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Cameo

R&B/Soul

The next Cameo concert is scheduled for Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at Middle C Jazz in Charlotte, NC, United States. See all 4 upcoming concerts
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Top Songs By Cameo

Listen to Candy by Cameo, see lyrics, music video & more!
CandyCameo
Listen to Word Up! by Cameo, see lyrics, music video & more!
Word Up!Cameo
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Why Have I Lost You?Cameo
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Upcoming Concerts for Cameo

  • Jun
    18
    Jun 18, 2025
    Middle C Jazz
    Charlotte
  • Jun
    28
    Jun 28, 2025
    Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
    Spartanburg
  • Jul
    18
    Jul 18, 2025
    Michael A. Carroll Track and Soccer Stadium
    Indianapolis
  • Sep
    06
    Sep 06, 2025
    Croydon Road Recreation Ground
    Beckenham

More albums from Cameo

Listen to Fresh Takes by Cameo
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Listen to Sexy Sweet Thing by Cameo
ALBUMSexy Sweet ThingCameo
Listen to In the Face of Funk by Cameo
ALBUMIn the Face of FunkCameo
Listen to Emotional Violence by Cameo
ALBUMEmotional ViolenceCameo
Listen to Real Men Wear Black by Cameo
ALBUMReal Men Wear BlackCameo
Listen to Machismo by Cameo
ALBUMMachismoCameo
Listen to Word Up! by Cameo
ALBUMWord Up!Cameo
Listen to Single Life by Cameo
ALBUMSingle LifeCameo
Listen to Style by Cameo
ALBUMStyleCameo
Listen to Alligator Woman by Cameo
ALBUMAlligator WomanCameo
Listen to Knights Of The Sound Table by Cameo
ALBUMKnights Of The Sound TableCameo
Listen to Feel Me by Cameo
ALBUMFeel MeCameo
Listen to Cameosis by Cameo
ALBUMCameosisCameo
Listen to Secret Omen by Cameo
ALBUMSecret OmenCameo
Listen to She's Strange by Cameo
ALBUMShe's StrangeCameo
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Listen to Cardiac Arrest by Cameo
ALBUMCardiac ArrestCameo
Listen to We All Know Who We Are by Cameo
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Cameo's Popular Music Videos

Watch Word Up (Relaid Audio) music video by Cameo
Word Up (Relaid Audio)
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Watch Candy music video by Cameo
Candy
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Watch Attack Me With Your Love music video by Cameo
Attack Me With Your Love
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Watch Back and Forth music video by Cameo
Back and Forth
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Watch Single Life music video by Cameo
Single Life
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Watch Don't Be Lonely music video by Cameo
Don't Be Lonely
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Watch She's Strange music video by Cameo
She's Strange
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Watch Skin I'm In music video by Cameo
Skin I'm In
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Watch Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck (Version 1) music video by Cameo
Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck (Version 1)
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Watch You Make Me Work music video by Cameo
You Make Me Work
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Artist Playlists

Cameo Essentials
Cameo Essentials
Freaky and funky hits from the fly R&B legends.
Cameo Essentials
Inspired by Cameo
Inspired by Cameo
Soul acts who serve up jubilant, funky jams.
Inspired by Cameo
Cameo: Deep Cuts
Cameo: Deep Cuts
This disco-funk band continued to evolve beyond their hits.
Cameo: Deep Cuts

About Cameo

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Hometown
New York, NY, United States
Formed
1974
Genre
R&B/Soul
The ever-evolving funk group Cameo scored horn-powered R&B hits in the ’70s before paring down their lineup and achieving breakthrough pop success with the mid-’80s synth-funk jams “Word Up!” and “Candy.” • Group founder Larry Blackmon grew up in Harlem and attended the prestigious Juilliard School. • In 1974, Blackmon assembled a 14-member group known as The New York City Players. They signed to Casablanca Records’ Chocolate City imprint and changed their name to Cameo in 1976. • Cameo’s 1977 debut album, Cardiac Arrest, yielded a pair of funky Top 40 R&B hits: “Rigor Mortis” and “Funk Funk.” • In 1982, after a string of R&B hits but little crossover pop success, Blackmon reduced the group’s size from 10 to five and relocated to Atlanta to start his Atlanta Artists record label. • Cameo released six albums under Atlanta Artists, including 1986’s platinum-selling Word Up! That album features “Word Up!” and “Candy,” both of which reached No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B charts and became pop hits. The latter—a Top 10 pop hit—has been sampled by artists like 2Pac, Will Smith, Mariah Carey, and The Black Eyed Peas. • The band continued releasing albums through 2000’s Sexy Sweet Thing, their 17th full-length. • Bassist Aaron Mills has worked with OutKast on singles like 2000’s “Ms. Jackson” and 2003’s “Hey Ya!,” while former vocalist John Kellogg became an entertainment lawyer who represented The O’Jays and the late Gerald Levert. • In 2019, Cameo released “El Passo,” their first single in 19 years.
Members of Cameo include, or have included, Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Anthony Lockett and more.
Musical InfluencesCameo's musical influences include James Brown, Ohio Players, Prince and more.
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