
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
August 14, 1946 (age 79)
Place of Birth
Beaumont, Texas, USA
Larry Graham
Biography
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.
Known For

TV
Today
Self
1952

TV
Solid Gold
Self
1980

TV
Rock Concert
Self
1973

Film
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Self
2025

Film
Woodstock
Self - Sly & The Family Stone
1970

Film
Rising Low
Himself
2002

Film
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
1999

Film
Marcus
Self
2015

Film
Coming Back for More
2009

Film
Prince: Beautiful Strange
Self
1998

Film
Prince - 3 Nights, 3 Shows
Bass
2013

Film
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
1969

Film
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1970
Filmography
2025FilmSLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)as Self2015FilmMarcusas Self2013FilmPrince - 3 Nights, 3 Showsas Bass2009FilmComing Back for More2002FilmRising Lowas Himself1999FilmPrince: Rave Un2 the Year 20001998FilmPrince: Beautiful Strangeas Self1980TVSolid Goldas Self1973TVRock Concertas Self1970FilmSly & The Family Stone: Swing In '701970FilmWoodstockas Self - Sly & The Family Stone1969FilmSly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '691952TVTodayas Self