Dance to the Music

No group epitomized the turbulent social upheaval of the late '60s more than Sly & The Family Stone. This gender-integrated, multi-ethnic band was led by 23-year-old Sly Stone (aka Sylvester Stewart), a former DJ/producer. On DANCE TO THE MUSIC, whose title track became a Top Ten hit, the group utilized heaping amounts of horns, fuzz guitar, and bottom-heavy bass for a form of modern soul-rock that influenced contemporaries from Miles Davis and George Benson to The Temptations. Sly's legacy later steered the course for funk in the '70s and was a major influence on Prince.