Willem Alkema - "Coming Back for More"
Season 4 Episode 7 | 26m 41s
Willem Alkema discusses his film "Coming Back for More."
Funk legend Sly Stone disappeared from the limelight for more than 20 years. Musicians and the media tried to find the recluse but failed. In 2005 Willem Alkema started searching for Sly. Sly didn't want to be found or filmed, but Willem didn't give up and finally followed Sly in his first steps on stage in decades.
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Willem Alkema - "Coming Back for More"
Season 4 Episode 7 | 26m 41s
Funk legend Sly Stone disappeared from the limelight for more than 20 years. Musicians and the media tried to find the recluse but failed. In 2005 Willem Alkema started searching for Sly. Sly didn't want to be found or filmed, but Willem didn't give up and finally followed Sly in his first steps on stage in decades.
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Director's Cut is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
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