Larry Blackmon

Infobox musical artist |
Name = Larry Blackmon
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Larry Ernest Blackmon
Alias =
Born = birth date and age|1956|5|24
New York City, New York, U.S.
Origin =
Instrument = Vocals, Bass guitar, drums & percussion
Genre = R&B, Soul, Funk, Rock, Dance-Pop, Disco
Occupation = Singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, actor
Years_active = 1971 – Present
Label = Chocolate City, Atlanta Artists, Mercury, Reprise, Way 2 Funky, Raging Bull, Crash, [http://www.discogs.com/label/Private+I+Records Private I]
Associated_acts = Cameo, Black Ivory

Larry Blackmon (born Larry Ernest Blackmon, 24 May 1956, New York [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gcfexqw5ldde~T1 All Music Guide biography] ] ) 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.

One of his sons is heavily involved in the New York political scene, while another son is currently involved in the Hip Hop music industry.Fact|date=August 2008

ee also

*Atlanta Artists

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