Larry Graham
Rhythm and blues, Musical Artist
1946 –
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Who is Larry Graham?
Larry Graham, Jr. is an American bass guitar player, both with the popular and influential 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, although he himself refers to the technique as "Thumpin' and Pluckin'."
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- Born
- Aug 14, 1946
Beaumont - Also known as
- Lawrence Graham Jr.
- Graham, Larry
- Larry Graham, Jr.
- Spouses
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Beaumont
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on July 23, 2013
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