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Sly Stone

Sylvester Stewart (March 15, 1943 – June 9, 2025), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone. He was also known as an important person in the creation of funk with his fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia and gospel in the 1960s and 1970s.[3][4]

Sly Stone
Sylvester Stone.jpg
Stone in 2007
Background information
Birth nameSylvester Stewart
Born(1943-03-15)March 15, 1943
Denton, Texas, U.S.
DiedJune 9, 2025(2025-06-09) (aged 82)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, musician, band leader, record producer
InstrumentsVocals, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, organ
Years active1956–2023
LabelsEpic Records, Warner Bros., Cleopatra
Associated actsBobby Freeman, Beau Brummels, Joe Piazza and the Continentals, the Viscaynes, Sly and the Family Stone, Bobby Womack
Websiteslystonemusic.com

Stone died at his home in Los Angeles, California on June 9, 2025 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the age of 82.[5]

Sly Stone Media

  • Sly and the Family Stone in 1968. Sly Stone pictured second from left.

  • Sly and the Family Stone play the Opera House in Bournemouth. Mojo review.

References

  1. ↑ "Passings". Billboard (Nielsen) (116). December 25, 2004. https://books.google.com/books?id=1BMEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22avant-funk%22+sly+stone&pg=RA1-PA39. Retrieved March 5, 2017. 
  2. ↑ Hoard, Christian; Brackett, Nathan, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 524. ISBN 9780743201698.
  3. ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart". AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ Rubiner, Julia M. (1992). Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music. Vol. 8. Gale Research. p. 257. ISBN 0-8103-5403-9.
  5. ↑ Murphy, Brian (June 9, 2025). Sly Stone, dazzling funk maestro with the Family Stone, dies at 82. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/06/09/sly-stone-music-family-dies/. Retrieved June 9, 2025. 


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