The Sly & the Family Stone leader is the subject of a new documentary directed by Questlove. Here’s what to know about his ...
What is Black genius?” It’s a slightly sideways question that results in some blank looks, but the filmmaker’s point is this: ...
The Grammy Award–winning bandleader for The Roots spoke with Fresh Air's Terry Gross about his film on the funk musician who led Sly & the Family Stone in the 1960s and '70s.
An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone — the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic and enigmatic Sly Stone — captures the band’s rise, reign, and subsequent fadeout while ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — February is Black History Month and the National Museum of African American Music has an invitation to share. It's called Sly Lives: The Burden of a Black Genius and tells ...
Questlove’s boisterous, inquisitive new doc about San Francisco musical dynamos Sly and the Family Stone (premiering Feb. 13 on Hulu), isn’t immune to the pattern.  But beneath the template, embedded ...
An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone — the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic and enigmatic Sly Stone — captures the band’s rise, reign, and subsequent fadeout while ...
A fascinating, pulsating documentary that captures a spirit worth following. Ten minutes too long but never misses a beat.