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.
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- 2025 · SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) as Self
- 2024 · Carol Doda Topless at the Condor as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) as Self
- 2019 · Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation as Self
- 2017 · On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone as
- 2014 · The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove as
- 2014 · Finding the Funk as Himself
- 2009 · Coming Back for More as
- 2008 · Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008 as vocals, keyboards
- 2000 · Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In as Self
- 1994 · Woodstock Diary as Self - Sly and the Family Stone
- 1993 · Let Me Have It All as Himself (Archival Footage)
- 1972 · The Midnight Special as Self
- 1972 · The Midnight Special as Host (as Sly and the Family Stone)
- 1970 · Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70 as
- 1970 · Woodstock as Self - Sly & The Family Stone
- 1969 · Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69 as
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1958 · Kraft Music Hall as Self