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Sly Stone
Deceased

When Did Sly Stone Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 82
Also known asSly and the Family Stone, Sly & The Family Stone, Sylvester StewartGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn15/03/1943Born inDenton, Texas, USADied09/06/2025 (aged 82)Died inLos AngelesWikidataQ713829 ↗TMDb#1972668 ↗

Sylvester Stewart, 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 psychedelic soul and funk with his pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia, and gospel in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Filmography17 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)MovieSelf82
20211971: The Year That Music Changed EverythingSeriesSelf (archive footage)78
2019Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a GenerationMovieSelf76
2017On the Sly: In Search of the Family StoneMovie—74
2014Finding the FunkMovieHimself71
2014The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a GrooveMovie—71
2009Coming Back for MoreMovie—66
2008Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008Movievocals, keyboards65
1994Woodstock DiaryMovieSelf - Sly and the Family Stone51
1993Let Me Have It AllMovieHimself (Archival Footage)50
1972The Midnight SpecialSeriesSelf29
1970WoodstockMovieSelf - Sly & The Family Stone27
1970Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70Movie—27
1969Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69Movie—26
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf - Co-Host18
1958Kraft Music HallSeriesSelf15
0Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul ShafferMovieSelf (archive footage)—