Sly Stone
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Series
The Midnight Special
Self
1972
Series
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958
Series
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Woodstock
Self - Sly & The Family Stone
1970
Film
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self - Performer (archive footage)
2021
Film
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Self
2025
Film
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Self
2019
Film
Carol Doda Topless at the Condor
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Woodstock Diary
Self - Sly and the Family Stone
1994
Film
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
2014
Film
Finding the Funk
Himself
2014
Film
Coming Back for More
2009
Film
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
1969
Film
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
2017
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Self (archive footage)
Film
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1970
Film
Let Me Have It All
Himself (Archival Footage)
1993
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
vocals, keyboards
2008
Film
Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
Self
2000