Sly Stone
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.
Filmography (19 titles)
6.9MovieSLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Self · 2025
7.0MovieCarol Doda Topless at the Condor
Self (archive footage) · 2024
7.6MovieSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self - Performer (archive footage) · 2021
7.5Show1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Self (archive footage) · 2021
7.3MovieWoodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Self · 2019
MovieOn the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
2017
7.0MovieThe Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
2014
7.2MovieFinding the Funk
Himself · 2014
MovieComing Back for More
2009
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
vocals, keyboards · 2008
MovieJimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
Self · 2000
8.5MovieWoodstock Diary
Self - Sly and the Family Stone · 1994
MovieLet Me Have It All
Himself (Archival Footage) · 1993
8.1ShowThe Midnight Special
Self · 1972
MovieSly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1970
7.5MovieWoodstock
Self - Sly & The Family Stone · 1970
MovieSly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
1969
5.8ShowThe Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 1961
5.4ShowKraft Music Hall
Self · 1958