Sly and the Family Stone

Featuring greasy soul, sticky R&B and the deepest, fattest grooves known to mankind.

Bad Company, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper and Warren Zevon are among the artists being honored at this year's ceremony.

From kings of the genre to under-the-radar gems, the best LPs to break out a cold sweat.

He'd been battling COPD and other underlying health issues for some time.

'The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967' features the band's classic original lineup.

"This is a movie about Sly Stone," he tells UCR, "but it's also about the burden that comes with success for Black artists in America."

There was nothing like this groundbreaking, genre-jumping group – not then, and not now.

They were a defining presence at Woodstock and made one of the '70s' greatest albums. Then their leader bottomed out.

A look at the greatest biopics, documentaries and concert films since the genre's birth.