It was the Grateful Dead, Credence Clearwater Revival, Sly and the Family Stone,the Who, Jefferson Airplane and Janis Joplin.

VOA: special.2009.08.10

(LOVIN' SPOONFUL - "SUMMER IN THE CITY") Even though it was hot, Sly and the Family Stone still found ways to have fun in the summertime.

VOA: special.2009.06.22

It's a zoom-zoom Ferrari, lava lamp, Sly Stone aesthetic, if you will.

NPR: Cosmopop: European Music with a Global Flavor

Before Sly Stone if you were a kid who liked popular music your choices were kind of like the waiting rooms of a Southern bus station in the 1950s, separate.

NPR: Sly Stone Rumored to Make Grammy Bow

But one of the most anticipated guests is someone who might or might not show up, which is kind of how it's always been for the '70s funk rock icon Sly Stone.

NPR: Sly Stone Rumored to Make Grammy Bow