One can’t overstate just how influential Sly and the Family Stone were for the development of pop, soul, rock and funk music (not to mention fashion) in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

"This is a movie about Sly Stone," he tells UCR, "but it's also about the burden that comes with success for Black artists in America." 50 Years Ago: Sly and Family Stone Splinter on 'Family ...

He compares the Sly & the Family Stone frontman’s elusive way of hiding dark messages in relatively bright music to other artists like Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and even the Beatles.

But one performance in the documentary about 1969's Harlem Cultural Festival was singularly captivating: that of multiracial band Sly and the Family Stone in all its glorious, psychedelic soul ...

Sly and the Family Stone achieved unprecedented success in the late Sixties, with number one records, a star turn at Woodstock, a cover on Rolling Stone magazine. Sly was not just a musical genius but ...

(aka The Burden of Black Genius), Questlove delves into the genius and torments of Sly Stone — and uses that story as window into many other artists’ lives, including interviewees D’Angelo ...

Funk trailblazer who upended rock and soul in the '60s and '70s as leader of Sly & the Family Stone.Wikipedia Questlove directs Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), a doc about Sly Stone ...