[2] In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Sly and the Family Stone.

[5] They had a series of influential tracks during the 1960s that entered the Billboard Hot 100 such as "Dance to the Music" (1968), "Everyday People" (1968), and "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" (1969), as well as critically acclaimed albums such as Stand!

[7] Graham and his wife climbed out of a hotel window to escape, and Pat Rizzo gave them a ride to safety.

In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Sly and the Family Stone.

Betty Davis' band included members of the Tower of Power horns and the Pointer Sisters, and she recorded three albums to critical acclaim but limited commercial success.

[4] He reformed Graham Central Station in the early 1990s and performed with the band for several years during which they released two live albums.

He appeared with Andre Beeka as a special guest at Jim James' "Rock N' Soul Dance Party Superjam" at the 2013 Bonnaroo Music Festival.

The slapping style was later used by such artists as Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic), Prince, Les Claypool (Primus), Bernard Edwards (Chic), Louis Johnson,[11] Mark King, Keni Burke, Victor Wooten, Kim Clarke of Defunkt, Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Marcus Miller, and Stanley Clarke.