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Vallejo, San Francisco CA, United States
Con Funk Shun was formed in Vallejo, California by high-school classmates Louis A. McCall and Michael V. Cooper. With Louis on drums and percussion and Michael providing lead vocals and lead guitar, the group included Karl “Deacon” Fuller (trumpet), Paul “Maceo” Harrell (saxophone/flute) Cedric Martin (bass Guitar), Danny “Sweet Man” Thomas (keyboards), and Felton “Slyde Clyde” Pilate (trombone/lead vocals).
Originally named Project Soul, the group became a backup band for the Stax Records artists The Soul Children in the early 1970s Renaming themselves Confunkshun, the group moved to Memphis, Tennessee and became one of the label’s most sought-after studio bands. They supported themselves by performing throughout the mid-South and Japan at clubs and colleges, along with such bands as, Brief Encounter, Chocolate Funk, Brick, The Dazz Band, and The Mighty Majors. They came to the attention of Estelle Axton and recorded an album and several singles on her Fretone Records label.
The Mercury Records Years
By 1976, Con Funk Shun, was one of the most popular groups in the South but still had not secured a major recording deal. That all changed in July 1976 when Mercury Records A&R man Jud Phillips finally signed the group to a major recording contract. By that time, drummer Louis McCall’s wife, publicist/songwriter Linda Lou McCall, had “tweaked” the spelling of the band’s name (originally “Confunkshun”), and their first album, “Con Funk Shun”, was released later that year.
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Mike-ekiM
Love these guys... I am surprised that Michael Cooper (lead singer) doesn't show up in the "Similar Artists" list... If you haven't listened to Cooper, you gotta go and check him out. His latest release "Are We Cool" came out in 2004 and includes the hit "Butter Luv" (great old school sound)!
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mw196551
LUV THIS ONE NICE SLOW ONE CLASIC OLDSCHOOL
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mw196551
ANOTHER ONE OF MYT FAVORITE GROUPS NICE JAM
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w1008612y
by your side real best！
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garyc1956
Old School at it's best
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healallkillnone
YEA BACK RYTHUM AND BLUES THIS MORNING GET CON FUNK SHUN STRIAGHT JAMM
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Searcher_
lets get lost！！！！！！！！！！！！
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by your side!
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djsmoothb
Old School at it best.
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popaa57
lakeside was the greates band then n now boy yea.
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popaa57
they are great players stell. down 2 earth
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Claudiar71
Got To Be Enough - reminds me of my childhood, my dad used to play this track all the time ;)
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NinjaRap
This was my mom's Saturday cleaning music.
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roseestrada420
"'GATO:::NAH!!..LIL MAN HPS//
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bangcolt
Con Funk Shun was the band of my youth in the '70s. Can't imagine high school without 'em. Thanks for all the funk!
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MoveMenth
I love this music! Brilliant!
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Marxism1
bad lady!!
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garyrevel
Best wishes to you and hope for your dreams come true. If you'd like to read the Christian Lamitschka interview of Gary Revel it's here. http://www.countryhome.de/interviews/interview_deu_2007/gary_revel_20071.htm
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