Sly Stone

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Sly Stone

Acting March 15, 1943

Denton, Texas, USA

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…

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The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8 1961 TV Show
Woodstock

Woodstock

7.6 1970 Movie
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

7.6 2021 Movie
Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

5.4 1958 TV Show
The Midnight Special

The Midnight Special

8.1 1972 TV Show
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

7.5 2021 TV Show
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

7.3 2019 Movie
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

7.1 2025 Movie
Carol Doda Topless at the Condor

Carol Doda Topless at the Condor

7.0 2024 Movie
Finding the Funk

Finding the Funk

7.2 2014 Movie
Woodstock Diary

Woodstock Diary

8.5 1994 Movie
Coming Back for More

Coming Back for More

2009 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

    Movie Self

  2. 2024
    Carol Doda Topless at the Condor

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 2021
    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    Movie Self - Performer (archive footage)

  4. 2021
    1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  5. 2019
    Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

    Movie Self

  6. 2017
    On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

    Movie

  7. 2014
    The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove

    Movie

  8. 2014
    Finding the Funk

    Movie Himself

  9. 2009
    Coming Back for More

    Movie

  10. 2008
    Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008

    Movie vocals, keyboards

  11. 2000
    Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In

    Movie Self

  12. 1994
    Woodstock Diary

    Movie Self - Sly and the Family Stone

  13. 1993
    Let Me Have It All

    Movie Himself (Archival Footage)

  14. 1972
    The Midnight Special

    TV show Self

  15. 1970
    Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70

    Movie

  16. 1970
    Woodstock

    Movie Self - Sly & The Family Stone

More credits
  1. 1969
    Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69

    Movie

  2. 1961
    The Mike Douglas Show

    TV show Self - Co-Host

  3. 1958
    Kraft Music Hall

    TV show Self

  4. —
    Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

    Movie Self (archive footage)