Acting · Denton, Texas, USA · Born March 15, 1943
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.
MovieSLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025
as Self
MovieCarol Doda Topless at the Condor
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
TV1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieWoodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019
as Self
MovieOn the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
2017
MovieThe Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
2014
MovieFinding the Funk
2014
as Himself
MovieComing Back for More
2009
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
2008
as vocals, keyboards
MovieJimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
2000
as Self
MovieWoodstock Diary
1994
as Self - Sly and the Family Stone
MovieLet Me Have It All
1993
as Himself (Archival Footage)
TVThe Midnight Special
1972
as Self
MovieSly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1970
MovieWoodstock
1970
as Self - Sly & The Family Stone
MovieSly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
1969
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
TVKraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
as Self (archive footage)
