Graham Central Station
October 3, 1974 · Record Plant Sausalito
Larry Graham had left Sly & the Family Stone in 1972 and built something harder and more focused around his own bass playing, a sound that would go on to influence every funk bassist who came after. Eight months after their debut and weeks after Release Yourself shipped, Graham Central Station played the Record Plant on October 3, 1974, both records made at the same studio. The set opens with an introduction and the band's signature funk arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner. The year was corrected during census from an earlier transcription error; the recording source explicitly dates it October 3, 1974.
- Type
- Live Broadcast
- Date Recorded
- October 3, 1974
- Date Broadcast
- October 3, 1974
KSAN 95 FM broadcast, Record Plant Sausalito. Tom Donahue series. CENSUS 2026-05-31: Verified. Type: FM Broadcast. Graham Central Station — ex-Sly & the Family Stone bassist Larry Graham's funk band; recorded both their 1974 debut and 'Release Yourself' (Sept 1974) at Record Plant Sausalito. Lineup: Larry Graham (bass, vocals), Hershall 'Happiness' Kennedy (keys/horns), Robert 'Butch' Sam (organ), David 'Dynamite' Vega (guitar), Willie 'Wild' Sparks (drums), Patryce 'Choc'Let' Banks (vocals). Setlist opens: Introduction / Star Spangled Banner (signature funk arrangement) /... (full tracklist not yet extracted; flag for later enrichment). Best free source: YouTube full audio (Recording URL). DATE: YEAR CORRECTED 2026-05-31 from 1973-10-03 to 1974-10-03 on convergent evidence. ARTICLE: see Articles table (Published).
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