Stevie Wonder led a funky and flashy tribute to Sly Stone to open the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Wonder was joined on Saturday night by Questlove, Leon Thomas, Maxwell, Beck, Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers for rousing renditions of Sly and the Family Stone hits Dance to the Music, Everyday People and Thank You. Jennifer Hudson joined them to wail through Higher.

Stone, who was inducted into the hall in 1993, died in June. Brian Wilson, who died two days later, will also get a tribute from Elton John at the show at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac began the ceremony proper by inducting Bad Company. He called the British group founded by Paul Rodgers and Mick Ralphs in 1973 "classic rock legends" and "one of the first super groups,

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