
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sly Stone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
20 acting credits
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961

Kraft Music Hall
1958

The Midnight Special
1972

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021

Woodstock
1970

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019

The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
2014

Carol Doda Topless at the Condor
2024

Let Me Have It All
1993

Coming Back for More
2009

On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
2017

Woodstock Diary
1994

Finding the Funk
2014

Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1970

Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
1969

Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
2000
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
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Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
2008