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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia