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Sly Stone
Acting
15 Mar 1943
† 09 Jun 2025
Denton, Texas, USA
Biography
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 ch...
Also Known As
Sly and the Family Stone, Sly & The Family Stone, Sylvester Stewart
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Sly Stone's Movies
75%
Woodstock
26 Mar 1970
76%
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
02 Jul 2021
73%
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
24 May 2019
71%
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
23 Jan 2025
72%
Finding the Funk
31 Jan 2014
70%
Carol Doda Topless at the Condor
22 Mar 2024
92%
Woodstock Diary
14 Aug 1994
70%
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
05 Dec 2014
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Coming Back for More
23 Jan 2009
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Let Me Have It All
23 Jan 1993
0%
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
22 Jan 2017
0%
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
31 Aug 2008
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Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
01 Jul 2000
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Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
29 Jun 1969
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Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
10 Dec 1970
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