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Sly
Sly or SLY may refer to: People * Sly (surname) * Sly Bailey (born 1962), British businesswoman * Sly Dunbar (born 1952), Jamaican drummer * Sylvain Grenier (born 1977), Canadian wrestler * Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Gardenzio "Sly" Stallone (; born July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. In a Sylvester Stallone filmography, film career spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has received List of awards and nominations received by Syl ... (born 1946), American actor * Sly Stone (1943–2025), American musician in Sly and the Family Stone Music * ''Sly'' (opera), by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari * "Sly" (The Cat Empire song) * "Sly" (Massive Attack song) * Sly (band), a Japanese heavy metal band Gaming * The Sly Cooper series, including: ** '' Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus'' ** '' Sly 2: Band of Thieves'' ** '' Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves'' ** '' Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time'' Other * sly, ISO 639-3 code for the Selayar language, Indonesia * Sly syndro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sly Dunbar
Lowell Fillmore "Sly" Dunbar (born 10 May 1952, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican drummer, best known as one half of the prolific Jamaican rhythm section and reggae production duo Sly and Robbie. Biography Dunbar began playing at 15 in a band called The Yardbrooms. His first appearance on a recording was on the Dave and Ansell Collins album ''Double Barrel''. Dunbar joined a band Ansell Collins called Skin, Flesh and Bones. Speaking on his influences, Sly explains “My mentor was the drummer for the Skatalites, Lloyd Knibb. And I used to listen a lot to the drummer for Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Al Jackson Jr., and a lot of Philadelphia. And there are other drummers in Jamaica, like Santa and Carly from the Wailers Band, Winston Bennett, Paul Douglas, Mikey Boo. I respect all these drummers and have learnt a lot from them. From them, I listened and created my own style. They played some things I copied, other things I recreated." In 1972, Dunbar met and became friends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sly Stone
Sylvester Stewart (March 15, 1943 – June 9, 2025), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, was an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the development of psychedelic soul and funk with his pioneering fusion of Soul music, soul, rock music, rock, psychedelic music, psychedelia, and gospel music, 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 Denton, Texas, and raised in the Bay Area city of Vallejo, California, Vallejo in Northern California, Stone mastered several instruments at an early age and performed gospel music as a child with his siblings (and future ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sly (surname)
Sly or Slye is the surname of: People: * Allan Sly (born 1951), sculptor * Allan Sly (mathematician), probability theorist and MacArthur Fellow * Darryl Sly (1939–2007), Canadian National Hockey League player * Damon Slye (born 1962), computer game designer, director and programmer * Harold Sly (1904–1996), English professional association football player * James Calvin Sly (1807–1864), Mormon pioneer, scout, settler and missionary * Leonard Slye, birth name of Roy Rogers (1911–1998), America singer and actor * Maud Slye (1879–1954), American pathologist * Philippe Sly, Canadian singer * Richard Meares Sly (1849–1929), Australian judge * Tony Sly (1970–2012), American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman of the punk rock band No Use for a Name * William Sly (died 1608), Elizabethan actor and colleague of William Shakespeare * William S. Sly (1932–2025), American physician and scientist Fictional characters: * Christopher Sly, in Shakespeare's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sly Cooper
''Sly Cooper'' is a series of stealth action-adventure video games created by Sucker Punch Productions and owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The series follows the adventures of Sly Cooper, an anthropomorphic raccoon and master thief, along with his two partners in crime, Bentley the turtle and Murray the hippopotamus, all of whom are pursued by Sly's love interest, Inspector Carmelita Fox. Sanzaru Games developed the fourth game and remastered the original trilogy for the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Vita in a compilation titled ''The Sly Collection''. Sly Cooper himself has become one of the most popular PlayStation video game characters, and has appeared in other Sony games such as crossover games '' PlayStation Move Heroes'' and '' PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale''. Both an animated feature film and television series based on the series have also been in development, but neither had materialized together. Common elements Gameplay The games are prima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selayar Language
Selayar or Selayarese is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by about 100,000 people on the island of Selayar in South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Phonology Vowels Vowels are lengthened when stressed and in an open syllable. Nasalization Nasalization extends from nasal consonants to the following vowels, continuing until blocked by an intonation break or a consonant other than a glottal stop The glottal stop or glottal plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many Speech communication, spoken languages, produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract or, more precisely, the glottis. The symbol in the International Phonetic ...: : "A dog urinated on him." : "A lizard urinated on him, and a dog defecated on him." Consonants Of the coronals, the voiceless stop is dental, while the others are alveolar. Morphology Selayarese intransitive verbs index pronominal arguments via an absolutive enclitic. In transitive verbs the less agent-like argument is i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thieves In Time
Theft (, cognate to ) is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word ''theft'' is also used as a synonym or informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as larceny, robbery, embezzlement, extortion, blackmail, or receiving stolen property. In some jurisdictions, ''theft'' is considered to be synonymous with ''larceny'', while in others, ''theft'' is defined more narrowly. A person who engages in theft is known as a thief ( thieves). ''Theft'' is the name of a statutory offence in California, Canada, England and Wales, Hong Kong, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and the Australian states of South Australia Theft (and receiving). and Victoria. Theft. Elements The ''actus reus'' of theft is usually defined as an unauthorised taking, keeping, or using of another's property which must be accompanied by a ''mens rea'' of dishonesty a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honor Among Thieves
Honor (or Honour) Among Thieves is a phrase suggesting honour within a group that is not considered honourable, trustworthy, or morally righteous to outsiders. It may also refer to: Books * ''Honour Among Thieves'' (novel), a 1993 novel by English author Jeffrey Archer. * ''Honour Among Thieves'', a 1947 novel by H. C. Bailey * ''Honour Among Thieves'', a 1991 novel by Donald Serrell Thomas * ''Honor Among Thieves'', a 2014 novel by James S. A. Corey * ''Honor Among Thieves'', a 2018 novel by Ann Aguirre and Rachel Caine Film and TV * '' Touchez pas au grisbi'', a 1954 French-Italian film released in the UK as ''Honour Among Thieves'' * '' Adieu l'ami'', a 1968 French-Italian film starring Charles Bronson reissued as ''Honor Among Thieves'' * '' Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'', a 2023 American fantasy heist film Television * "Honor Among Thieves" (''Person of Interest''), a 2014 episode of ''Person of Interest'' * "Honor Among Thieves" (''Star Trek: Deep Space ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Band Of Thieves
Band of Thieves may refer to: * Band of Thieves (1928 film), a German silent film * Band of Thieves (1962 film), a British musical film See also * Sly 2: Band of Thieves, a platform stealth video game {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sly Cooper And The Thievius Raccoonus
''Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus'' (known as ''Sly Raccoon'' in PAL region, PAL regions) is a 2002 Stealth game, stealth Platformer, platform video game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the first installment in the ''Sly Cooper'' series. The game follows the titular Sly Cooper (character), Sly Cooper and his gang, Bentley the Turtle and Murray the Hippo, on their mission to recover the lost pages of the "Thievius Raccoonus" (a book listing every thieving technique created by Sly's ancestors) from a rival gang known as the Fiendish Five. ''Sly Cooper'' was praised for its technical achievements—particularly its use of a variation on Cel-shaded animation, cel-shading to create a film noir feel while still rendering as a Traditional animation, hand-drawn animated film—and criticized for being too short. The game was followed by three sequels: ''Sly 2: Band of Thieves'' (2004), ''Sly 3: Honor A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sly (Massive Attack Song)
"Sly" is a song by British trip hop collective Massive Attack. It was released as a first single from their second album, '' Protection'' (1994), on 17 October 1994 by Wild Bunch and Circa. Vocals on the track are performed by Scottish singer-songwriter Nicolette. "Sly" reached number 24 in the United Kingdom, becoming Massive Attack's fourth top-40 single there. The accompanying music video was directed by Stéphane Sednaoui and filmed in New York City. Background "Sly" was the combination of Craig Armstrong's strings combined with Nicolette's vocals. After hearing her first album ''Now is Early'', and being suitably impressed by it, Massive Attack chose Nicolette to appear on '' Protection''. Critical reception Push from ''Melody Maker'' felt releasing the song as the first single from the ''Protection'' album was "the smartest choice", praising the "dreamy-voices" by Nicolette. He concluded, "Thumbs up." Robbert Tilli from ''Music & Media'' described it as "slowly-creeping" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sly (band)
Sly was a Japanese heavy metal supergroup formed in 1994 by former members of popular groups of the Japanese metal scene. The line-up included singer Minoru Niihara and drummer Munetaka Higuchi (both from Loudness), guitarist Shinichiro Ishihara ( Earthshaker) and bassist Koichi Terasawa (). Sly disbanded in 1998, with Niihara and Higuchi re-joining Loudness in 2000 and Ishihara taking part in the reformation of his former group Earthshaker in 1999. Band members * Minoru Niihara - vocals *Shinichiro Ishihara - guitars *Koichi Terasawa - bass *Munetaka Higuchi (December 24, 1958 – November 30, 2008) was a Japanese musician and record producer. He is best known as the original drummer of the Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Loudness (band), Loudness, but first rose to prominence as a member of La ... - drums Discography Albums * ''Sly'' (1994) * ''Loner'' (EP, 1995) * ''Dreams of Dust'' (1995) * ''Key'' (1996) * ''Vulcan Wind'' (1998) Video albums * ''Live King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sly Bailey
Sylvia Bailey, née Grice (born 24 January 1962), is a former chief executive of Trinity Mirror, the UK's largest newspaper publisher, and a non-executive director of EMI from 2004 to 2007."Mrs Sly Bailey Authorised Biography Debrett's She was named as one of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Britain" by '' Management Today''. She was also named as one of the top 20 most influential figures in media by MediaGuardian and as one of the top 50 most powerful businesswomen outside the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
