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Con Funk Shun

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Profile:CON FUNK SHUN was one of the most popular R&B & funk bands of the 1970s and 1980s, with numerous hit records including "Ffun", a Billboard magazine "#1 With A Bullet" Top R&B Single. The act recorded a total of 11 albums with Mercury Records and still enjoys success with the release of numerous compilations and original albums being released as compact discs.

Con Funk Shun was formed in Vallejo, California in 1969 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 went on to include 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). The moved to Memphis in 1973 and got a major record deal with Mercury Records in 1976. During their 10 years with Mercury, the band received four RIAA gold album awards and numerous other industry accolades, while performing on major national tours and overseas.

After numerous hits records and successful tours, the band disbanded in 1986 after lead singers Cooper and Pilate left for solo careers. Cooper had a few moderate hits while signed to Warner Bros. and Pilate went on to be the musical director and producer for rap superstar MC Hammer. But in 1994, they started appearing together as Con Funk Shun again with sidemen in the place of the original members. The new band appears at old school festivals and nostalgia shows throughout the country.

Co-founder Louis McCall, who had a successful career as an event producer and marketing consultant for major rap and hip-hop artists, was murdered in 1997 in a home invasion robbery in Stone Mountain, GA. A suspect was finally arrested in 2007 and is awaiting trial in the DeKalb County jail.
URLs:http://www.theloosebook.com/con_funk_shun_2/
http://www/myspace.com/confunkshunlegacy
Members:Cedric Martin, Danny Thomas, Felton C. Pilate II, Karl Fuller, Louis A. McCall, Michael Cooper, Paul Harrell
Name Variations: All | Con Funk Shun | Con-Funk-Shun | Con-Funk-Shun Rhythm | Confunkshun
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Releases:
Ain't Nobody, Baby (12", Pom) Mercury  
Spirit Of Love (CD) Mercury  
Mr. Tambourine Man (7") Contempo 1974
Mr. Tambourine Man (12") Fretone 1974
Con Funk Shun (Vinyl + 8-Trk) Mercury 1976
Untitled (LP) Mercury 1976
Ffun (7") Mercury 1977
Ffun (12", Promo) Mercury 1977
Ffun / Indian Summer Love (7") Mercury 1977
Secrets (LP, Album) Mercury 1977
Secrets (LP) Mercury 1977
Secrets (LP) Mercury 1977
Loveshine (LP) Mercury 1978
Mr Tambourine Man / Bumpsumboody (12", RE) Fretone 1978
Organized (LP) Pickwick 1978
Candy (LP) Mercury 1979
Got To Be Enough (12") Mercury 1980
Spirit Of Love (LP) Mercury 1980
Spirit Of Love (LP) Mercury 1980
Too Tight (12") Mercury 1980
Touch (LP) Mercury 1980
7 (Vinyl) Mercury 1981
Too Tight (12") CNR Records 1981
Ms. Got-The-Body (12", Promo) Mercury 1982
To The Max (LP) Mercury 1982
Don't Let Your Love Grow Cold / Lovin' Fever (12", Pro) Mercury 1983
Fever (LP) Mercury 1983
Electric Lady (LP) Mercury 1985
Electric Lady (12", Promo) Mercury 1985
Electric Lady (12") Mercury 1985
Electric Lady (LP) Mercury 1985
Tell Me What (I'm Gonna Do) (12") Mercury 1985
Burnin' Love (12") Mercury 1986
Burnin' Love (12") Club 1986
Burnin' Love (12", Promo) Polydor (US) 1986
She's A Star (12") Mercury 1986
The Collection (CD) Spectrum Music (2) 2002
Con Funk Shun (CD, Album, RE) Mercury 2003
Production:
Disco-Funk (LP) Clique RCA 1975
Love's A Dance (7") MCA Records 1981
Love's A Dance (12", Maxi) MCA Records 1981
Appears On:
Soul Street (LP) Stax 1974
Disco-Funk (LP) Bumpsomboody RCA 1975
It's Winning Time (LP, Album) MCA Records 1981
Gang Related - The Soundtrack (2xCD) A Chance To Come Priority Records 1997
Gang Related - The Soundtrack (2xCD) A Chance To Come Death Row Records (2) 2001
Absolute Funk Vol. 3 (CD, Comp) Clique Body & Soul 2006
Tracks Appear On:
Discognosis (LP) Clique MCP (2)  
Disco-Funk (LP) Clique, Bumpsomboody RCA 1975
Down Town Disco Vol. 3 (12") Too Tight Mercury 1981
Club Tracks Vol.1 (Wired For Clubs) (LP) MS. Got The Body (Remix) Club 1983
Venenus Disco Club II (LP) Don't Let Your Love Gr... PolyGram 1984
Cash Box Volume 04 (12", Album) Electric Lady (Remix) Mercury / Polygram Do Brasil 1985
July 86 - International (LP) Burnin' Love DMC 1986
September 86 - Mixes (12") Burnin' Love DMC 1986
Cash Box Volume 05 (12", Album) She's A Star (Club Remix) Mercury / Polygram Do Brasil 1987
Compact Disco 1 (CD) Too Tight (Long Version) Mercury 1987
Compact Disco 2 (CD) She's A Star (12" Club... Mercury 1987
Compact Disco 3 (CD) Burnin' Love (Club Mix) Mercury 1987
Funky Stuff: The Best Of Funk Essentials (CD, Comp) Chase Me, Ffun Mercury 1993
In Yo' Face! The History Of Funk, Vol. 5 (CD) Ffun Rhino Entertainment Company 1993
Phat Trax - The Best of Old School Vol. 3 (CD) Chase Me Rhino Entertainment Company 1994
Bring On Da Funk Vol. 6 - Slow Jams (CD) Love's Train, Straight... Platinum Entertainment 1998
Arquivos Cash Box [Super Secreto] (CD, Album) Electric Lady Informer 1999
Bring On Da Funk Vol. 5 - Da Jams (CD) Ffun Platinum Entertainment 1999
Funck The Bug (LP) Clique Follow Me Records 2000
Funkology - One Nation Under A Groove! (2xCD) Ffun Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2001
Funky Collector - Volume 4 (CD) A Song For You Airplay Records 2001
Groove Agents Presents Funk Conspiracy (CD) Fun Universal Marketing Group GmbH 2003
Absolute Funk Vol. 3 (CD, Comp) Clique Body & Soul 2006
Disco Giants (2xCD) Burnin' Love PTG Records 2007
Unofficial Releases:
11 Obscure Funk Instrumentals (LP) Clique Pure Records (6) 1995
Blockparty Recreation (CD) Clique Dusted Records (2) 2004

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