Sly Stone
Acting • Born 1943-03-15 – Died 2025-06-09
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.
Filmography
20 credits
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Movie • 2019
Self
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Movie • 2025
Self
Finding the Funk
Movie • 2014
Himself
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
Movie • 2014
Coming Back for More
Movie • 2009
Let Me Have It All
Movie • 1993
Himself (Archival Footage)
Carol Doda Topless at the Condor
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
Movie • 2017
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
Movie • 2008
vocals, keyboards
Woodstock Diary
Movie • 1994
Self - Sly and the Family Stone
Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
Movie • 2000
Self
Woodstock
Movie • 1970
Self - Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
Movie • 1969
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
Movie • 1970
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Movie • 2021
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Midnight Special
TV • 1972
Self
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Host
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
TV • 2021
Self (archive footage)