Sly Stone
Birthday
1943/03/15
Day of death
2025/06/09 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Denton, Texas, USA
Also know as
Sly and the Family Stone, Sly & The Family Stone, Sylvester Stewart
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 ch...Read more
Acting
(2019) Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
as Self
(2025) SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
as Self
(2014) Finding the Funk
as Himself
(2014) The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
as ---
(2009) Coming Back for More
as ---
(1993) Let Me Have It All
as Himself (Archival Footage)
(2024) Carol Doda Topless at the Condor
as Self (archive footage)
(2017) On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
as ---
(2008) Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
as vocals, keyboards
(1994) Woodstock Diary
as Self - Sly and the Family Stone
(2000) Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
as Self
(1970) Woodstock
as Self - Sly & The Family Stone
(1969) Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
as ---
(1970) Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
as ---
(2021) Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
as Self (archive footage)
(1972) The Midnight Special
as Self
(1972) The Midnight Special
as Host (as Sly and the Family Stone)
(1958) Kraft Music Hall
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(2021) 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
as Self (archive footage)