Larry Graham

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Larry Graham (2013)

Larry Graham, Jr. (born August 14, 1946 in Beaumont , Texas) is an American singer , musician , songwriter and record producer . He is the uncle of the rapper Drake .

Graham became known as the bass player for the band Sly & the Family Stone . After Sly Stone got into drug problems, Graham dropped out and started his own project, Graham Central Station . From 1997 he played with Prince . Graham was a Jehovah's Witness then, as it is now , and Prince later also joined that denomination until his death.

Larry Graham is considered to be the inventor of the slap technique on the electric bass.

Discography

Albums

  • 1974: Graham Central Station
  • 1974: Release Yourself
  • 1975: Ain't No 'Bout-A-Doubt It
  • 1976: Mirror
  • 1977: Now Do U Wanta Dance
  • 1978: My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me
  • 1979: Star Walk
  • 1980: One in a Million You
  • 1981: Just Be My Lady
  • 1982: Sooner or Later
  • 1983: Victory
  • 1985: Fired Up
  • 1992: Live in Japan
  • 1996: Live in London
  • 1996: The Best of Larry Graham and Graham Central Station, Vol. 1
  • 1998: Back by Popular Demand
  • 2012: Raise Up

Singles

  • One in a Million You
  • When We Get Married
  • Guess Who
  • Just be my lady
  • Sooner or Later
  • Don't stop when you're hot
  • I Never Forget Your Eyes

Guest musician on Prince albums

literature

  • Stambler, Irwin: The Encyclopedia Of Pop, Rock And Soul . 3rd revised edition, New York City, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989, pp. 262f - ISBN 0-312-02573-4

Web links

Commons : Larry Graham  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Josef Engels: Interview with Larry Graham. Die Welt , October 12, 2012, accessed September 1, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Graham, Larry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Graham, Larry junior (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Beaumont , Texas