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

• 2017On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
• 2014The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
• 2009Coming Back for More
• 2008Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008 — vocals, keyboards
• 1970Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
• 1969Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69

Appearances as themselves (14)

• 2025SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) — Self
• 2024Carol Doda Topless at the Condor — Self (archive footage)
• 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything — Self (archive footage)
• 2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) — Self - Performer (archive footage)
• 2019Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation — Self
• 2014Finding the Funk — Himself
• 2000Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In — Self
• 1994Woodstock Diary — Self - Sly and the Family Stone
• 1993Let Me Have It All — Himself (Archival Footage)
• The Midnight Special — Self
• 1970Woodstock — Self - Sly & The Family Stone
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self - Co-Host
• Kraft Music Hall — Self
• Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer — Self (archive footage)