Con Funk Shun

High-school classmates Louis A. McCall and Michael V. Cooper formed Con Funk Shun in Vallejo, California in 1969. 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 A. Martin (bass Guitar), Danny “Sweet Man” Thomas (keyboards), and Felton “Slyde Clyde” Pilate (trombone/lead vocals).
Con Funk Shun was a star-quality attraction delivering a superb, high-energy show with electrifying choreography, glistening six-part vocal harmonies, and a dash of humor.
They are, unquestionably, among the heroes of Funk with romantic ballads and dance-party hits galore.
Memorable melodies, inventive horn arrangements and klav-guitar woven grooves, make the group absolutely essential to the evolution of funk.
They charted an impressive one Platinum album and four consecutive Gold albums.
They dominated the funk scene with 20 hit singles that included 8 Top Ten R & B Hits and one number 1 R & B smash between ’77-’86.
With finesse and consistency they legitimized what came following them: high-profile, commercial explosions featuring their hits in countless rap/hip-hop samples that exposed them to a new generation.
In response, Mercury / PolyGram released the “Best of Con Funk Shun” in ’93 on their ‘Funk Essentials’ Series.
The fans immediately recoiled to the “Essential to Funk”, Con Funk Shun