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Graham Central Station is a funk band named after founder Larry Graham (formerly of [/L]Sly & the Family Stone[/L]). The
name is a pun on New York City's Grand Central Terminal, often colloquially called Grand Central Station.
The band's origins date from when Santana guitarist Neal Schon formed the band Azteca along with Larry Graham (bass guitar)
and Gregg Errico (drums), both from [/L]Sly & the Family Stone[/L], and Pete Sears (keyboards), from Hot Tuna and Jefferson
Starship. Santana bass guitar player Tom Rutley would move into the bass spot with Azteca. That band, like [/L]Santana ...read more
Graham Central Station is a funk band named after founder Larry Graham (formerly of [/L]Sly & the Family Stone[/L]). The
name is a pun on New York City's Grand Central Terminal, often colloquially called Grand Central Station.
The band's origins date from when Santana guitarist Neal Schon formed the band Azteca along with Larry Graham (bass guitar)
and Gregg Errico (drums), both from [/L]Sly & the Family Stone[/L], and Pete Sears (keyboards), from Hot Tuna and Jefferson
Starship. Santana bass guitar player Tom Rutley would move into the bass spot with Azteca. That band, like [/L]Santana[/L]
with heavy Latin influences, would eventually morph into Graham Central Station, while Schon would form Journey. The
invention of electric slap bass is attributed by many (including Victor Wooten) to Graham, which influenced many musical
genres, such as funk, R&B and disco.
Graham Central Station's biggest hit was "Your Love", which charted at number 9 in 1975. The group also integrated gospel
music into their repertoire, and played with the dichotomy between the funk/rock star image and the "sanctified" gospel group
image. Some of their recordings feature the Tower of Power horn section.
In 2011, Graham Central Station opened for Prince on Prince's "Welcome 2 America" tour. « hide |
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