
Sly Stone
Acting
Sylvester Stewart (March 15, 1943 β 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.
Known for
2025SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Self
2024Carol Doda Topless at the Condor
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
2017On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
2014Finding the Funk
Himself
2014The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
2009Coming Back for More
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)
1970Woodstock
Self - Sly & The Family Stone
1970Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1969Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69