Sly Stone
Actor
- Born
- March 15, 1943
- Died
- June 9, 2025 (age 82)
- From
- Denton, 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,…
Filmography (16)
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)
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 2008Sly & 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)
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70 (1970)
Woodstock (1970)Self - Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69 (1969)- Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul ShafferSay Hello to Our Good Friend Paul ShafferSelf (archive footage)