Sly Stone
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 15, 1943
- Place of birth
- Denton, Texas, USA
- Died
- June 9, 2025
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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Movies with Sly Stone
- Woodstock 1970 · ★ 7.6
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 2021 · ★ 7.6
- Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation 2019 · ★ 7.3
- SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) 2025 · ★ 7.1
- Finding the Funk 2014 · ★ 7.2
- Woodstock Diary 1994 · ★ 8.5
- Carol Doda Topless at the Condor 2024 · ★ 7.0
- The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove 2014 · ★ 7.0
- On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone 2017 · ★ 7.0
- Coming Back for More 2009
- Let Me Have It All 1993
- Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008 2008
- Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In 2000
- Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69 1969
- Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70 1970