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Graham Central Station Tour Dates

City	Venue	Date		Tickets
Oakland, CA	Yoshis Jazz Club - Oakland	Sun	Jun 09 / 13	Find Tickets
New York, NY	B.B. King Blues Club & Grill	Wed	Aug 28 / 13	Find Tickets
Alexandria, VA	Birchmere Music Hall	Thu	Aug 29 / 13	Find Tickets
Zoetermeer	De Boerderij	Fri	Nov 29 / 13	Find Tickets

Graham Central Station Biography

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Graham Central Station is a 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 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 Sly & the Family Stone, 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 Santana 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 and Bootsy Collins) 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.

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