About

Known credits:
16
Birthday:
1943-03-15
Place of birth:
Denton, Texas, USA
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Sly Stone

Overview

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".

Known for

Acting
2025 SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) Actor Self N/A
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2024 Carol Doda Topless at the Condor Actor Self (Archive Footage) 58
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2021 Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Actor Self 63
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2019 Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation Actor Self 60
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2017 On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone Actor N/A
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2014 The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove Actor 59
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2014 Finding the Funk Actor Himself 59
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2009 Coming Back for More Actor N/A
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2008 Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008 Actor vocals, keyboards N/A
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2000 Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In Actor Self N/A
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1994 Woodstock Diary Actor Self - Sly and the Family Stone 59
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1993 Let Me Have It All Actor Himself (Archival Footage) N/A
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1976 Parliament Funkadelic - The Mothership Connection Actor Himself N/A
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1970 Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70 Actor N/A
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1970 Woodstock Actor Self - Sly & The Family Stone 64
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1969 Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69 Actor N/A
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