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.
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Known For
18 titles
The Mike Douglas Show
Kraft Music Hall
The Midnight Special
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Woodstock
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Carol Doda Topless at the Condor
Coming Back for More
Woodstock Diary
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
Finding the Funk
Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
Let Me Have It All
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
