Sly Stone

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sly Stone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Mike Douglas Show

Kraft Music Hall

The Midnight Special

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

Woodstock

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

All Movies (16)

• SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)2025 · as Self
• Carol Doda Topless at the Condor2024 · 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 Generation2019 · as Self
• On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone2017
• The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove2014
• Finding the Funk2014 · as Himself
• Coming Back for More2009
• Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 20082008 · as vocals, keyboards
• Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In2000 · as Self
• Woodstock Diary1994 · as Self - Sly and the Family Stone
• Let Me Have It All1993 · as Himself (Archival Footage)
• Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '701970
• Woodstock1970 · as Self - Sly & The Family Stone
• Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '691969
• Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer— · as Self (archive footage)

All TV Shows (4)

• 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Midnight Special1972 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• Kraft Music Hall1958 · as Self