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Sylvester Stewart (born March 15, 1943), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for 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.
While attending high school, Sylvester and Freddie joined student bands. One of Sylvester's high school musical groups was a doo-wop act called The Viscaynes. The Viscaynes released a few local singles, and Sylvester recorded several solo singles under the name "Danny Stewart". By 1964, Sylvester had become Sly Stone.
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Jennifer Flavin was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in West Hills, a district of Los Angeles.She is one of seven children. She had four brothers (Tom, Pat, Shannon, and Mitch) and two sisters.
Born Frederick Stewart, he started playing music when he was twelve. [1] In 1966, Freddie co-founded the band Sly and the Family Stone, fronted by his brother Sly and including his sister Rose. He was the guitarist and vocalist. After leaving the band in the late 1970s, Stone signed a short recording contract with Motown Records. He was ...
Sly Stone – vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass, various instruments; Little Sister (Dawn Silva, Tiny Melton, Vet Stewart, Rudy Love) – background vocals; Freddie ...
The marriage was a stormy one, with Grahame objecting to Clements's drinking and gambling, and Clements being jealous of her dalliances with other men, and it ended in 1948. He married Maria Walek in 1951. In 1964, they adopted her eight-year-old nephew, Sylvester, bringing him to the United States from Poland.
as Danny "Sly" Stewart "Help Me With My Broken Heart" / "Long Time Alone"² G&P 901 1962 as Sylvester Stewart "I Just Learned How to Swim" / "Scat Swim"³ Autumn Record No. 3 1964 as Sly Stewart "Buttermilk, Part 1" / "Buttermilk, Part 2" 4: Autumn Record No. 14 1965 as Sly "Temptation Walk, Part 1" / "Temptation Walk, Part 2" 4: Autumn Record ...