As Sly and the Family Stone’s 1971 tune says, it’s a family affair,Less than two weeks after his directorial debut Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) was snagged by Searchlight and Hulu in a multi-million dollar Sundance Film Festival deal, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is heading back behind the camera for a documentary on Sly Stone – with some long time collaborators on board.“It goes beyond saying that Sly’s creative legacy is in my DNA….it’s a black musician’s blueprint….to be given the honor to explore his history and legacy is beyond a dream for me,” the Roots drummer and musicologist said in a statement today.Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stone, of course, formed and fronted the genre and culturally defining
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