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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 psychedelic soul and 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".[4] Crawdaddy! has credited him as the founder of the "progressive soul" movement.[5]

Sly Stone



Stone in 1982

Background informationBirth nameSylvester StewartBornMarch 15, 1943
Denton, Texas, U.S.DiedJune 9, 2025 (aged 82)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.Genres

Funk

soul

psychedelic soul

progressive soul[1]

funk rock[2]

avant-funk[3]

Occupations

Singer

songwriter

musician

band leader

record producer

Instruments

Vocals

keyboards

guitar

bass guitar

harmonica

Works

Solo

with the Family Stone

Years active1956–2023Labels

Warner Bros.

Cleopatra

Epic

Formerly of

Sly and the Family Stone

The Viscaynes

Websiteslystonemusic.com

Born in Denton, Texas, and raised in the Bay Area city of Vallejo in Northern California, Stone mastered several instruments at an early age and performed gospel music as a child with his siblings (and future bandmates) Freddie and Rose. In the mid-1960s, he worked as both a record producer for Autumn Records and a disc jockey for San Francisco radio station KDIA.[6] In 1966, Stone and his brother Freddie joined their bands together to form Sly and the Family Stone, a racially integrated, mixed-gender act. The group would score hits including "Dance to the Music" (1968), "Everyday People" (1968), "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" (1969), "I Want to Take You Higher" (1969), "Family Affair" (1971), and "If You Want Me to Stay" (1973) and acclaimed albums including Stand! (1969), There's a Riot Goin' On (1971), and Fresh (1973).

By the mid-1970s, Stone's drug use and erratic behavior effectively ended the group, leaving him to record several unsuccessful solo albums. He toured or collaborated with artists such as Parliament-Funkadelic, Bobby Womack, and Jesse Johnson. In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the group. He took part in a Sly and the Family Stone tribute at the 2006 Grammy Awards, his first live performance since 1987.

Stone released his autobiography, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin), in 2023.

(Sly Stone carried a violin case filled with illegal drugs wherever he went),[32] recording slowed significantly. Between summer 1969 and fall 1971, the band released only one single, "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"/"Everybody Is a Star", released in December 1969. "Thank You" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970.[19]

(Sly Stone carried a violin case filled with illegal drugs wherever he went),[32] recording slowed significantly. Between summer 1969 and fall 1971, the band released only one single, "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"/"Everybody Is a Star", released in December 1969. "Thank You" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970.[19]

During 1970, Sly Stone spent most of his waking hours on drugs.[33] He became erratic and moody, and missed nearly a third of the band's concerts that year.[34] The band did close out the Strawberry Fields Festival near Toronto, Ontario, in August, but live appearances on television talk shows such as The Mike Douglas Show and The Dick Cavett Show went unpredictably.[35] Meanwhile, Sly hired his streetwise cohorts, Hamp "Bubba" Banks and J.B. Brown, as his personal managers; they in turn brought in gangsters such as Edward "Eddie Chin" Elliott and Mafioso J.R. Valtrano to be Sly's bodyguards. Sly enlisted these individuals to handle his business dealings, to retrieve drugs, and to protect him from those he considered his enemies, some of whom were his own bandmates and staff.[36] A rift developed between Sly and the rest of the band;[37] in early 1971, drummer Errico became the first to leave the band for other ventures. He was replaced with a succession of drummers until Sly settled on Gerry Gibson, who only remained with the band for a year before being replaced by Andy Newmark in 1973.

To appease fan demand for new songs, Epic began re-releasing material. A Whole New Thing was reissued with a new cover, and several of the Family Stone's most popular recordings were packaged into the band's first Greatest Hits album. Greatest Hits reached number two on the Billboard 200 in 1970.

During this period, Sly Stone negotiated a production deal with Atlantic Records, resulting in his own imprint, Stone Flower Productions.