Oh my God.. This is INCREDIBLE!..I didn't know this existed..A super funk medley with "The Jam" "Your Love" and "It's Alright". Graham Central Station.. one of the greatest bands ever.
get down wit ur bad self!! love the energy and the polished look, they always look like they're enjoying themselves when they perform. u can just feel it! wish i coulda seen them live in concert!
Bought that album in the summer of 76' "Mirror" Played it till the wheels feel off! Great year! My favorite band and album at the time... And the Raiders won the superbowl!
* I meant to say, "Long before anybody heard of Prince, Larry Graham was making his lengendary status known by being a guitarist with Sly and the Family Stone and eventually showing off his own talents with his own group Graham Central Station. Their albums were wonderful. Graham Central Station didn't get the credit I think they deserved. There was so much to choose from in the '70s.
@@69TTDid you mean GRAND CENTRAL? Prince formed that band with a cousin of his. Great thing is Graham went from being an influence of Prince to playing in his band.
@kimkelly5512 for some reason my phone autocorrected the name. It should've said Graham CS. I definitely know Larrynwas an inspiration. Prince used a mean bass line a few times. Once on an award show (Larry used the line killing it live. It was more of a jam). You can hear Joni, Larry, Wonder, Santana, just a few to hear where he got his ideas, and influences, from
Much respect to Mike Douglas (and Merv Griffin). Check out the earlier You Tube videos......These guys really showcased a lot of Black entertainers as well as Comedians long before Midnight Special and Don Kirschner's Rock Concert. Peace.
These comments.... Not lip synced I got the lips. So you want to compare Larry Graham & Graham Central Station to The Commodores Kool & the Gang and such in that case I could compare also Stanley Clarke Return to Forever Jaco Pastorius and weather report evidently you don't know dit about Funk how about the group Slave or Radio or George Duke da funk.....Tina Weymouth.... JB and The Flames...The Meters...Pleasure ..Mass Production ..The Ohio Played yourself...AWB...GET LIFTED by KC and The...well you kno....Herbie Handed yoastoya.... don't funk wit my funk or you might get funked up....so get the funk outta my face.....
Ketter Betts... Abraham Laboriel...Sting.... Brick...Brass Construction....A Taste of Honey....Entwhistle....Lee..... THE GAP BAND... ZAPP... Tom Browne okay ohay I'll stop....
I loved the Mirror, I've got a reason great vocals especially at the end of song Larry hold a falsetto note for ever, Love Larry he's also a great human being and a nice guy. Legendary!
Larry Graham and Graham Central Station one of the greatest funk band's ever saw them in Rochester Newyork in the 70s still one of the best concerts i have ever attended
I think Graham is highly rated as a player and bassist innovator.. His work with Sly is hailed and legendary!! Now maybe his GSC work is overlooked/overshadowed by his Family Stone days as well as his solo work!! But those of us(there's a Lot like you and i) that were into 1970s funk,soul,r and b,jazz funk etc music are fully aware and appreciative of this group!@!!! Be cool...
Larry Graham started a new era & phase in music. His style of playing bass was and is still over the top stupendous & great, but it also changed the emphasis on how music was constructed, in just about in every R&B group on the current scene. LARRY GRAHAM's bass playing style is copied by millions of bassist on the earth & his influential sound is still present in today's R&B & Funk & Soul music. Graham is an icon & innovator. And if he had a nickel for every bassist & music derived from L.G.'s innovativeness he'd be a billionaire many times over & over again!!!😄💯/💯
Yes, first sly, then Larry were adding the Pentacostal Church vibe grooves harmonies in they music.. Thus, the creating what I call the wave of the Funk.. First James Brown, then Sly, and then Larry..
Songs: The Jam, Your Love, It's Alright. These are the first 3 tracks off their Ain't No Bout A Doubt it album. Odd that they didn't play any off the Mirror album.
Never seen this clip before pure Funk,I remember getting "Aint' no bout a Doubt it" for Xmas of 75......Larry Graham and G.C.S always Funkin" hard..........
Prince and Flea from RHC agree!!!! I do too. But I also love his deep, sexy baritone oh yeah, from the Sly & the Family Stone days, to GCS, to his solo period in the 80s. Love Larry!!!!
This jam is what you call a funk medley guys. Yeah nice set and all in 4 minutes. Larry Graham central station is an unsung funk testiment but his affiliation with Sly is undeniable. Graham has the same spirit today,working with Prince. He's the best when u get down to the bass slap.
Bad enough that Larry's playing is so tight but he sings while playing. Ridiculous. Not fair. Trivia: after Mike Douglas show moved from Philly to LA guess who bought his house? The one and only Teddy Pendergrass.
OH-OH-they're KILLIN' IT-THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT PEOPLE! But why is the video footage and sound skipping throughout? To whoever posted this please go back and add the missing parts and then re-post this; this is just f_cking amazing! 9-16-24.
She's originally a Broadway performer. She can be excused because she doesn't know shit about this or and type of funk. Hell, one of her first movies was "Pennies From Heaven" with Steve Martin. Can't get any more "white bread" than that. Peace.
The funk box is what the band sang it was. When as a young white teen they opened for Billy Preston. I'd never seen anything like them & they made eye contact with us all. Took me years. Later to learn to play that style. Very inspirational turning point for me as a bassist. I'm a rocker, but Larry was the 1st I'd seen play like that. Blew my friend & I away!! That's how they giged, full throttle.
Sly Influence So Much Funk For Real....!!!!!!!! Graham needed to break out kinda the the Funkadelic and Goerge Clinton....to much FUNK for one group..........
Man a lot of personnel changes in the group so early must've been the downfall of CGS and Larry's dictatorship lol Patrice Banks 'Chocolate ' is gone and The drummer who was amazing Willie is gone however, they are both on the Mirror album very bizarre
Imagine flipping through the channels in the mid 70’s and seeing this.
Oh my God.. This is INCREDIBLE!..I didn't know this existed..A super funk medley with "The Jam" "Your Love" and "It's Alright".
Graham Central Station.. one of the greatest bands ever.
Larry dancing while crunching the funk on that bass....absolutely amazing.....
Larry Graham is the Godfather of slap bass, truly great funk bass!!!
He slapped da funk out of his bass❤😊
This band was on fire and at full power... very impressive yet easy to dance to!
get down wit ur bad self!! love the energy and the polished look, they always look like they're enjoying themselves when they perform. u can just feel it! wish i coulda seen them live in concert!
The BEST!!!! I LOVED ME some Larry Graham back in the day and STILL DO!!!
Me2❤
They killed it
Bought that album in the summer of 76' "Mirror"
Played it till the wheels feel off!
Great year! My favorite band and album at the time... And the Raiders won the superbowl!
Dude... awesome! That was smokin'!
Graham I never knew he had such range with his voice. He can get high beautifully and low just as much
For real
it's What his Mother,
Taught ,him from play
Ing in CHURCH !, AMEN!.
Look up "I Got A Reason" and listen to the last minute or so. One of the longest and highest notes I've ever heard.
A sample of why Graham Central Station was one of my favorite groups of the 1970s. Can you handle that, baby? Jam!!!
Mike Douglas and the crew did not KNOW what was being established! This is history in the making! This music is like a live textbook!
I never knew that Larry Graham sang lead vocals on the song Your Love! WOW, what an amazing voice he has!!
Yeah. I thought it was da girl singing
There ain't nobody as cool as Larry Graham. LEGEND !
* I meant to say, "Long before anybody heard of Prince, Larry Graham was making his lengendary status known by being a guitarist with Sly and the Family Stone and eventually showing off his own talents with his own group Graham Central Station. Their albums were wonderful. Graham Central Station didn't get the credit I think they deserved. There was so much to choose from in the '70s.
Prince performed with them back in those days at a young age!
@@69TTDid you mean GRAND CENTRAL? Prince formed that band with a cousin of his.
Great thing is Graham went from being an influence of Prince to playing in his band.
@@n34z3rIt's not Grand Central, the name of the group is Graham Central Station. And Larry was an inspiration to Prince.
@kimkelly5512 for some reason my phone autocorrected the name. It should've said Graham CS. I definitely know Larrynwas an inspiration. Prince used a mean bass line a few times. Once on an award show (Larry used the line killing it live. It was more of a jam). You can hear Joni, Larry, Wonder, Santana, just a few to hear where he got his ideas, and influences, from
Larry Graham was the inventor of the slap bass sound, he was not a guitarist...
Graham and Prince and Maceo.....great music!!
Much respect to Mike Douglas (and Merv Griffin). Check out the earlier You Tube videos......These guys really showcased a lot of Black entertainers as well as Comedians long before Midnight Special and Don Kirschner's Rock Concert. Peace.
These comments.... Not lip synced I got the lips. So you want to compare Larry Graham & Graham Central Station to The Commodores Kool & the Gang and such in that case I could compare also Stanley Clarke Return to Forever Jaco Pastorius and weather report evidently you don't know dit about Funk how about the group Slave or Radio or George Duke da funk.....Tina Weymouth.... JB and The Flames...The Meters...Pleasure ..Mass Production ..The Ohio Played yourself...AWB...GET LIFTED by KC and The...well you kno....Herbie Handed yoastoya.... don't funk wit my funk or you might get funked up....so get the funk outta my face.....
Ketter Betts... Abraham Laboriel...Sting.... Brick...Brass Construction....A Taste of Honey....Entwhistle....Lee..... THE GAP BAND... ZAPP... Tom Browne okay ohay I'll stop....
@Arthur Workman One performance I will never forget is Richard's routine about Rumpelstilskin on Sullivan's show.
I loved the Mirror, I've got a reason great vocals especially at the end of song Larry hold a falsetto note for ever, Love Larry he's also a great human being and a nice guy. Legendary!
Larry Graham and Graham Central Station one of the greatest funk band's ever saw them in Rochester Newyork in the 70s still one of the best concerts i have ever attended
Amazing 🤗😇🤔🍎
The most underrated funk band (and MAN) of all time.
Miko Montgomery i met him a few times personally and i love this man!!!!!
I think Graham is highly rated as a player and bassist innovator..
His work with Sly is hailed and legendary!!
Now maybe his GSC work is overlooked/overshadowed by his Family Stone days as well as his solo work!!
But those of us(there's a Lot like you and i) that were into 1970s funk,soul,r and b,jazz funk etc music are fully aware and appreciative of this group!@!!!
Be cool...
I have to disagree with that comment... GCS was NEVER underrated!!! Larry always shined even with SLY
Totally agree
@@1970sBestMusic But he walso with warner Brothers and ended up touring with Prince......
They were JAMMING on this performance especially with the choreography and dance moves.....Wonderful performance.....
Legend!
Mr. Larry Graham.
Legendary
I honestly see why Prince LOVED Larry Graham as a bass player....
The brother was bad!!!
So was Mark Adams(Rip) from slave!☺
❤can u dig dat?🎉
This is 🎶 Musica ❤
This is one of the funkiest, tightest and freakiest performances i've seen!
Called "It's Alright"
Wow
Unusual clothing and people.
Larry Graham started a new era & phase in music. His style of playing bass was and is still over the top stupendous & great, but it also changed the emphasis on how music was constructed, in just about in every R&B group on the current scene.
LARRY GRAHAM's bass playing style is copied by millions of bassist on the earth & his influential sound is still present in today's R&B & Funk & Soul music. Graham is an icon & innovator. And if he had a nickel for every bassist & music
derived from L.G.'s innovativeness he'd be a billionaire many times over & over again!!!😄💯/💯
Yes, first sly, then Larry were adding the Pentacostal Church vibe grooves harmonies in they music.. Thus, the creating what I call the wave of the Funk.. First James Brown, then Sly, and then Larry..
REMEMBERING GUITARIST
DAVID "DYNAMITE" VEGA
(November 7, 1953 - November 10, 2007)
[GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION]
**11/07/2021**
Classic!! The original band..
The one and only Mr. Thumb Funk Plucking soul man Larry Graham with a full touch of Sly Stone Feel the need to express yourself. Yhea
The best bass player on the planet Earth....
i would have a two-way tie betwee him and Louis Johnson
dbd1353 I'd like to add Kirk from Aurra to that list.
Mark Adams (Rip) from slave is the best to me!
that shit was BADASSSS
Larry Graham and GCS were the baddest band from east to west!!!!!!!
Yeah! I saw that show in 1978 @ HCC! Was chanting that for WEEKS!😆
DAYUM!!!
Your comment had a "Translate to English " tag under it! 😅 YT needs to update their algorithm 😅😊
Graham Central Station big up to them man.
Your Love always sounded like a song Prince was clearly influenced by!
Was just about to type the same thing! GCS is his best kept secret. Also, Partyman is clearly his homage to It's Alright
Definitely Dedrick.!!
I also hear GCS Today in some of Prince work too. Dang they were good live back in the day. I was just in elementary school then. Choclet was fine too
Songs: The Jam, Your Love, It's Alright. These are the first 3 tracks off their Ain't No Bout A Doubt it album. Odd that they didn't play any off the Mirror album.
Never seen this clip before pure Funk,I remember getting "Aint' no bout a Doubt it" for Xmas of 75......Larry Graham and G.C.S always Funkin" hard..........
I still post it like dat. No bout adoubt it 😊
LAWD!!! How was one man so freaking gifted by God?!?!?
Amen 🎉😊
Aaaaaahhhh, jamming to this in 2024! Larry Graham was on fire!!!!! GCS was one of the funkiest bands in the 70's.
The best bass player on the planet
Prince and Flea from RHC agree!!!! I do too. But I also love his deep, sexy baritone oh yeah, from the Sly & the Family Stone days, to GCS, to his solo period in the 80s. Love Larry!!!!
Mark Adams (Rip) from SLAVE is the best to me, Larry Graham is my second favorite!☺
Best funk band ever!!!
Check out keyboard player at 3:06 -- so funky he had to come out to dance!
GCS the baddest band from east to west.
LG is was and always will be the baddest!!
My bass idol as a youngster in 1975.
oh, my GOD, that pocket at 3:08......................Larry just crunching the funk!
3:07-3:20 funkiest 13 seconds in the history of funk
Yes!!! Thank you!!! 1Nation4Life
This jam is what you call a funk medley guys. Yeah nice set and all in 4 minutes. Larry Graham central station is an unsung funk testiment but his affiliation with Sly is undeniable. Graham has the same spirit today,working with Prince. He's the best when u get down to the bass slap.
Larry was Killing that Fender Bass but I do have to say he looks like Sammy Davis Jr when he makes that Face hahaha
Mike Douglas had the best of 70's on his show, including Rufus, and Chaka without Rufus, playing drums.
Roger dat ❤
This is The Real GCS! The Original Band ! The Best That Evet Did It
No its not
Patrice Banks & Willie Wild on drums two original members are missing here
David Vega passed way too early. We lived across the street from his family.
OutStanding Performance ! ! !
Also appeared on Soul Train without the hair on his face in 1977.
いやあ～～～音もビジュアルもカッチョイイーーー！！！LARRYになりてーーー！！！❤❤❤❤❤
David Dynamite!!!!!!!! Look at my man at :40 seconds lol
I love Prince, but, to me Larry Graham was a good, before anybody heard of Prince. Hail, Mr. Graham, your royalty becomes you.
Look at that Bass, Looks like what Marcus Miller is selling now....
He spiced up Jimi's outfit from Woodstock a bit
Bad enough that Larry's playing is so tight but he sings while playing. Ridiculous. Not fair.
Trivia: after Mike Douglas show moved from Philly to LA guess who bought his house? The one and only Teddy Pendergrass.
This is so good!, I'm going to funk so.funkin, ~ Junkie ,.~
No one mentioned Larry was huge part of Sly & the Family Stone success as well!
Larry graham is to the bass what jimi Hendrix was to the guitar!
The intro sounds like Billy Preston’s Outta Space.
That's from The Jam....
Funkier than a hot stanking pot a chittlins.
Lol..you are fun nee!
Preach and teach 😅
PRINCE rips this off 100%. Shame there were never any SLY + The FAMILY STONE/GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION shows. Oh...GEORGE CLINTON took care of that.
Da Familia lives on.....
They needed a horn section!
Nobody out-funks Larry Graham
You got that right sister✊🏾💯
Mark Adams (Rip) from slave!☺
Go GCS, Go !!!!!!
G.C.S
THA BADDEST BAND FROM EAST TO WEST
LG got vocal range tho
I Wish I Could See What David Dynamite Plays On The Jam Lick for Lick ! ! !
Did They Run Thru Them Songs Like WHUT ? ! ! !
Where Patrice .... ?and Willie Wild on drums ...
Yeah i noticed that too
OH-OH-they're KILLIN' IT-THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT PEOPLE! But why is the video footage and sound skipping throughout? To whoever posted this please go back and add the missing parts and then re-post this; this is just f_cking amazing! 9-16-24.
On that song your love, he looks alot like Damon Wayans with hair.... KICK BUTT BAND though
The literal offshoot of Sly and the Family Stone.
A lit of Sly influence, 4sho
And Prince used this song, or at least the beginning, when he'd do bass jams.
!!!!!!!!!
GCS the Baddest group from east to west....... GCS the Baddest group from east to west........
That’s my dear ol friend David Dynamite Vega on guitar 🎸
RIP
Hey that wasnt patrice "chocolate" banks nor the original drummer though!
This is when Larry Graham shaved his bread just like Billy Preston did in 1976. They looked better without it.
East Bay Funk!
why does bernadette peters have that look on her face???
She's originally a Broadway performer. She can be excused because she doesn't know shit about this or and type of funk. Hell, one of her first movies was "Pennies From Heaven" with Steve Martin. Can't get any more "white bread" than that. Peace.
+Roger Nelson I was thinking the same thing...she looks like she has to fart.
I was thinking the same thing.
+Roger Nelson She was high!! lol She still was fine.
+Superfoot - Looking at it a second time I believe your right.
What instrument is she playing?
It's a drum machine called "FunkBox"
The funk box is what the band sang it was. When as a young white teen they opened for Billy Preston. I'd never seen anything like them & they made eye contact with us all. Took me years. Later to learn to play that style. Very inspirational turning point for me as a bassist. I'm a rocker, but Larry was the 1st I'd seen play like that. Blew my friend & I away!! That's how they giged, full throttle.
There was just one thing I didnt like,the guitar player`s tone of his guitar when he solos....
yeah...pretty cheesy tone
That's Jimi Hendrix not Larry Graham
Sly Influence So Much Funk For Real....!!!!!!!! Graham needed to break out kinda the the Funkadelic and Goerge Clinton....to much FUNK for one group..........
His brother is Drake's father!
Man a lot of personnel changes in the group so early must've been the downfall of CGS and Larry's dictatorship lol Patrice Banks 'Chocolate ' is gone and The drummer who was amazing Willie is gone however, they are both on the Mirror album very bizarre
The rapper Drake's Uncle...
What songs are they playing???
A D Simon
1. The Jam
2. Your Love
3. It's Alright
Behold Prince's mentor and Drake's uncle!!!!
Larry Graham and his wife are Jehovah's Witnesses today and he also studied with Prince and brought him into the Truth 😁
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