Cameo

Cameo
Formed: 1974 in New York, NY
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Genre: R&B
Styles: Funk, Urban, Quiet Storm
Group Members: Larry Blackmon, Jeryl Bright, Michael Burnett, T.C. Campbell, Wayne Cooper, Eric Durham, Tomi Jenkins, Greg "Doc" Johnson, Arnett Leftenant, ...View All
Biography: An outlandish, in-your-face stage presence, a strange sense of humor, and a hard-driving funk sound that criss-crossed a few musical boundaries earned Cameo countless comparisons to Parliament/Funkadelic in their early days. However, Cameo eventually wore off accusations of being derivative by transcending ...Read full biography
Word Up
Released: 1986
Label: PSM RECORDS
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Many of the funk bands that were big in the 1970s had a hard time surviving in the 1980s, especially if they were horn bands. Having a killer horn section was something that a lot of 1970s funk outfits ...Read full review
Cardiac Arrest
Released: 1977
Label: Mercury
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In 1977, one of funk's most promising debuts came from Cameo, whose first album, Cardiac Arrest, made it crystal clear that Larry Blackmon's outfit was a force to be reckoned with. If you were into hard, ...Read full review
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