Larry Blackmon
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| Larry Blackmon | |
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| Birth name | Larry Ernest Blackmon |
| Born | May 24, 1956 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | R&B, Soul, Funk, Rock, Dance-Pop, Disco |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, actor |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Bass guitar, Drums & Percussion |
| Years active | 1971 – Present |
| Label(s) | Chocolate City, Atlanta Artists, Mercury, Reprise, Way 2 Funky, Raging Bull, Crash, Private I |
| Associated acts | Cameo, Black Ivory |
Larry Blackmon (born Larry Ernest Blackmon, 24 May 1956, New York[1]) 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.[1]
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