An exuberant mid-'70s funk group, Graham Central Station made some fine singles for Former bassist renamed (not the British group) Graham Central Station after he moved from producing the group to playing with it. The group included , guitarist David Vega, keyboardists Robert Sam and Hershall Kennedy, percussionist Patrice Banks, and drummer Willie Sparks. They utilized the identical funk cum rock and soul formula of Sly, though in not quite as imaginative a fashion. Their debut single, "Can You Handle It," reached number nine on the R&B charts, and they landed a number one record in 1975 with "Your Love." They recorded as Graham Central Station from 1974 to 1977, then as in 1978, and during their final year were called . ~ Ron Wynn, Rovi