Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia
(August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995)
August 21, 1995.
"Hot Fun in the Summertime" was recorded by Sly and the Family
Stone. It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop
singles chart and number 3 on the Billboard soul singles chart in
autumn 1969. It is ranked as the seventh biggest hit of 1969 and
Rolling Stone ranked the song #247 on it’s list of the "500 Greatest
Songs of All Time", and it also has been named in lists by Yahoo!
Music and AskMen as an all-time "summer anthem."