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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Woodstock (1970) — Self - Sly & The Family Stone
2. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) — Self - Performer (archive footage)
3. Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019) — Self
4. 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021) — Self (archive footage)
5. SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (2025) — Self
6. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self - Co-Host
7. The Midnight Special (1972) — Self
8. Kraft Music Hall (1958) — Self
9. Finding the Funk (2014) — Himself
10. Woodstock Diary (1994) — Self - Sly and the Family Stone
11. Carol Doda Topless at the Condor (2024) — Self (archive footage)
12. The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove (2014)
13. On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone (2017)
14. Coming Back for More (2009)
15. Let Me Have It All (1993) — Himself (Archival Footage)
16. Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008 (2008) — vocals, keyboards
17. Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In (2000) — Self
18. Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69 (1969)
19. Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70 (1970)
20. Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer — Self (archive footage)