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Emily Lordi, Sonia Rao, Jada Yuan, Ty Burr
03/05/2025 12:00:00 AM

The article discusses two documentaries, one on sly stone and the other on led zeppelin, highlighting how they treat the concept of 'genius' in very different ways, especially regarding Black artists' experiences.

Entertainment Sly Stone, Led Zeppelin and two rock docs that treat ‘genius’ very differently
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A rhythm and blues singer discussed in questlove's documentary.

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The director of the documentary 'Sly Lives!'

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The British rock band featured in the documentary 'Becoming led zeppelin'.

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Mentioned in the context of the pressures faced by Black artists.

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sly stone sold most of his catalogue to michael jackson.