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New York City, New York, United States (1974 – present)
Cameo is a funk group which formed in 1974 in New York City, New York, United States. The band’s lineup has constantly fluctuated since its formation, with the only constant being vocalist Larry Blackmon.
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 their influences and outlasting almost every single one of them. Throughout the ’70s and ’80s, the group remained up with the times and occasionally crept ahead of them, such that they became influences themselves upon younger generations of R&B and hip-hop acts. By the time the group’s popularity started to fizzle in the late ’80s, a series of R&B chart hits — ranging from greasy funk workouts to synthesized funk swingers to dripping ballads — was left in their wake. Further separating Cameo from their forebears, they didn’t have a diaper-clad guitarist. Instead, they had a codpiece-wearing lead vocalist, Larry Blackmon.
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 their influences and outlasting almost every single one of them. Throughout the ’70s and ’80s, the group remained up with the times and occasionally crept ahead of them, such that they became influences themselves upon younger generations of R&B and hip-hop acts. By the time the group’s popularity started to fizzle in the late ’80s, a series of R&B chart hits — ranging from greasy funk workouts to synthesized funk swingers to dripping ballads — was left in their wake. Further separating Cameo from their forebears, they didn’t have a diaper-clad guitarist. Instead, they had a codpiece-wearing lead vocalist, Larry Blackmon.
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xombiepanik wrote:
Underrated.
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Miss-Kei wrote:
Word up!
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Buzzdup wrote:
Yeah I wrote the She's Strange Rap Back in the Day For CAMEO
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lock2stock wrote:
yeah, one more thing: Cameo, please, come to China (or at least Hong Kong)!
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lock2stock wrote:
awesome. I'll definitely try to contribute, so the band would finally have 1 million plays;)
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jellian wrote:
I am desperately trying to buy a Cameo tshirt of any kind. If anyone has seen them anywhere, please leave me a shout
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intheluminol wrote:
Word Up!
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justsotrivial wrote:
attack me with your love is by far their best song..
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MelvinfromHell wrote:
haha, I'm watching the video to "word up" right now for the third time in a row, cause this german music-tv-channel propably got some problem or so.... ;)
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inhmn wrote:
Larry's mustache is what makes this group uber-cool :DDD
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Michaelka111 wrote:
<3
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DrJAZZ_MrFUNK wrote:
funk
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jellian wrote:
one of the all time best bands ever
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panterowa wrote:
<3
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ColonelSlog wrote:
yeah... outlasted pfunk? i dont think so
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Claudiar71 wrote:
Soundtrack of my high school years lol
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tchavezmf wrote:
takes me back to high school. great times. word up
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herr_chagall wrote:
best band ever.
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sickofevery wrote:
ghetto funk and soul mixtapes! http://paybacktimeyouuglyskank.blogspot.com/
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goranmill, robertatkinson, migs1119 and 15 other people added Cameo to their libraries. 2 hours ago
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Saturnlane connected Cameo to the group Soul-Funk-Blues-Jazz and Psychedelic Grooves. Saturday morning
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Bigpopaman tagged Cameo with ‘funk’. 14 days ago
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Namasayufi tagged Cameo with rnb, soul, 80s and one other tag. 18 days ago
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Ericle1, Namasayufi, P_mees and 24 other people added Cameo to their libraries. 18 days ago
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jellian created the wiki page for Knights Of The Sound Table. May 2011
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bFunkD wrote about Cameo – Feel Me in Great stuff for my funk collection. March 2009
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bFunkD wrote about Cameo – Alligator Woman in Great stuff for my funk collection. March 2009
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