If a band like The Chambers Bros. opened the door for Sly with their combination of rock, gospel, soul and psychedelic, then Sly & The Family Stone took it two steps further for what was to come later with George Clinton’s Parliament Funkadelic and Prince. Another S.F. Area-based group, they were formed by DJ-turned-producer-turned-artist Sylvester “Sly” Stewart-a dream conglomeration of musicians that could deliver on his visionary blend of rock and soul.

It was, as an early album title put it, a whole new ting: flamboyant funk played by an interracial outfit led by the irrepressible and unpredictable Sylvester Stewart. Sometimes there was a message in the music, sometimes it was a freaky electric circus, and sometimes it was just the hippest hybrid of rock, pop and soul imaginable.

Like a sing-along balm, “Everyday People” eased a country torn by war and reeling from the death of the dream. Musical adventurer Sylvester Stewart traded his home in the deep South for a hipper name and a taste of San Francisco sunshine. Sly’s integrated band stormed the gates of Motown, Stax and Muscle Shoals, rocking soul giants off their throaty thrones with a fusion of psychedelia, electric funk and sanctified R&B.

In 1968, the latest incarnation of Madison Square Garden opened in the heart of NYC.
By the 1970s, the arena was the premier showcase for music's biggest stars.

With the '00s ending and MSG's renovation scheduled to begin in 2010, we have four decades of classic concerts and one question: What's The Garden's greatest show? Each week in November, MSG will give you a chance to vote on shows from each different decade, starting with the 70’s.

A unique product from Sony Music / Legacy Recordings, combining a classic album, t-shirt, and a custom storage crate, The Legacy Crates are great for fans and gift-givers alike. Artists / Albums Include:

Rooted in the live music, community and sustainable living aspects of the original Woodstock Festival, Woodstock.com is an all inclusive online community of fans and artists that celebrates the Woodstock Festivals and all Live Music Events from all generations, all genres and all levels of artists from anywhere around our beautiful green planet.

• View exclusive never before seen pictures and festival and artist information.
• Add your own Woodstock pictures and reviews and contribute to the overall history of Woodstock through the Woodstock Wiki, "WikiStock.

This summer celebrates the 40th Anniversary or what Rolling Stone called "the most famous event in rock history", of the original Woodstock Music & Art Fair. In the summer of 1969, 500,000 people and 32 musical performances came together in Bethel, New York, for an event that sufused our culture, politically and socially, as much as musically.