The gripping story of 1960s/early 70s musical supernova Sylvester Stewart, better known as Sly Stone, will unfold in ...

Joseph Patel and 'SLY LIVES!' director Questlove thought it wouldn't be "empathetic" to show Stone on camera Sly Stone wasn’t interviewed for his own documentary, and the creators of the film ...

(aka The Burden of Black Genius). The film focuses on Sly Stone, a funk musician who headed up Sly & the Family Stone in the 1960s and 1970s. The group’s hits, including “Everyday People,” “Dance to ...

(aka The Burden of Black Genius) examines the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone, the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic and enigmatic Sly Stone. The film captures the bandâ s ...

The movie follows the life and career of the brilliant but troubled musician Sly Stone and his team, Sly and The Family Stone. It is directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and produced by Joseph ...

The story of Sly Stone is, at least in the music world, beyond well known. A teenage musical prodigy, Sylvester "Sly" Stewart was a Bay Area radio disc jockey and acclaimed record producer formed ...

“I hate to say it,” the rhythm and blues singer D’Angelo ventures toward the end of Questlove’s new documentary “Sly Lives!” (streaming on Hulu), “but these White rock-and-rollers ...

By Tracey Thorn The other night Ben and I watched the new Sly Stone documentary, Sly Lives! (AKA The Burden of Black Genius). Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, it’s an exploration and ...

By contrast The Family Stone – the line-up included brother ... sporting the world’s largest Afro. Sly’s ethos came into full focus a couple of albums down the line, with “Everyday People ...

Sly Stone has a memoir coming, titled Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin). ORDER NOW: Peter Gabriel is on the cover of the latest issue of Uncut It is published in the UK on October 17 by ...

Sly & the Family Stone's performance at Woodstock is regarded as the best of the best. Sly & the Family Stone — the iconic group of the 1960s, 1970s and beyond — performed at Palace Park in ...