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Larry Graham

Larry Graham

Born: 1946-08-14 • Beaumont, Texas, USA

Larry Graham, Jr. is an American bass guitar player, both with the psychedelic soul/funk band Sly and the Family Stone, and as the founder and frontman of Graham Central Station. He is credited with the invention of the slapping technique, which radically expanded the tonal palette of the bass.

Filmography
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) poster
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025 • Self
Marcus poster
Marcus
2015 • Self
Prince - 3 Nights, 3 Shows poster
Prince - 3 Nights, 3 Shows
2013 • Bass
Coming Back for More poster
Coming Back for More
2009
Rising Low poster
Rising Low
2002 • Himself
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000 poster
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
1999
Prince: Beautiful Strange poster
Prince: Beautiful Strange
1998 • Self
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70 poster
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1970
Woodstock poster
Woodstock
1970 • Self - Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69 poster
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
1969