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.
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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q713829
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Filmography (Movies)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Character:Self
Release Date:23/01/2025
Carol Doda Topless at the Condor
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/03/2024
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Character:Self - Performer (archive footage)
Release Date:02/07/2021
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Character:Self
Release Date:24/05/2019
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
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Release Date:22/01/2017
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
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Release Date:05/12/2014
Finding the Funk
Character:Himself
Release Date:31/01/2014
Coming Back for More
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Release Date:23/01/2009
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
Character:vocals, keyboards
Release Date:31/08/2008
Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
Character:Self
Release Date:01/07/2000
Woodstock Diary
Character:Self - Sly and the Family Stone
Release Date:14/08/1994
Let Me Have It All
Character:Himself (Archival Footage)
Release Date:23/01/1993
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
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Release Date:10/12/1970
Woodstock
Character:Self - Sly & The Family Stone
Release Date:26/03/1970
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
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Release Date:29/06/1969
Television Appearances
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