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Sylvester Stewart (born March 15, 1943), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the development of funk with his pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia and gospel in the 1960s and 1970s.
Music critic Joel Selvin wrote, "there are two types of black music: black music before Sly Stone, and black music after Sly Stone". [8] In 2010, they were ranked 43rd in Rolling Stone ' s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, [9] and three of their albums are included on the most recent version of Rolling Stone ' s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
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 ...
Sly Stone's struggles with cocaine have been well documented, even, at times, eclipsing his achievements as an artist. But the new documentary Sly Lives! A.k.a. The Burden of Black Genius, which ...
Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) is a 2025 American documentary film, directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson. It explores the life, career, and legacy of Sly and the Family Stone. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2025, and is scheduled to be released on February 13, 2025, by Hulu.
Sly and the Family Stone’s first album, “A Whole New Thing,” was too ahead of its time to catch on (it was a commercial dud), and Sly was told that to save the band he needed to create a hit ...
The club opened in 1958 and primarily operated as a music venue, putting on acts including Bobby Freeman, The Righteous Brothers and Sly Stone. [3] Located at the corner of Broadway and Columbus Avenue, [4] the venue had been a small bar for most of the 1900s. Known as the Pisco Bar, it was purchased by Mario Puccinili who called it Pucci's ...
‘Sly Lives!,’ the original documentary about legendary musician Sly Stone directed by Roots founder and Oscar-winning filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, will premiere Thursday, Feb. 13 ...