CAMEO Section !

[sooulseb]

Hey funkateers, just a thought...
Now that Tomi is registered, could we maybe get a special cameo section within the 'english corner' ?
It'll be great if we could have such a place dedicated to chat, news, etc...at least before the cameo nation website is up and running. This could also attract international cameo fans (i already started to forward the link to some friends).
This way Tomi could also answer all the questions at the same time and give us some insights of the life of cameo !
Alriiight I'm starting : Is Larry really sleeping with his codpiece ???
Naaah just kiddin' but there are so many things i would like to find out about the band members etc...and I'm sure some other freaks (and by freak yes i mean Elvis looooool) will want to ask plenty of questions too. Seriously we could start i dont know...our own 'Live by request section' ! and tell Tomi which songs we would like them to play next time they play in Europe !!! (yes I'm still hoping despite Bibi's bad news)...
Okay I shut my face for now, c'mon let's fire this section up !
soooulseb ;-)

[Wonder B]

Well I know this is a bit out of line but if Aaron Mills is still playing with the band, I would love to hear a track from his MCB album... TIME IS RIGHT... that mutha sure makes me wanna holler!!

[Funkygirl]

Yes well... Good Idea

As Tomi knows it now (I told him when we meet in Switzerland) I'm working since 2 years now to create a complete biography about the group and all the members collaborations... with the help of Cameosis-Elvis...

The goal is to have a website totally dedicated to this amazing group... One of the Funk bands everybody is agree to say they are the Best !!!

I have choosen the name but it's a question of time and disponibility of people I need to help me to launch that website (we will start by a French version and after, I hope we could translate it in english... But of course I'm sure you'll understand it's a lot of work to do to have it...and so It can't be immediate...)
I have for the moment too much to do with the creation of this forum...

Anyway, this English Section exists to be able to speak with foreign people and you can usr this threat for the moment to talk with Tomi and ask him the question we have...
The great thing is that way everybody can read and speak with each other...

So come on, be free to send your questions here and post your comments...

Last, Yes WB I love the MCB album too... It would be great one day to have a Cameo concert with some tracks of members collaborations over the years... Tomi don't you want to play "Closer to you" in concert for me (it's the track on your album I prefer )

[cameosis]

let's talk about Aaron mills!!!!!!!!!!!!

first Band
N.C.C.U "super trick" 1997 produced by Donald Byrd!!
co-wrote songs for Byrdr!!"i" I love your love" & " i love you"
in 1979 -1981 members of Cameo!!!
1982 co-wrote songs & production for first lp of Blackbyrds members!!
Kevin Toney "special K" (with jeryl bright!!!)
featuring on lp "chance encounter" of Ramsey lewis on only one track!!
"up where we belong" sountrack "gentleman & officer"!!!
featuring on track T.C Campbell & Jeryl Bright
1983 band MCB with jeryl Bright & TC Campbell!!!
Aaron signed on sugarhill records like, writers,arranger,producer!!! for label
sign band VItamin A in 1984-85
with titles wrote by Aaron "chemical reaction" "do the go go"
after disapointment with surgarhill records, Aaron work again with Cameo for "word up" lp
same time Aaron recorded one song on Kurtis blow" lp
but AAron isn't on Tour with Cameo!!!the bassist is Michael Burnett!!
Aaron wll be definitive Bassist for Cameo in 1990 & on tour!!!
Aaron work with many rap band like Outkast;dr dre;cee-lo!!
Aaron have worked with ex-members NCCU sax player Stanley Baird,Aaron cowrote a title "red bossa"
too Aaron work again with Kevin Toney for "sweet spot" cd!!
but a tile is unknown wrote by Blackmon/allen/mills/ & colonel Abrams
the title is "Teaser"!!around 1990's

[sooulseb]

Sh**t i was hoping this tread to be on fire by now, where the hell are the cameo fans ?????? lol
Anyway...to go back to the request list of songs for the next gig, I must admit i was a bit disapointed not to hear 'skin I'm in' last time cameo performed in Bern. Hope you'll include that one back soon ! This song is simply awesome !
I also would like to hear more songs from 'Knights of the sound Table' too, such as Knights by knights and I like it ! And from the 'Feel me' album, one of my favorite remains 'Is this the way'...

Tomi could you get others members to post here by any chance ? What about Charlie and the rest ? I sooo would like to hear anecdotes from everybody !

Ken told me you have finally decided to forward your solo project to Blaise, GOOD ! Hope this one will be release soon ! Tell us more about it ! How many songs ? Who stars in it ? etc etc....

And Ken, to answer your question, the mysterious Blaise is actually WONDER B or Bibi or Grand Dad lol. Basically he is the french living encyclopaedia of Black Music i told you about !
But enough of this he is not (quite) senile yet loooooooool and can introduce himself !

Hope to hear from you all soon,
Peace !

sooooooulseb

[Wonder B]

And Ken, to answer your question, the mysterious Blaise is actually WONDER B or Bibi or Grand Dad lol. Basically he is the french living encyclopaedia of Black Music i told you about !
But enough of this he is not (quite) senile yet loooooooool and can introduce himself !

sooooooulseb

Yooooooo damn right about that! I ain't senile .... YET!
Although I am a teeny weeny bit older than the rest of the muggs here I can still hold my own! LOL

Still I fell in that funk way back when it started out in the late 60's, so yes I am considered by those snotty nosed punks as an old fart LOOOOL
Hopefully they still DO respect knowledge and that's why I haven't yet seen any name calling LOL

Wonder B

[Invité]

cute, cute all that buzz 'bout LArry'z connection !! makes me feel like makinf U going bonker about all Felton & Cooper's joints !!! Can't help ! I like both of Cameo and CKS joint ! really ! So differnt but as ...powerful indeed ! WDYT K ?:roll:

[sooulseb]

Oy ! Is that you Ken ? Damit this is the cameo section not the CFS one
Funny you mentionned them today, I was grooving to the Spirit of Love album on my way to work this morning !

[JoeKelley]

Cameo is one of my all-time favorite bands. So, many great songs and talented musicians. I feel blessed that I was able to see Rick James and Cameo on a double bill back in the early 1980s at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford. Connecticut. What a show!!! Funk and Roll Baby.

No disrespect to Larry. Love the brotha. But I was listening to an interview with Larry Blackmon and the interview referred to the band as Larry Blackmon and Cameo. Is this an official title? I still refer to Cameo as Cameo as Cameo and the The Time as the Time.

Can't wait for Corinne to have the Cameo site rolling. But thanks for the Funk Home.

[Funkygirl]

Cameo is one of my all-time favorite bands. So, many great songs and talented musicians. I feel blessed that I was able to see Rick James and Cameo on a double bill back in the early 1980s at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford. Connecticut. What a show!!! Funk and Roll Baby.

Ha Lucky boy

No disrespect to Larry. Love the brotha. But I was listening to an interview with Larry Blackmon and the interview referred to the band as Larry Blackmon and Cameo. Is this an official title? I still refer to Cameo as Cameo and the The Time as the Time. .

Yes Joe I know what you mean In May when we saw together The Time at the US tv for the promotion of the new Cd, the group was announced as Morris Day... But it was The Time
In July when we saw Cameo, they were announced as Cameo
It's strange after to only refer to Larry meanwhile he's a big part of the group's sound... But we love Cameo as a whole group

I have respect for Morris too but I love The Time most

Can't wait for Corinne to have the Cameo site rolling. But thanks for the Funk Home.

Yes It's still in my priority but I have a lot to do with this forum already and not enough time for the moment
I'll try to work on it on my next holidays... at the end of this year around Christmas

[cameosis]

many members of Cameo HAVE disapear!! like

KURT JETER (vocals on 1st lp "cardiac arrest)
ERIC DURHAM guitar ( on 3 st lp !!)
GARY DOW ( bass on 3 debut lp) see on keith Sweat cd!!!!!
STEPHEN MOORE( remplace Wayne cooper in 80 & 81)
i believe Stephen do many session vocals for Gospel Arists
WAYNE COOPER dead in mid 80's ,work on Eddie kendricks solo lp in before Cameo, too with p-funk family after Cameo!! on Mutiny lp!!
GREGORY JOHNSON !! make band with Larry ,too on East Coast band with later Gwen Gwentrie in 1973 & departure after "Alligator Woman"
but never seen work like session studio on many Artists??,
JERYL BRIGHT great trombonist vocals!! MCB band with Mills & Campbell
this first band BRAINSTORM on 3 lp
Jeryl first work with cameo on Cameosis lp, until 81
jeryl & aaron work on 1st lp of Kevin Toney (ex-Blackbird) on "special k"
Jeryl back with Cameo on tour , too on lp in 86 until 1994 "in the face funk!!) i believe too Jeryl work for Gospel artists!!!
Thomas TC Campbell Tc work with peabo Bryson before joined Cameo in 1980,afer broke!! Tc work for Jeffrey Osborne crew!!
work for many gospel Artists!! like Della Reese!!!!!

Now no- members
MICHAEL BURNETT !!great bass players remplace Aaron mills!!Mike plays on "alligator woman until "machismo"lp too on Tour
MELVIN WELLS Great Sax players!! & too Bassist!! & too vocals & too writer!!!
Melvin work on "she 's strange" lp too co-wrote 1 song,work on atlanta artists records Cashflow!!!Barbara mitchell, bobby Brown & eddie murphy!!
remember solo sax on "Candy"!!!!!!!!!too on all solo songs!!!
too "hangin dowtown"!!!"i'll never look for"!!!!
later Melvin work with Jay double you
Melvin tour with Cameo in 90's!!!!
William "willie" MORRIS joined Cameo for "word up" lp co wrote "don't be lonely, work too for Atlanta Artists records!!Willie until "in face of funk " in 1994

[Funkygirl]

So your question is where are they

[JoeKelley]

Can't wait for Corinne to have the Cameo site rolling. But thanks for the Funk Home.

Yes It's still in my priority but I have a lot to do with this forum already and not enough time for the moment
I'll try to work on it on my next holidays... at the end of this year around Christmas

Cool, Corinne. We will patient and love the FunkHome. Thanks for all your time and passion. We appreciate that.

[TomiJ]

What's happening, Cameo fans! Sorry I haven't visited this wonderful sight in a while. It's great to see all the comments about past and present members. Something you may or may not know, Aaron Mills and Kevin Kendricks were on the latest Outkast CD. And Aaron played bass on "Mrs. Jackson". The horns you hear on "I Like The Way You Move" are the same horns we use occasionally on tour. As far as our website is concerned, our host has been MIA, so we're gonna do something else in early '05. Cameo will be going in the studio in January to start new tracks. And I have a solo record finished and at a few US labels. I sent a copy to Wonder B to get his feel on it. He likes it. It's got funky, Cameo style joints on it, as well as my own personal thing. It's ALL me, really. Jesse Johnson, my friend and former housemate, played on and produced three tracks. Funkygirl, see if you can get a copy. I'd love to know what you think. It would be cool if you Cameo fans will talk with me through FUNKHOME while our official site is being redesigned.
In the meantime, thanks again to all of you still suffering with Cameosis. You MUST be sick! Sick with the FUNK.

God bless and HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!
t.

[Funkygirl]

Hey hey hey, happy to see back Tomi

Yes Cameosis gave me those informations about the participation of Aaron and Kevin on the last Outkast's album... It's on the futur biography... I still work on it... I still work on it... Not enough time but I promise it would be for this year (and I will send you a copy when it would be ready...)

Funkygirl, see if you can get a copy. I'd love to know what you think. It would be cool if you Cameo fans will talk with me through FUNKHOME while our official site is being redesigned.
In the meantime, thanks again to all of you still suffering with Cameosis. You MUST be sick! Sick with the FUNK.

God bless and HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!
t.

Happy New Year too Tomi sincerely and all the Cameo members... Hope you will come back to tour in France in 2005
And yes I would love to received a copy and yes it would be great you come to visit us sometime to get in touch with french funkateers by Funkhome... It's simply and always an honour to talk with your

[Funkateer]

Jesse Johnson, my friend and former housemate, played on and produced three tracks.
t.

I can't wait to hear the new Jesse Johnson productions !!! I'm a big fan of his bass driven funky tracks from the 80s !

Nice to have some Cameo news ! I Hope to see you on tour in France !

Happy new year

[Wonder B]

Great to hear from you Tomi
Yes the CD has some great tracks and I hope we can help you further in the New Year. Still trying to meet the right people. I'll get back to you when that happens. Up until now we have raised some interest but the people we were able to talk to do not have the power of decision... so we are following the hierarchy! LOL
Have a great year 2005!

[JoeKelley]

Hmmm, a new Tomi Jenkins record. That would be outstanding and we would love to play this on our radio show when you are ready to drop it.

We recently had Jesse Johnson's cousin, Andre Hines of Rio Soul, on our TV show.

Much love to Cameo.

[TomiJ]

Joe, we're gonna be in Connecticut on Sat the 15th. Have you heard?

[Funkygirl]

I'm jealous, jealous, jealous

[JoeKelley]

Cameo at the Mohegan Sun Casino on Jan. 15th. Cool we will be there. Look forward to seeing and meeting you Tomi.

www.mohegansun.com

[Funkygirl]

Ohhh lucky You

[TomiJ]

Joe, it would be great to meet you, as well. Let me know if you need anything.
Tomi

[JoeKelley]

Joe, it would be great to meet you, as well. Let me know if you need anything.
Tomi

Cool Tomi... I sent you a private message on here. Hope you get it. Gi and I will stop by after the show to say hello to you.

Look forward to the show.

Peace
Joe

[skyyflow]

Wynd Chymes / Reddings / Mantra / Malemen / LA Connection / Howard Kenney / George Howard / Geoff McBride / Eddie Murphy / East Coast / Charles Earland / Ca$hflow / Buffalo Soldiers / Bobby Brown / Barbara Mitchell

www.geocities.jp/kenitsy55/charliesingltonindex.html

[Funkygirl]

Wynd Chymes / Reddings / Mantra / Malemen / LA Connection / Howard Kenney / George Howard / Geoff McBride / Eddie Murphy / East Coast / Charles Earland / Ca$hflow (the second Lp) / Buffalo Soldiers / Bobby Brown / Barbara Mitchell

I put in blue the one I bought during the last 2 years to be able to talk seriously about Cameo's extras... (and of course Charlie Singleton and Tomi J solo Lps...)
One day, there will be a website dedicated to this amazing funk band... (yes yes it's true even if it's very long... A question of time... too much things to say and work to do )

[skyyflow]

U make me work -1988

[Invité]

I typed some names , which were already mentioned by Cameosis , who among others informed us with lotz of knowledge . Still , i would like to mention some favourite stuff of mine .

Sidework & personal highlights :

- 1981 - Mantra - Mantra
- Do it to the bone
- Here we come
( they appeared around that time with Cameo at SoulTrain )
( Bobby Lovelace here on drums ... later with Midnight Star )


- 1982 - LA Connection - Now appearing
- Burn me up
- Come into my heart
- Shake it ( featuring Mark"redding"Lockett ... family of Anthony ? )

- 1982 - Wynd Chymes - Arrival
Great set , produced by Anthony Lockett
- Alakazam
- Body rap
- Checking out your stuff
- Stylin' , smilin', profilin

- 1984 - Malemen - Express Male
Anthony Lockett production
- Squeeze play
- Shakedown
- Take you out

- 1985 - The Reddings - In my pants ( album track + extended 12inch )
Locked & tight Blackmon-set
Cameo-appearances :
- Arnette Leftenant - horns / saxophone
- Billy Jones / Wayne Cobham ( Billy's brother ) - trumpets
- Robert Whimber - trombone
- Eric Rehl - keyboards

- 1986 - Barbara Mitchell - High on love
- Ace of my heart
- Never knew a love like this before
- Take your time ( in the traditional style of "'I've got your image"/ "Love you anyway"/ "That kinda guy"/ "You're a winner")

- 1986 - Ca$hflow - Ca$hflow
- I need your love
- It's just a dream
- Mine all mine ( great video too , featuring Larry )

- 1988 - Ca$hflow - Big Money
- That's the ticket
- You know that
( what happened to them ? ... they still jammin' somewhere ? )

1989 - Tomi Jenkins - Tomi
- Telling you how it is
- TGFYB
( on the sleeve , Kevin Kendricks appeared through courtesy of A&M Records ... did he record any unreleased material for this Label ? )

1992 - Slapbak - True Confessions
( from the album "Fast food funkateers"/ band-leader Jara Harris played bass on the "Emotional Violence"album )

i'll be back for Charlie's stuff ....

[cameosis]

warning!!!!!!!!!!!!
many many Falses!!!!
on the Reddings lp ,there are 3 songs write & produced by charlie singleton!!!!!!!!!!
Charlie singleton first Band was STargasm!!!out only one single in 1981 on Dakar label like " charlie singleton & Stargasm" with title " iwanna boogie with you" after this Hiastus single charlie join Cameo for "knights of the sound table" in 1981!!
Charlie too was on wynd chymes( lockett production!!) lp "arrival on jupiter 8, Yes charlie was on keyboards no guitar!!!!
charlie appeared with lockett kendricks on Geoff lp in 1990!!!

Aaron mills too founded a band called NNCU in 1977 with lp "supertrick" produced by don. Byrd!!
later after broke with Cameo , aaron was Arranger, writer for Sugarhill records/chess records!!Aaron out with his Band Vitamin A ( A like Aaron!!!)a electro funk lp with many singles "do the go go " "chemical reaction" & "the stuff" this songs was produced wrote & arranger by Mr Aaron!!after this hiatus lp, aaron join again Cameo for" Word up" lp in1985 for recording & tour!!! still present!!!!

for La Connection isn't mark lockett but otis Reddings III on guitar!!!
Wayne cooper fearuring on this last recording "promise me"
in 1979 Wayne recorded a unrealized lp!!!i hope it will see the day!!!
wayne was on back vocal on many Mutiny Lp!!

Charlie singleton recorded a song "only in america, no on modern man lp in 1985 but on side B single " money won't change me"
too charlie porduced Maniquin (kenny lattimore), billy always "watch out" in 1989 but produced Redd "it's Redd" lp in 1987

too a rare National band from Baton rouge SEven in 1999
great song wrote played producec by MR Charlie!!!!!!

i search a band with maybe 1 or many songs wrote by Blackmon/lockett before 1982 i got a title wrote by Blackmon/lockett " i like what you do to me" bit it i don't know!!!!!!!

[skyyflow]

VIDEOGRAPHY

the video's i've seen :

Shake Your Pants
We're Going Out Tonight
Alligator Woman
Flirt
Just Be Yourself
She's Strange
Talking Out The Side Of Your Neck
Attack Me With Your Love
Single Life
Back & Forth ( guest : Miles Davis )
Candy
Don't Be Lonely
Skin I'm In
You Make Me Work ( on Polygram promo-video )
I Want It Now
Slyde
Sexy Sweet Thing ( "risque version" on promo-video / Urban Warrior Films )
"Pretty Girls" is also on video , but haven't seen it yet

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These clips together have been released on the consumer-market in different packages :
- She's Strange
- Talkin' Out The Side Of Your Neck
- Be Yourself
- Flirt
- Alligator Woman
- We're Going Out Tonight
- Shake Your Pants

USA releases :
-SONY Betamax-video ( title : Cameo Video-EP / 1984 )
http://www.serveitupfrankie.com/vidzcameo
-PIONEER ARTISTS Laserdisc ( title : Cameo / 12-inch size-format / release# : PA-85-105 / 1984 )


JAPAN release :
-LASERVISION Laserdisc ( title : The VideoSingles ) / 8-inch size-format / release# : JM038-0045 / 1984 )

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The Videosingles - 1986 - Polygram Music Video
Trax :
- Word Up
- Candy
- She's Strange
- Attack Me With Your Love
- Single Life

U.K. Releases :
- VHS videotape ( pal system / dolby sound /release# : 0414592 )
- Laserdisc ( pal system / stereo digital sound / 8-inch size-format / release# : 080-162-9 ) http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=70975

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CD-Video :





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DVD : The Best Of Cameo - 20th Century Masters - 2004
http://movieweb.com/dvd/dvd.php?602498627938

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Larry had a cameo-appearance in the movie "Born In East L.A." , where he is looking at the French-woman who passes him , and his sunglasses break after looking at her :o)
www.imdb.com/name/nm0085788
www.yee.ch/~movies/B/born_in_east_la/bo ... ast_la.htm

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Actor/tv-host Arsenio Hall did a as his alter-ego "Chunky A", a video with Cameo called "Owwww!" ( from Chunky's album "Large And In Charge"-1989/MCA Records)
The video begins backstage in the dressing-room . Cameo's manager is stressed , because Larry lost his voice and is wearing a whiplash-neck-bandage . The manager asks to Larry : "who is gonna replace you for the show ? " Larry answers : "... Chunky... ;ob


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In various magazine-interviews around 1988/1989 Larry spoke about plans for making a theatre-movie titled : "A Tacky Guy" , which was gonna be a sort of modern "West Side Story", to be filmed in Miami .... has anything been magnetised on tape , and in which stage was the process ? ( casting/script/storyboards/soundtrack)