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Get the Cameo Word Up T Shirt In 1974, Cameo started out with 10 members created by Larry Blackmon and called the New York City Players. Signed by Casablanca Records to its Chocolate City imprint in 1976, the group soon changed its name to Cameo after concerns that New York City Playersmight cause confusion between them and the funk band Ohio Players. Prior to this, Blackmon, keyboardist Gregory Johnson, and the late Gwen Guthrie formed the band East Coast, together with James Wheeler (alto saxophone), Melvin Whay (bass), Michael Harris (percussion), and Haras Fyre (also known as Pat Grant) on trombone. They released one self-titled album in 1973 on the independent label Encounter.
Get the Cameo Word Up T Shirt Cameo started with a deep, funk sound, but it was obvious from the start their sights were set on the dance floor. Their first album was Cardiac Arrest which featured its first hit single, “Rigor Mortis.” Ugly Ego, We All Know Who We Are, and Secret Omen contained dance floor songs such as “I Just Want To Be” and “Find My Way”, the latter of which was a major disco smash and was included on the Thank God It’s Friday soundtrack. (“Find My Way” was their cover of a 1972 Three Degrees and a 1969 Tymes tune.)
The height of Cameo’s career was in the 1980s, particularly Word Up! with its hits, “Word Up!” and “Candy“.
Get the Cameo Word Up T Shirt By the time Cameosis came out in 1980, Cameo had gained considerable momentum through singles such as “Shake Your Pants“. Albums such as 1981’s Knights of the Sound Table and 1982’s Alligator Woman saw the band playing up their eclectic style.
Get the Cameo Word Up T Shirt 1985’s album Single Life, featuring the title track and “Attack Me With Your Love” continued the band’s momentum, paving the way for what was to come the following year. The song “Word Up!” hit the radio airwaves in mid-1986.
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