Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, who directed the new documentary “Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius),” has shared a remembrance of the subject of his film, Sly Stone. The 82 year-old died ...

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson directed the Sly Stone documentary Sly Lives! (AKA The Burden of Black Genius that premiered at Sundance this year, and now he has penned a moving tribute to his ...

Producer Michael Nash wanted to do something special to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Sound Summit, the annual rock ...

Joseph Patel on honoring Sly Stone in ‘Sly Lives!' The Oscar-winning producer shares how he and Questlove created a powerful ...

Questlove and Viola Davis have paid tribute to Sly and the Family Stone star Sly Stone following his death. The Roots star Ahmir' Questlove' Thompson, who directed the documentary Sly Lives! "Sly ...

Several musicians have taken to social media to pay tribute to Sly Stone, the iconic musician who led the genre-bending band Sly & the Family Stone in the late ‘60s and 1970s.

A 2005 tribute record included Maroon 5, John Legend and the Roots. “Sly did so many things so well that he turned my head all the way around,” Clinton once wrote.

Sly and the Family Stone was inducted into the Rock & Roll of Fame in 1993 and honored in 2006 at the Grammy Awards, but Sly released just one album after the early ’80s, “I’m Back!

Meet the Editorial Board NEWSLETTERS Sly Stone and the sound of Black freedom By Renée Graham Globe Columnist,Updated June 12, 2025, 1:55 p.m. Sly Stone in a 1974 performance Getty Images ...