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