All by Mice Elf

At the store today, the combo department is playing the music of Sly and the Family Stone.  Groovy.

Their big hit Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin) was released as a single 1969.  The band's sound is a mix of many different styles including motown, funk, pyschadelic rock, and a touch of gospel.  The band was integrated during a time in America when integration had only just become law.

Dance to the Music was released and became a hit in 1968. 

The group was based out of San Francisco and was active between 1966-1983, and was actually a combination of the Stone brothers two separate groups: Sly Stone's "Sly and the Stoner" and his brother Freddie's "Freddie and the Stone Souls."

In 1993, Sly and the Family Stone were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.