The revolutionary bassist, singer, and founder of Graham Central Station who became one of Prince’s closest friends and most respected collaborators in the later part of his career. Larry Graham (born August 14, 1945) is an American bassist, singer, and songwriter. He first rose to fame as the bassist for Sly & the Family Stone, where he pioneered the “slap bass” technique that transformed funk and pop music. He later formed his own group, Graham Central Station, in the 1970s

Raise Up is the ninth studio album by Larry Graham & Graham Central Station and was released in September 2012. The album marked the group's return after more than thirteen years since their previous studio release, GCS 2000. It was also the second Larry Graham and Graham Central Station project to feature contributions from Prince, although the earlier collaboration had been issued solely under the Graham Central Station name. Prince contributed to three tracks on the album:

The Post-Star Glens Falls, New York · Saturday, May 30, 1998 Prince O(+> is joined by Chaka Khan and Larry Graham to perform at The Today Show Summer Concert Series broadcast live on US TV from outside NBC TV Studios on Rockefeller Center Plaza in New York