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Sly
Sly Stone is an influential American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman of the band Sly and the Family Stone, which played a pivotal role in the development of funk and psychedelic music in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Sly is a variant of the name Sylvester, meaning 'wooded'.
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Sly Stone
Musician
Born: March 15, 1943 · Denton, Texas, USA
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- Sly Original form
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- What does Sly mean?
- Sly is a variant of the name Sylvester, meaning 'wooded'.
- What is the origin of Sly?
- Sly has English origins.
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- Sly has been viewed 65 times and saved to favorites 0 times by our community.
- What are similar names to Sly?
- Similar names include Esmeralda, Chike, Tessa, Uriel, Gwendoline.
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