Undetermined Music Artists
Sharing Artistopia
 
Music Is Life @ Artistopia.com

Independent Music Artist:   Sign In  |  Register

Home Music Indie News Discussion Resources Shop Saturday, May 26, 2012
  
 
 
  
 

Graham Central Station

 Music Home >>  Music Genres  >> Undetermined Music
 
  
 

< < < < <
> > > > >
More Info on Graham Central Station Similar Undetermined Music Search Artistopia

Biography

refimprove|date=February 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Graham Central Station| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = San Francisco , California , United States | genre = Rhythm and blues|R& B , funk , soul music|soul | years_active = 1973–1979, 1998–present| label = Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. , Warner-Elektra-Atlantic|WEA , Star Maker, P-Vine Records|P-Vine , Rhino Entertainment|Rhino | associated_acts = Sly & the Family Stone | Influences =| website =| current_members =| past_members = Larry Graham
David Vega
Hershall Kennedy
Willie Sparkscite news| url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi? f=/c/a/2011/02/11/MNO81HL3B3.DTL | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | first=Kevin | last=Fagan | title=Transbay Terminal hurdle: hard-core homeless | date=February 13, 2011
Patrice Banks Graham Central Station is a funk music|funk band named after founder Larry Graham (formerly of Sly & the Family Stone ). The name is a pun on New York City 's Grand Central Terminal , often incorrectly called Grand Central Station.

The band's origins date from when Santana (band)|Santana guitarist Neal Schon formed the band Azteca (band)|Azteca along with Larry Graham ( bass guitar ) and Gregg Errico ( Drum kit|drums ), both from Sly & the Family Stone , and Pete Sears ( Keyboard instrument|keyboards ), from Hot Tuna and Jefferson Starship . Santana bass guitar player Tom Rutley would move into to the bass spot with Azteca. That band, like Santana with heavy Latin influences, would eventually morph into Graham Central Station, while Schon would form Journey (band)|Journey . The invention of electric slap bass is attributed by many (including Victor Wooten ) to Larry 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 (musician)|Prince on Prince's "Welcome 2 America" tour.cite web|title=Review: Prince's Welcome 2 America Tour|url= http://www.culturebrats.com/2011/02/review-princes-welcome-2-america-tour.html|publisher=Culture Brats|accessdate=20 May 2011

Members


  • Larry Graham – Singing|Vocals , bass guitar|bass , guitar , clavinet , Organ (music)|organ , piano , Drum kit|drums , percussion instrument|percussion

  • Patryce Banks – vocals, electric funk box, tambourine

  • Hershall Kennedy – vocals, clavinet, trumpet

  • Robert Butch Sam – vocals, piano, organ

  • David Vega – vocals, guitar

  • Willie Sparks – vocals, drums

  • P. CaboOse – tenor saxophone

  • Milt Holland – percussion

  • Lenny Williams – vocals

  • Freddie Stone – guitar

  • Noel T. Closson – drums

  • Gaylord Birch – drums

  • Tina Graham – vocals, electric funk box

  • Gail Muldrow – vocals, guitar, electric funk box

  • Gemi Taylor – guitar

  • George Johnson – vocals, guitar

  • Jerry Martini – saxophone

  • Dennis Marcellino – saxophone

  • Rose Stone – vocals, organ, electric funk box

  • Cynthia Robinson – trumpet

  • Wilton Rabb – guitar


    • Discography


    Studio albums


  • 1973 – Graham Central Station (album)|Graham Central Station , Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.

  • 1974 – Release Yourself (Graham Central Station album)|Release Yourself , Warner Bros.

  • 1975 – '' Ain't No 'Bout-A-Doubt It , Warner Bros.

  • 1976 – Mirror (Graham Central Station album)|Mirror , Warner Bros.

  • 1977 – Now Do U Wanta Dance , Warner Bros.

  • 1978 – My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me , Warner-Elektra-Atlantic|WEA

  • 1979 – Star Walk , Warner Bros.

  • 1997 – By Popular Demand , P-Vine (Japan Only)

  • 1998 – GCS 2000 , NPG Records|NPG – produced with Prince (musician)|Prince


    • Live albums


  • 1992 – ''Live in Japan '92 , Star Maker – manufactured by PIA Corporation & Edoya Records Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)

  • 1996 – Live in London , Funk24 (London, England)

  • 2003 – Can You Handle This? – Kezar Stadium – 1975, Big Fro Discs (Japan)


    • Compilation albums


  • 1996 – The Best of Larry Graham and Graham Central Station, Vol. 1 , Warner Bros.

  • 2001 – The Jam: The Larry Graham & Graham Central Station Anthology , Rhino Entertainment|Rhino

  • 2003 – Greatest Hits , Rhino Flashback


    • References


    reflist

    External links


  • http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article.aspx? id=2700 Review of Mirror at Crawdaddy!

  • MusicBrainz artist |id=e11c5e9a-8b3a-44c2-9a71-b7a00b5fb8d5|name=Graham Central Station

  • cite web | title=Graham Central Station | work=Soulwalking | url= http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Graham%20Central%20Station.html | accessdate=October 5, 2007


    • DEFAULTSORT:Graham Central Station Category:American soul musical groups
    Category:American funk musical groups
    Category:American rock music groups
    Category:Musical groups established in 1972
    Category:Musical groups from California

    ja:????·?????·??????
    pt:Graham Central Station
    sv:Graham Central Station

    Copyright Citations

    This article is licensed under the GNU License
    Click here for original article: Graham Central Station




          

    		  
       
     
    Home  |  About Us  |  Privacy  |  Sitemap  |  FAQs  |  Terms and Conditions
    		 
    Copyright 2012, iCubator Labs, LLC, All Rights Reserved.