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Graham Central Station

Graham Central Station is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Detroit Emeralds, Brothers Johnson, The Time, Sly and the Family Stone and The Brothers Johnson. Those roots explain a lot about how Graham Central Station arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ohio Players, The J.B.'s, Parliament, Mandrill and Sly & The Family Stone, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Prince and Everything Is Love, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Graham Central Station, reaching back through Detroit Emeralds and forward to Prince. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Graham Central Station was an American funk band named after founder Larry Graham. The name is a pun on New York City's Grand Central Terminal, often colloquially called Grand Central Station.

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Graham Central StationDetroit EmeraldsBrothers JohnsonThe TimeSly and the Family S…The Brothers JohnsonSly & The Family StonePrinceEverything Is LoveOhio PlayersThe J.B.'sParliamentMandrillSly & The Family StoneBrass ConstructionMaceo ParkerBrothers Johnson

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Graham Central Station connections

Graham Central Station grew out of Detroit Emeralds, Brothers Johnson, The Time and Sly and the Family Stone, shares an orbit with Ohio Players, The J.B.'s, Parliament and Mandrill, went on to shape Prince and Everything Is Love. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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