Biography
Larry Blackmon was the innovator/drummer/maker/primary songwriter from the funk music group Cameo. Blackman’s nose funky vocals could be heard within the #1 R&B strikes “So Unusual,” “Term Up” and “Chocolate.” Blackmon was raised in Harlem inside a community that included the famous Apollo Theatre. As a kid, his aunt would consider him to find out such greats as Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke and Adam Dark brown. In his teenagers, he began playing drums within a music group. Getting into documenting session function, Blackmon performed on edges by Dark Ivory such as for example “Don’t CHANGE,” which visited #38 R&B on Billboard’s R&B graph in past due 1971. Then joined an organization called THE BRAND NEW York Town Players, who documented a disco one, “Discover My Method.” The one came to the eye of Neil Bogart, mind of Casablanca Information. “Discover My Method” was reissued on Cecil Holmes’ Chocolate Town label, a subsidiary of Casablanca. THE BRAND NEW York Town Players advanced into Cameo with Blackmon getting the band’s head. Cecil Holmes flew to NY to hear material in the music group and thought we would issue their monitor, “Rigor Mortis” as an individual. It visited amount 33 R&B, amount 103 Play early 1977. For the time being, Blackmon was acquiring classes at Julliard College Of Music and acquired a part-time work being a salesman in a clothes shop. When he noticed “Rigor Mortis” on WBLS over the store’s radio, he quit his work to create music regular. The strikes continuing: “Funk Funk” (#20 R&B, #104 Pop, fall 1977), “It’s Critical” (#21 R&B, springtime 1978) and “Insane” (#17 R&B, past due 1978). In 1983, Blackmon transferred his bottom of functions to Atlanta, GA and produced his very own label, Atlanta Performers, which was written by Polygram Information. The third solitary, “She’s Unusual,” co-written by Blackmon, Charlie Singleton, Nathan Leftenant and Tomi Jenkins, kept the #1 R&B place for a month, #47 Pop on Billboard’s graphs in springtime 1984. The She’s Unusual LP went yellow metal and in addition yielded “Talkin’ Away The Side OF THE Neck” (#21 R&B, summer season 1984) and “Hangin’ Downtown.” Their following LP, Solitary Life went yellow metal and gripped the #1 R&B place for three weeks (#58 Pop) off the effectiveness of the singles, “Assault Me TOGETHER WITH YOUR Like” (#3 R&B, springtime 1985), “Solitary Existence” (#2 R&B, summer season 1985) as well as the mellow “A Goodbye.” Solitary Existence also included the jaunting “I’ve Got Your Picture,” the cautionary ’80s-period nuclear battle themed/reggae-flavored “Harmful Toys” along with a duet ballad between Blackmon and Barbara Mitchell, previous lead vocalist of Motown work Great Inergy. In 1986, Blackmon pared down the at one-time 13-member Cameo to himself, Tomi Jenkins and Nathan Leftenant, using visitor music artists in concert and on record. Blackmon’s muse was sparkled by way of a popular hiphop expression of that time period, “phrase up.” He included rock and roll affects on what would become Cameo’s second number 1 R&B one, “Word Up.” The smash strike parked at #1 R&B for three weeks, #6 Play fall 1986. THE TERM Up LP proceeded to go platinum, locking at #1 R&B for five weeks, #8 Play fall 1986. It boasted the sugary ballad “Avoid being Depressed,” the positive “YOU COULD HAVE THE PLANET,” the funny “She’s Mine” and another number 1 R&B one, “Chocolate,” which remained at #1 R&B for 14 days, #21 Play early 1987. Its even chugging follow-up, “Backwards and forwards” visited #3 R&B, #50 Play springtime 1987. The snare drum sound that Blackmon designed for “Phrase Up” and “Chocolate” was duplicated on produces by a wide variety of performers. In springtime 2000, Cameo’s 1st album from the 21st hundred years, Sexy Lovely Thing was released.
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Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Who's Doing the Dishes? | 2016 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Give a Pet a Home | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Young, Welsh and Pretty Skint | 2015 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
One Hit Wonderland | 2015 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
Grand Theft Auto V | 2013 | Video Game writer: "Back and Forth" - as Larry Ernest Blackmon | |
In a World... | 2013 | writer: "Word Up!" - as Lawrence Ernest Black | |
Franklin & Bash | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Showboaters | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Johnny English Reborn | 2011 | "Word Up" | |
Death at a Funeral | 2010 | writer: "Candy" | |
So You Think You Can Dance Canada | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2006 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Severance | 2006 | writer: "Word Up" | |
House M.D. | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Everybody Hates Chris | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The 40-Year-Old Virgin | 2005 | writer: "Word Up" 1986 | |
Monk | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 2004 | Video Game writer: "Candy" - as Lawrence Black | |
One Tree Hill | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Cold Case | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Party Monster | 2003 | writer: "Word Up" | |
Un paso adelante | 2002 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Scary Movie | 2000 | writer: "All Bout U" | |
Next Friday | 2000 | writer: "Rigor Mortis" | |
The Best Man | 1999 | writer: "Candy" | |
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | 1999 | writer: "Word Up" | |
Flava | 1999 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
10 Things I Hate About You | 1999 | writer: "Word Up" | |
Get Real | 1998 | writer: "Word Up" - as Lawrence Blackmon | |
Love Jones | 1997 | writer: "Shake Your Pants" | |
Barb Wire | 1996 | writer: "Word Up" | |
Sounds of the Eighties | 1996 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
La Haine | 1995 | writer: "Funk Funk" | |
South Central | 1992 | writer: "Flirt" | |
Juice | 1992 | writer: "Word Up" | |
My Stepmother Is an Alien | 1988 | writer: "I Like The World" | |
You Can't Hurry Love | 1988 | writer: "WORD UP" | |
Disorderlies | 1987 | producer: "Big Money" |
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Born in East L.A. | 1987 | Slick Dude |
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Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove | 2014 | TV Movie documentary as Cameo | |
Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
Sex with Paula | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
The 4th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
The 3rd Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
The 15th Annual American Music Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
The 29th Annual Grammy Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself |
The 1st Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself |
The 14th Annual American Music Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself (as Cameo) |
Top of the Pops | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
Soul Train | 1982-1985 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Guests / Himself - Guest |
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