Sly Stone

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 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 called him the founder of progressive soul