The Sly & the Family Stone leader is the subject of a new documentary directed by Questlove. Here’s what to know about his ...

The Grammy Award–winning bandleader for The Roots spoke with Fresh Air's Terry Gross about his film on the funk musician who led Sly & the Family Stone in the 1960s and '70s.

Profile of the man behind Sly and the Family Stone gives you plenty of evidence that he's one of the most important musicians ever - and a lot more ...

In his follow-up to 'Summer of Soul,' the award-winning producer explores the legacy of the legendary musician and the challenges faced by Black artists in America.

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 ...

50 Years Ago: Why Sly Stone Couldn't Leave 'Fresh' Alone The funk rock masterpiece that went on sale was very different from the one reviewers previously heard. 50 Years Ago: Sly and Family Stone ...

Sly Stone, for all the grit of his aesthetic ... Nile Rogers recalls how in the early ’70s, when he belonged to the New York chapter of the Black Panthers, “Stand!,” with its ecstatic exhortation, was ...