Headshot of American singer and songwriter Sly Stone performing with his band Sly and the Family Stone on the television series ‘Midnight Special, ‘ circa 1974. (Photo by Fotos International ...

"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 ...

Greetings! It’s your friend and selector, Marlon, again. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s joyous, crisply edited and well ...

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.

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 ...

50 Years of SNL Music, charts the traectory of Sly Stone, leader of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame funk-rock band Sly and the Family Stone. The group was known for late-'60s and early '70s hits ...

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 ...