Con Funk Shun
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Biography
[Edit]Con Funk Shun was formed by high-school classmates Michael Cooper and Louis "Tony" McCall, along with Karl Fuller, Paul "Maceo" Harrell, Dennis Johnson, Cedric Martin, and Danny "Sweet Man" Thomas. All of them had been playing together since their high-school days in Vallejo, CA. Felton Pilate, also from Vallejo, joined the group after his band, a local rival, disbanded.
In the early '70s, the group was a backup band for the Soul Children with the name Project Soul. And when they weren't on the road with the Soul Children, they were creatively working with various Stax staff writers. In the mid-'70s, Project Soul made an effort to become a headliner, but they met dead-ends and little success. However, they found good fortune at Audio Dimensions, a Memphis recording studio owned by producer Ted Sturges. Around this time, he group named itself after the title of one of their instrumentals, "Con Funk Shun." During their three-year stint at Audio Dimensions, Sturges, besides owning the studio, was also Con Funk Shun's producer. Their association resulted in the group's first album, Organized Con Funk Shun.
As their sound developed, Pilate and Cooper emerged as the primary lead vocalists. Around the time their first album for Crankshaft Productions, Inc. was being recorded, the eighth member, MC and technician Dennis Johnson, left the group to attend seminary in California. By 1976, the group signed to Mercury, where they remained for ten years. Their first hit for Mercury was "Ffun," written by Michael Cooper as a tribute to the R&B/funk band Brick. One of the premiere party funk bands of its time, they also began recording ballads and instrumental tracks by the early '80s. Aside from being the primary musicians on all their albums, Con Funk Shun also contributed to each of their albums as writers, arrangers, and/or producers.
Burnin' Love, the septet's last album with Mercury, was recorded without their longtime musical center, Felton Pilate, who left the group in 1986 to become a successful producer. (Pilate eventually became the musical force behind MC Hammer.) Melvin Carter, a frequent collaborator of Con Funk Shun, joined the group upon Pilate's exit, and that same year Michael Cooper left for a solo career. Con Funk Shun disbanded after their last album with Mercury, but reunited in the '90s, and began performing at festivals and concerts around the world.
Title: Funk Essentials: The Best of Con Funk Shun
Artist: Con Funk Shun
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Con Funk Shun
Artist: Con Funk Shun
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Funk
Title: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Con Funk Shun
Artist: Con Funk Shun
Genre: Rock
Title: Confunkshunizeya (The Mercury Anthology) (CD2)
Artist: Con Funk Shun
Title: Confunkshunizeya (The Mercury Anthology) (CD1)
Artist: Con Funk Shun
Collections
Title: Traffic Jammin' - Ulitmate Driving Collection
Genre: Rock
Title: The Best of Funk Essentials: Funky Stuff
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: '70s - 100 Retro Radio Hits
Genre: Rock
Title: Black Power - '60s & '70s
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 100 Hits of the 70's
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Funk Essentials (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Heart of Soul Classics 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Love Jones: The Best of Funk Essentials Ballads Vol.2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Funk Soul & Classic R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Soft Hits Of The '80s
Genre: Rock
Title: 80s Gold Groove (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: Flashback - 90's Party
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best of Funk Essentials: Love's Train - Ballads
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Super Funk Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Funk You! '60s & '70s Funk Superstars
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: H-Track Edit Series 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop, Funk
Title: Funk Comes Alive!
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Steppin Across the USA, Vol. 12
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Great Hits from 60's, 70's & 80's, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Funk & Soul - Rare & Classic Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Funk & Soul - Rare & Classic Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Authentik Funk
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Soul Giants - Greatest Soul Collection
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 100 '80s Power Ballads
Genre: Rock
Title: Love...'80s Style
Genre: Rock
Title: The Big Bad Bay Area Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Love Funk 2 - 12 More Classic Funk Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Best of Soul Classics, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Bring On da Funk, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Funk Comes Alive! (Live)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Compact Disco CD1
Genre: Electronica, House, Dancefloor, DJ/Remixes, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Compact Disco CD 2
Genre: Disco
Title: Compact Disco CD 3
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Nighttime Lovers Vol. 14
Title: Heavy Deep Funk (CD1)
Genre: Funk
Title: True Funk (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: True Funk (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: True Funk (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Dance Fever - The Best Of Disco (CD3)
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Disco
Title: In Yo' Face! The History Of Funk, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Maxi Club Disco Funk, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: Funky Collector (Maxi Club 10)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: Funky Collector (Volume 7)
Title: Funky Collector (Volume 4)
Genre: Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Funk
Title: Funky Collector No. 4
Genre: Funk
Title: Maxi Funk, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Maxi Funk, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Maxi Funk, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Hitmaster Disco Funk, Vol. 3
Title: Hitmaster Disco Funk, Vol. 6
Title: Hitmaster Disco Funk, Vol. 9
Featuring albums
Title: Gang Related - Wild Wild West (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Artist: Gang Related
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Love Jones: The Best Of Funk Essentials Ballads Vol.2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Grand 12-Inches 15
Artist: Ben Liebrand
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Love's Train: The Best Of Funk Essentials Ballads
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul