Patryce “Choc’Let†Banks is a rare gem in the treasure chest of entertainers. Choc’Let carved her niche as an innovator and one of the major players in the Funk genre. The award winning audio/visual dynamo is the former female lead singer of the chart topping “Graham Central Station,†Larry Grahams’ (Sly’s bass player) group.
Beginning her journey through music as so many top entertainers, she started singing at the age of three in her father’s Baptist church. This early experience sparked the flame of creativity that motivated her life as a singer.
While growing up in Los Angeles, California, she headlined a variety of local bands from middle through high school. Her first professinal gig with the group The Doodletown Pipers.
Striking out on her own, she took her career to the next level. Choc’Let came to the attention of Dick Griffey of Solar Records fame, who became her manager. Propelling her career, he initiated an introduction to Sly and the Family Stone, where she met Larry Graham. This connection was the beginning of her successful career with GCS. While with GCS, the group played every major venue in the US and Europe, and appeared regularly on TV, earning gold record and Grammy nominations in the process.
Always pursuing excellence, Choc’Let left GCS for a solo career. She recorded her debut solo album “She’s Back and Ready†with T-Electric Records. Choc’Let has lent her vocal support on tour and in the recording studio to artists such as B.B. King, Stephanie Mills, Chaka Kahn, Wayne Henderson and the Crusaders, Ronnie Laws, and Dr. Dre, only to name a few.
During the past decade she has performed with Rose Royce of “Car Wash†fame, as the featured female lead singer, traveling the states and abroad performing in concert, festivals, radio, and TV appearances.
Presently, Choc’Let is looking forward to sharing her adventures from a candid “horse’s mouth†point of view in her long anticipated debut book “A Choc’Let State of Mind,†featuring short stories and poetry. She will follow with a novel, “Deja View.†Buckle your seatbelt and come along for the ride of a lifetime!
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