Legend has it that Sly Stone was totally absorbed in drug abuse when he appeared on Late Night with David Letterman (2.21.83). Impulsive behavior, arriving late to gigs or not even showing up, walking off. He never fixed the problem. But he was good-looking and lucid and performing pretty well that night so who knew?

I also loved Sly’s trumpet player, Cynthia Robinson (1955-2015), who really kicked it out on-stage. I really adored these two.