Sly Stone
March 15, 1943 (81 years old) in Denton, Texas, USA
Sylvester Stewart (born March 15, 1943), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for 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 called him "the founder of progressive soul".
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- 2025 ·SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)as Self
- 2024 ·Carol Doda Topless at the Condoras Self (Archive Footage)
- 2021 ·Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)as Self
- 2019 ·Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generationas Self
- 2017 ·On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stoneas
- 2014 ·The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Grooveas
- 2014 ·Finding the Funkas Himself
- 2009 ·Coming Back for Moreas
- 2008 ·Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008as vocals, keyboards
- 2000 ·Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm Inas Self
- 1994 ·Woodstock Diaryas Self - Sly and the Family Stone
- 1993 ·Let Me Have It Allas Himself (Archival Footage)
- 1976 ·Parliament Funkadelic - The Mothership Connectionas Himself
- 1972 ·The Midnight Specialas Host (as Sly and the Family Stone)
- 1972 ·The Midnight Specialas Self
- 1970 ·Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70as
- 1970 ·Woodstockas Self - Sly & The Family Stone
- 1969 ·Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69as
- 1961 ·The Mike Douglas Showas Self - Co-Host
- 1958 ·Kraft Music Hallas Self