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Sly Stone’s Political and Musical Awakening
By November of the same year, Sly Stone seemed to pose an answer: “There’s a Riot Goin’ On.” At the time that album was ...
The New York Times4mon
A Sly Stone Primer: 15 Songs (and More) From a Musical Visionary
a little rock and a touch of psychedelia — as well as a vision of community and brotherhood that stood out in a period of political separatism. Behind it all was Sly Stone, the visionary who ...
Sly Stone, pioneering leader of funk band Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82
Sly Stone, the pioneering leader of the funk band bearing his name, Sly and the Family Stone, has died, according to his ...
Remembering Sly Stone, a Fiery Funk Frontman
The boundary-breaking, fashion-forward leader of Sly & the Family Stone, who has died at age 82, made an indelible impact on ...
Variety4mon
Questlove’s ‘Sly Lives!’ Shows How Black Artists Are Both Geniuses and Everyday People
Sly Stone, founder, frontman and namesake of Sly and the Family Stone, has deserved to be the subject of a documentary since the heyday of his eponymous, chart-topping, mixed-gender, racially ...
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Watch the trailer for the long-awaited documentary about troubled psychedelic pioneer Sly Stone
A trailer for the highly-anticipated movie about pioneering Sly & The Family Stone founder Sly Stone has been released. Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) was directed by Roots ...