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 ...

Sly and the Family Stone was an American funk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1966 and active until 1983. They are considered to be pivotal in the development of funk, soul, R&B, rock, and psychedelic music.

Oct 8, 2023 · Now 80 years old, Stone is still living a reclusive life, but he has a house in an anonymous Los Angeles suburb. Through a representative he declined "Sunday Morning"'s request for an...

(aka the Burden of Black Genius), Questlove’s acclaimed new documentary about enigmatic musical chameleons Sly & the Family Stone. In addition to the band’s signature hits, the album features seven rare and previously unreleased alternate versions, along with three unreleased new edits by Questlove and Brooklyn-based DJ, remixer, and hip ...

Feb 10, 2025 · The musician and documentary filmmaker Questlove says that music Sly Stone created in the 1960s and 1970s laid the foundation for the pop, R&B and funk sounds we hear today.

The band’s catalog (every single composition penned by Sylvester Stewart aka Sly Stone) includes their three career-defining RIAA gold Billboard #1 Pop/ #1 R&B smashes, “Everyday People,” “Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Again)” and “Family Affair,” and their signature Top 40 hits that began with “Dance To the Music” and ...

Feb 12, 2025 · Telling Sly Stone's story with empathy was a way for Thompson to open a conversation about Black artists and mental health. He talks to Stone's former bandmates and collaborators, like Jimmy Jam ...

Feb 13, 2025 · In music circles, Sly Stone is an almost mythical figure. But in his brilliant new documentary SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), Oscar-winning director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Questlove's new documentary, 'Sly Lives!,' debuted its trailer, showcasing the band's meteoric rise and the cultural impact of its frontman Sly Stone.

Feb 13, 2025 · Questlove would like “Sly Lives!” to brush the dust from Stone’s pop pedestal, to celebrate his music as sui generis polymathic synthesis and as hip-hop’s bedrock, to imply that his ethos ...