Larry Graham

American bassist and singer (born 1946)
Person Human Q471032

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
August 14, 1946
Place of birth
Beaumont
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Sibling
Dennis[27]
Official website
www.larrygraham.com[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, American English[24][25]
Family name
Graham[17]
Given name
Larry[18]
Relative
Drake[20]
Start of work period
1961[26]
Voice type
baritone[16]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 49
VIAF cluster ID
85756903
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n96014742
GND ID
134642031
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Larry Graham.jpg ↗
AZLyrics artist ID
l/larrygraham
Acharts.co artist ID
larry_graham
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000130402
Apple Music artist ID
722093
BIBSYS ID
5101565
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14042501r
Billboard artist ID
larry-graham
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Deezer artist ID
318720
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134642031
Discogs artist ID
113463
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Larry-Graham
Europeana entity
agent/base/60859
Film.ru person ID
larri-grem
Freebase ID
/m/0ljmc
Geni profile ID
6000000027575562809
Genius artist ID
Larry-graham
Genius artist numeric ID
379668
Grammy Awards artist ID
larry-graham/12779
IMDb ID
nm2191409
IdRef ID
163397414
Laut.de artist ID
Larry-Graham
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
2308
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
196912
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000009665
NL CR AUT ID
xx0070271
NNDB people ID
759/000086501
Obálky knih ID
xx0070271
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095902853
Podchaser creator ID
107a9FWy81
RERO ID (legacy)
A023109758
Radio France person ID
larry-graham
Rate Your Music artist ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
35387
Shazam artist ID
722093
Songkick artist ID
434345
Spotify artist ID
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Tidal artist ID
3651835
WikiTree person ID
Graham-34279
WorldCat Entities ID
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Genre 2
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Mb:member of band 2
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Summary

Larry Graham was born on August 14, 1946[1], in Beaumont[2]. He has worked as a singer[3], bassist[4], songwriter[5], composer[6], and musician[7].

Why It Matters

Larry Graham is credited with the discovery of slapping[28], a string instrument technique[29].

FAQs

Where was Larry Graham born?

Larry Graham's place of birth was Beaumont[2].

What did Larry Graham do for work?

Larry Graham worked as a singer[3], bassist[4], songwriter[5], composer[6], and musician[7].

Where did Larry Graham go to school?

Larry Graham was educated at Castlemont High School[9].

What did Larry Graham discover?

Larry Graham is credited as discoverer of slapping[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 8d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 3651835
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63220: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part1.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → A28C-5115-F9AA-1B79-C4FF
    Relative → Drake
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46379: HAND ID (2)"
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