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.
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Filmography
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
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
2014
Finding the Funk
2014
as Himself
Coming Back for More
2009
- No poster
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
Woodstock
1970
as Self - Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
1969
- No poster
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Unreleased
as Self (archive footage)