Sly Stone's daughter, Phunne Stone, recalled what it was like growing up with the funk artist in a new documentary titled "Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)." ...

In “Sly Lives!” and “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” the divergent expectations faced by White and Black musical artists become ...

Amir "Questlove" Thompson tells the story of Slyvester 'Sly Stone" Stewart in the documentary "Sly Lives! aka the Question of Black Genius" now streaming on Hulu and Disney+.

Ostensibly it covers the career of Sly Stone, the prodigious musician who, during the late '60s and '70s, generated some of ...

Thompson's knack for cinematic pacing, compositions, and arrangement puts "Sly Lives!" over the top, especially during his loving interview segments with the Family Stone band members. The ...

In this Slate Plus episode, Anna talks about the trailblazing psychedelic funk band Sly and the Family Stone with Joseph Patel, producer for the new documentary Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black ...

Led Zeppelin and Sly & the Family Stone, both in 1969. At left, Led Zeppelin: Jimmy Page and Robert plant (standing), John Paul Jones and John Bonham (seated). At right, Sly & the Family Stone ...

Mornings come early, but the Morning Joe crew knows how to start the day right. Set to “Dance to the Music” by Sly and the ...

That’s the path of many bright, famous musicians. Struggle. It’s all about the art. Breakthrough. Success. Excess. Downward ...

Stone’s legacy is different. In the late 1960s and early ’70s, the West Coast polymath synthesized acid rock and funk through his multiracial, mixed-gender group Sly and the Family Stone ...

Stone’s legacy is different. In the late 1960s and early ’70s, the West Coast polymath synthesized acid rock and funk through his multiracial, mixed-gender group Sly and the Family Stone ...