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