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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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2/24/2018 at Chandler, AZ Last updated on: May 27, 2024. Leah Christine Pruett [ N 1 ] (formerly Leah Pritchett , formerly Leah LeDuc born May 26, 1988) is an American semi-retired drag racer , who last drove an NHRA Top Fuel dragster for Tony Stewart Racing.
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 ...
Sly Stone – vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass, various instruments; Little Sister (Dawn Silva, Tiny Melton, Vet Stewart, Rudy Love) – background vocals; Freddie ...
It appears that some of the recordings that the Viscaynes backed Stewart on, credited to Sylvester Stewart / Danny Stewart / Sly Stewart may also appear on an earlier Sutton release. It was a Jimmy Witherspoon album, Stormy Monday And Other Blues (Sutton SSU 316), featuring Baby Moses, Mel Williams, and Sly Williams. [ 22 ]
"Everybody Is a Star", released in December 1969, is song written by Sylvester Stewart and recorded by Sly and the Family Stone. The song, released as the B-side to the band's 1970 single "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970 at a time when chart position for both sides of the single were measured equally and not independently ...