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Originally Posted by Spoonman462  |
I was there. It was awesome.
Graham Central Station came in like a marching band with a marching
band bass drum, snare drum and whistle. They marched up on stage;
Larry grabbed his bass and they got right into it.
They played for over two hours. Larry played all of his classic stuff.
They also played Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground." About 1 hour and
15 minutes in, and for the rest of the show, they played mostly Sly and
the Family Stone music.
They played "If You Want Me To Stay" and it morphed into a "Does Anybody
Out There Want Some?" and they brought people out of the audience
up on stage and actually let them play. About eight or ten people came
up but I think only five or so played or sang. A black woman sang, did
a great job and got a huge ovation. I suspect she may be famous but
I have to confess that I didn't recognize her. A guy played guitar and
did an awesome job. The woman guitarist from the David Letterman
Band got up and played -- another awesome job. And a guy played a
horn (clarinet, I think).
Then he called up Greg Errico (orignial Sly and the Family Stone drummer)
to play. And, if you haven't already guessed, they played "Dance to
The Music." It was nothing less than awesome.
That led into "The Jam" (with the regular drummer). Then, "Thank You
For Letting Me Be Myself." That was the last song and that's when
Prince arrived.
Will Lee was also in the audience. I got autographs from Will Lee and
Larry Graham on my P Bass pickguard.
