Sly Stone(1943-2025)

Composer
Actor
Manager

Sly Stone was born on 15 March 1943 in Denton, Texas, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Stealth (2005), A Knight's Tale (2001) and Zodiac (2007). He was married to Kathy Silva. He died on 9 June 2025 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Awards
- 1 win total

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Known for

Stealth

5.1

Soundtrack

2005

A Knight's Tale

7.0

Soundtrack

2001

Zodiac

7.7

Soundtrack

2007

Muppet Treasure Island

6.9

Soundtrack

1996

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Kanye West: Heaven and Hell
6.7
Music Video
- Composer
- 2022
Sheila E. Feat. Freddie Stone: Everday People
Music Video
- Composer
- 2020
Beastie Boys: Time for Livin'
6.5
Music Video
- Composer
- 1993
Arrested Development: People Everyday
6.7
Music Video
- Composer
- 1992
Aretha Franklin: Everyday People
7.2
Music Video
- Composer
- 1991
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts: Everyday People
7.2
Music Video
- Composer
- 1983
The Pointer Sisters: Everybody Is a Star
4.8
Music Video
- Composer
- 1979

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Alternative names
- Sly Stone & the Family
Height
- 5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
Born
- March 15, 1943
- Denton, Texas, USA
Died
- June 9, 2025
- Los Angeles, California, USA(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Spouse
- Kathy SilvaJune 5, 1974 - ? (divorced, 1 child)
Children
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Other works
Songwriter (as Sylvester Stewart): "House of the Rising Sun", a hit for The Animals.
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Trivia
Married his girlfriend Kathy Silva at Madison Square Garden before 21,000 guests on 6/4/74 to help boost attendance for a concert that wasn't selling very well. The event was dreamed up by Stone and Silva and his manager and turned out to be an enormous success. The marriage, however, wasn't so successful, Silva filed for divorce four months later.