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On vocalist Walter Scott Jr.'s passing, recalling how the group's post-disco soul kept Black spirits up during the early ...
Live at the Winchester Cathedral 1967 shows Sly and the Family Stone as a killer soul band on the cusp of developing the pungently progressive style that would make them one of the most vital acts of ...
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson will be honored with the SummerStage Icon award for his artistic contributions to New York City, ...
Sly & The Family Sone was one of the first self-contained, multi-gender, interracial, genre-fluid bands to ever top the ...
Before anybody outside the Bay Area knew who they were, Sly & the Family Stone absolutely could. Originally issued as a Record Store Day vinyl exclusive, The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral ...
"In terms of impact and the kind of shift they created, there isn’t a greater American band," said Vernon Reid of Sly and the ...
We're joined by music historian and professor Rickey Vincent to talk about the legacy of Sly Stone. He talks to us about what made the funk icon so special and why there'll never be another like ...
Musician and Oscar-winning director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson on his new film for Hulu, “SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius),” which details the rise and fall of the enigmatic Sly Stone.