Larry Blackmon

Larry Blackmon , (born Larry Ernest Blackmon , May 24, 1956) is the lead singer and frontman for the funk and R&B band, Cameo. He came to Cameo from the band, Black Ivory.

His nasal vocal style was once likened to "A robot talking with a mouth full of peanut butter" by a contemporary music critic. Along with his unique vocal style, Blackmon's other personal touches included sporting an elaborate high top fade haircut and a codpiece over his pants. His signature "ow!" was used as the intro for some of the band's songs and was sampled in Black Box's 1990 dance hit, "Everybody Everybody".

Blackmon appeared as a backing vocalist on Cyndi Lauper's 1989 album, A Night to Remember . He also had co-producer credits for Eddie Murphy's 1989 album So Happy .

The snare drum sound that Blackmon created for "Word Up!" and "Candy" was duplicated on releases by a wide range of artists.

One of his sons is heavily involved in the New York political scene, while another son is currently involved in the Hip Hop music industry.

See also

• Atlanta Artists

References

Larry Blackmon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Larry Blackmon, (born Larry Ernest Blackmon, May 24, 1956) is the lead singer and frontman for the funk and R&B band, Cameo. He came to Cameo from the band, Black Ivory.

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Cameo (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Blackmon also moved from New York City to Atlanta, Georgia and started his own label ... Another of his sons, listed as N. Larry Blackmon, is building a rock/hip hop empire of his own

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