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Music fans associate Woodstock 1969 with cultural freedom, despite being held just once. But was the event even held in Woodstock?
Thankfully, there are many other music documentaries that unwaveringly, revealingly get under the skin of their subject, tackling difficult truths and offering fresh insight – while celebrating some ...
The Emmy-nominated 'Sly Lives!' documentary about Sly Stone is a masterpiece, in the estimation of Grammy-winning producer ...
The team behind 'Sly Lives!' revealed to Variety's Angelique Jackson that the musician loved the documentary, and showing a new side of his career.
Producer Michael Nash wanted to do something special to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Sound Summit, the annual rock ...
The prolific bandleader and pianist leaves behind a sprawling catalog that spans Latin jazz, boogaloo, and more ...
Joseph Patel on honoring Sly Stone in ‘Sly Lives!' The Oscar-winning producer shares how he and Questlove created a powerful ...
"Sunday Morning" looks back at the legacies of two musical giants – the beating hearts of Sly and the Family Stone and the Beach Boys.
The prolific bandleader and pianist leaves behind a sprawling catalog that spans Latin jazz, boogaloo, and more.
While Sly Stone, who died June 9, spent the past several decades removed from the music scene, The Family Stone has been playing Sly’s classic songs for the past 25 years.
In addition to establishing new sounds, Black musicians worked to advance civic life as well. They helped bring about the end ...
A native son of the Bronx, Palmieri was a crucial innovator in New York’s Afro-Caribbean music history. The pianist, composer and bandleader has died at 88.