Sly Stone

Nacimiento : 1943-03-15, Denton, TX

Películas

Summer of Soul
Self
Explora el legendario Harlem Cultural Festival celebrado en los Estados Unidos en 1969. En él se rindió homenaje a la cultura y música afroamericana, además de promover el 'black pride' y la unidad entre personas de una misma raza.
Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
Himself
A feature documentary about the music of Jimi Hendrix and Sly and the Family Stone featuring Rose and Freddie Stone, Sly Stone's mother, and band members Cynthia, Jerry, Larry, Gregg and David Kapralik, Manager of Sly Stone and his partner. NY Times' Jon Pareles provides the on camera music history context.
Woodstock Diary
Himself - Sly and the Family Stone
Woodstock Diary was originally broadcasted on U.S. TV in August 1994 - in honor of the 25th anniversary of the event. Later it was released on DVD with remastered 5.1 sound. It includes performances not shown in the Woodstock movie but not exclusively. Between the songs there are recent interviews with the producers / organizers of Woodstock Joel Rosenman, John Roberts, Michael Lang, the stage announcer Wavy Gravy and Lisa Law (a member of the Hog Farm who helped out at the festival).
Parliament Funkadelic - The Mothership Connection
Himself
The Mothership has landed! Parliament-Funkadelic plays an out-of-this-world set at The Summit in Houston, Texas on Halloween night 1976.
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
This is part of a series from German TV WDR which is taking out of the vaults some historical films, notably from a program called "Swing In". This performance is from the September 1970 European Tour.
Woodstock, 3 días de paz y música
Self - Sly & The Family Stone
Documental sobre el famoso festival de Woodstock que tuvo lugar en Bethel, NY. En agosto de 1969, 450.000 personas asistieron al mayor festival de música rock hasta la fecha. "Woodstock", ganadora del Oscar de la Academia, fue un acontecimiento que dio nombre a una generación y marcó a toda una época. "Woodstock, 3 días de paz y música: el montaje del director" (Woodstock - 3 Days of Peace & Music: The Director's Cut) de 225 minutos de duración, cuenta con imágenes restauradas y con sonido digital. Además, ofrece 40 minutos adicionales de imágenes nunca vistas en la película inicial, que fueron integradas en el film por el propio director Michael Wadleigh. Un joven Martin Scorsese fue asistente del director y ayudó en el montaje de este aclamado e histórico documental. (FILMAFFINITY)
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
The Harlem Cultural Festival of that year, which would come to be known as “Black Woodstock,” had, on its surface, little in common with the upstate hootenanny. Held in Harlem at Mount Morris (what is now Marcus Garvey) Park, it was a self-consciously urban affair, a concert series rather than a one-off, and already in its third year.
Sly Stone
Self
Explores the life and career of Sly Stone.