We are really sorry to hear of the passing of Henchi's brother, Michael Graves. Michael played a big role in the group during their heyday as their road manager along with many other things he did for the band. He was a great person with an excellent personality and sense of humor. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Above is a photo of him with the band at Ceasars in Lake Tahoe taken in 1982. From left to right standing: Eddie (Boom-Boom) Washington-drums, Gino DiQuinzio-sax, Jerry Krenzer-bass, Tony Bunch-percussion, Bob Yeazel-guitar, left to right sitting: Henchi-vocals, Michael, Eddie Costa-keyboards, Freddy-vocals
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Marvin "Henchi" Graves
(1944 - 2009)
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The photo above
was taken on May 3, 2008. It was an excellent performance. I talked
with him after the show and he was feeling good.
CBS News Channel 4 in Denver did a story and a video segment on Henchi on May
26, 2009 . You can view both by clicking here.
They also published an article on his passing on June 9th. You can read
that by clicking here.
A
photo of Henchi along with a brief story was also posted on the Denver Nuggets
website for about a week and it had a link to an article written in the Denver
Post. You can read this article by clicking here.
Here is a link to a photo of Henchi on the Golden Moments 2009 page on the NBA website.
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Freddie-Henchi and the Soulsetters: Crown Princes of Funk: The
Last Set
This authorized enhanced CD features the entire Dance LP along with most of their obscure
singles and two previously unreleased tracks in one great collection! You can
order this release from Amazon
by clicking here.
Click below to see promo videos for the
release including the excellent video for "I Want To Dance, Dance,
Dance" (video also included on the enhanced CD!) recorded on The Real Don Steele TV show circa 1975.
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