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The new documentary, which showed at the Sundance Film Festival this past week, examines the life and legacy of the charismatic singer-songwriter Sly Stone, who led the group Sly and the Family ...
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.
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, on Hulu and Disney+.
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) is the autobiography of American musician Sly Stone, written with Ben Greenman. It was published in October 2023 by Auwa Books and included a forward from Questlove. Announced in May 2023, the book was the first to be published by new US imprint Auwa Books, and was published in the UK by White Rabbit. [1] [2]
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.
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 ...
‘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 ...