A New York funk outfit that rode the disco wave and landed a global hit in the '80s.
For the full picture, you need both 'Candy' and something earlier like 'Alligator Woman'. That's where you hear the band's real DNA.
Cameo's sound was always a little dirtier and more playful than a lot of the slick funk around them. 'Candy' is the obvious reason they're remembered, but songs like 'Alligator Woman' show they had that slinky, insistent groove locked down years before. They were a bridge between late-'70s disco and the synth-funk that took over the '80s.
They started in New York in 1974, with Larry Blackmon leading the way. After a few albums, 'Candy' broke through in 1986 and defined their later sound. The lineup changed over the years, but they kept recording through the late '80s and beyond.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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