Biography
Sly Stone, born Sylvester Stewart, was an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer best known as the frontman of Sly and the Family Stone. He appeared as himself in archive footage as a performer in the 2021 documentary Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised).
Stone was also credited in Woodstock (1970) and the 2019 documentary Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation. He died on 9 June 2025.
