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.