SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Release: 2025-01-23
·Runtime: 112m
·★ 6.9
Documentary
Music
An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone – the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic Sly Stone – that captures the band's reign while shedding light on the burden that comes with success for Black artists in America.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
MRC Non-Fiction
Stardust Films
Two One Five Entertainment
Network Entertainment
MRC
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Vernon Reid
as Self
Larry Graham
as Self
Clive Davis
as Self
David Letterman
Bobby Womack
Sly Stone
as Self
André 3000
as Self
Dick Cavett
as Self
Questlove
as Self
Grace Slick
Nile Rodgers
as Self
dream hampton
as Self
George Clinton
as Self
Greg Errico
as Self
Connie Chung
Chaka Khan
as Self
Q-Tip
as Self
Ed Sullivan
Prince
as Self (Archival Footage)
LL Cool J
Cynthia Robinson
as Self
Mike Douglas
Janet Jackson
D'Angelo
as Self
