stone 1969FilmSly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69 1961TVThe Mike Douglas Showas Self - Co-Host 1958TVKraft Music Hallas Self —FilmSay Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shafferas Self (archive footage)