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Sly Stone

1943 - Today

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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. 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 credited him as the founder of the "progressive soul" movement. Born in Texas and raised in the Bay Area city Vallejo in Northern California, Stone mastered several instruments at an early age and performed gospel music as a child with his siblings (and future bandmates) Freddie and Rose. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sly Stone has received more than 3,871,139 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Sly Stone is the 1,708th most popular musician (down from 1,591st in 2019), the 8,582nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,944th in 2019) and the 636th most popular American Musician.

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  • 3.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sly Stone ranks 1,708 out of 3,175. Before him are Ian Haugland, Paul Bostaph, Fabio Biondi, Chuck Mangione, Jennifer Batten, and Boz Burrell. After him are Doug Aldrich, Paddy Moloney, Spencer Dryden, Stanley Turrentine, Yang Hyun-suk, and Ian McLagan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Sly Stone ranks 562. Before him are René-Pierre Quentin, Manfred Schaefer, Phyllis Somerville, David Clennon, Judith Durham, and Bertil Roos. After him are Pedro Pablo León, Richard Eyre, Mirsad Fazlagić, Daniel Robin, Gavin Bryars, and Morten Lauridsen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sly Stone ranks 8,582 out of 20,380. Before him are Miriam A. Ferguson (1875), Marston Morse (1892), Orrin Hatch (1934), Jerry L. Ross (1948), Priscilla Cooper Tyler (1816), and Kate Wilhelm (1928). After him are Abby Dalton (1932), Doug Aldrich (1964), Sofia Carson (1993), MacKenzie Scott (1970), Fat Joe (1970), and Edward Arnold (1890).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sly Stone ranks 636. Before him are Hal Blaine (1929), Laura Nyro (1947), Mamie Smith (1891), Paul Bostaph (1964), Chuck Mangione (1940), and Jennifer Batten (1957). After him are Doug Aldrich (1964), Spencer Dryden (1938), Stanley Turrentine (1934), Bernie Leadon (1947), RZA (1969), and Michael Steele (1955).

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