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Cameo is an American funk band that formed in 1974. [1] Cameo was initially a 14-member group known as the New York City Players ; [ 1 ] this name was later changed to Cameo. As of the first half of 2009, some of the original members continued to perform together.
Starting the band "East Coast", Blackmon formed the "New York City Players" as a complement to the Ohio Players. Having to rename the group because of a conflict, Blackmon later called the group Cameo. Blackmon lived in Harlem and played drums on several hits for the band Black Ivory. He is the son of Lee Black, a former boxer.
This discography documents albums and singles released by American R&B/funk band Cameo. P”A list of all 17 albums by the R&B group cameo ... and album name
"Word Up!" is a funk and R&B song originally recorded by American funk band Cameo in 1986. It was released as the first single from their thirteenth album of the same name. The song was written by band members Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins.
Word Up! is the 13th studio album by American funk group Cameo, released in 1986. [3] The album reached number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 8 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 1 million copies.
Cardiac Arrest is the debut album by American funk band Cameo. [5] [6] The album reached number 16 on the R&B charts. [7]
"Candy" is a song by American funk band Cameo, released as the second single from their 1986 album Word Up!. The song features a solo by saxophonist Michael Brecker . "Honey", a reworked version with different lyrics was included on their next album, Machismo .
However, just before the release of the group's first single, the popular group The Ohio Players took issue with the similarity in the groups' names. This led them finally in 1973 to establish the band's name as Cameo. Johnson eventually received five gold records for his work with Cameo.