Trackimage | Playbut | Trackname | Playbut | Trackname |
---|---|---|---|---|
6666052 | Play | Ffun | 03:32 Tools | |
6666053 | Play | Love's Train | 05:18 Tools | |
6666054 | Play | Chase Me | 03:42 Tools | |
6666056 | Play | Too Tight | 03:13 Tools | |
6666060 | Play | Got To Be Enough | 05:41 Tools | |
6666059 | Play | Shake And Dance With Me | 03:53 Tools | |
6666058 | Play | Confunkshunizeya | 04:18 Tools | |
6666057 | Play | Straight From The Heart | 04:40 Tools | |
6666055 | Play | Ms. Got-The-Body | 03:49 Tools | |
6666061 | Play | By Your Side | 04:03 Tools | |
6666065 | Play | Juicy | 02:53 Tools | |
6666062 | Play | (Let Me Put) Love On Your Mind | 06:10 Tools | |
6666066 | Play | All Up To You | 06:31 Tools | |
6666063 | Play | I'm Leaving Baby | 05:44 Tools | |
6666064 | Play | Baby I'm Hooked (Right Into Your Love) | 04:18 Tools | |
6666067 | Play | So Easy | 04:33 Tools | |
6666069 | Play | California 1 | 04:38 Tools | |
6666068 | Play | Sho' Feels Good To Me | 03:15 Tools | |
6666074 | Play | Lady's Wild | 04:37 Tools | |
6666076 | Play | Honey Wild | 04:07 Tools | |
6666071 | Play | Make It Last | 04:53 Tools | |
6666085 | Play | Electric Lady | 05:37 Tools | |
6666083 | Play | Happy Face | 03:53 Tools | |
6666072 | Play | Secrets | 04:21 Tools | |
6666087 | Play | Candy | 05:15 Tools | |
6666073 | Play | Who Has The Time | 04:49 Tools | |
6666070 | Play | DooWhaChaWannaDoo | 03:30 Tools | |
6666110 | Play | Curtain Call | 03:53 Tools | |
6666100 | Play | Pretty Lady | 00:00 Tools | |
6666112 | Play | Da Lady | 00:00 Tools | |
6666109 | Play | Body Lovers | 00:00 Tools | |
6666103 | Play | Spirit Of Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6666078 | Play | Bad Lady | 00:00 Tools | |
6666086 | Play | Give Your Love To Me | 00:00 Tools | |
6666115 | Play | Early Morning Sunshine | 00:00 Tools | |
6666081 | Play | Tell Me That You Like It | 00:00 Tools | |
6666102 | Play | Fun | 00:00 Tools | |
6666108 | Play | Everlove | 00:00 Tools | |
6666094 | Play | Indian Summer Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6666098 | Play | I'll Get You Back | 05:16 Tools | |
6666137 | Play | Too Tight (Single Edit) | 03:21 Tools | |
6666093 | Play | A Song for You | 00:00 Tools | |
6666090 | Play | Promise You Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6666095 | Play | Let Me Put Love On Your Mind | 00:00 Tools | |
6666075 | Play | Indian Summer Love (Interlude) | 00:40 Tools | |
6666101 | Play | I'll Set You Out O.K. | 00:00 Tools | |
6666079 | Play | Love's Train (Re-Recorded / Remastered) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666080 | Play | Clique | 00:00 Tools | |
6666132 | Play | Lovestruck 1980 | 06:18 Tools | |
6666106 | Play | If You're In Need Of Love | 00:00 Tools | |
49957194 | Play | Your Night | 00:00 Tools | |
6666099 | Play | Can You Feel The Groove Tonight | 00:00 Tools | |
6666077 | Play | Music Is The Way | 00:00 Tools | |
6666092 | Play | Turn The Music Up | 00:00 Tools | |
6666107 | Play | You Are The One | 00:00 Tools | |
6666104 | Play | Not Ready | 00:00 Tools | |
6666118 | Play | Lovin' Fever | 00:00 Tools | |
6666082 | Play | Tears In My Eyes | 00:00 Tools | |
6666105 | Play | If I'm Your Lover | 00:00 Tools | |
6666111 | Play | Don't Let Your Love Grow Cold | 00:00 Tools | |
6666117 | Play | Shake It Easy | 00:00 Tools | |
6666167 | Play | Rock It All Night | 04:22 Tools | |
6666156 | Play | Tell Me What You're Gonna Do | 03:58 Tools | |
6666113 | Play | Forever Just Ain't Long Enough | 00:00 Tools | |
6666084 | Play | Owe It To Myself | 00:00 Tools | |
6666165 | Play | Circle Of Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6666116 | Play | Burnin' Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6666089 | Play | Foley Park | 00:00 Tools | |
6666169 | Play | Don't Go (I Want You Back) | 04:49 Tools | |
6666088 | Play | Never Be The Same | 00:00 Tools | |
6666091 | Play | Another World | 00:00 Tools | |
6666096 | Play | Nothing To Lose By Trying | 00:00 Tools | |
6666114 | Play | TOUCH | 00:00 Tools | |
6666149 | Play | Fire When Ready | 00:00 Tools | |
6666143 | Play | Hard Lovin' | 04:54 Tools | |
6666136 | Play | Indiscreet Sweet | 00:00 Tools | |
6666126 | Play | Images | 02:33 Tools | |
6666199 | Play | Now and Forever | 00:00 Tools | |
6666123 | Play | She's A Star | 00:00 Tools | |
6666171 | Play | Ain't Nobody, Baby | 05:23 Tools | |
6666131 | Play | Pride And Glory | 00:00 Tools | |
6666125 | Play | Main Slice | 00:00 Tools | |
6666134 | Play | Shake & Dance With Me | 00:00 Tools | |
6666121 | Play | Sure Feels Good to Me | 06:11 Tools | |
6666151 | Play | Time | 00:00 Tools | |
6666142 | Play | Loveshine | 00:00 Tools | |
6666119 | Play | Welcome Back To Love | 04:01 Tools | |
6666144 | Play | Play Widit | 04:10 Tools | |
6666158 | Play | Burnin Love | 05:13 Tools | |
6666120 | Play | Magic Woman | 00:00 Tools | |
6666133 | Play | Get Down With It | 00:00 Tools | |
6666166 | Play | Let's Ride And Slide | 04:24 Tools | |
6666148 | Play | When the Feeling's Right | 00:00 Tools | |
6666155 | Play | Can't Say Goodbye | 00:00 Tools | |
6666122 | Play | Ms. Got The Body | 00:00 Tools | |
6666097 | Play | Indian Summer Love (Instrumental) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666150 | Play | I Think I Found the Answer | 00:00 Tools | |
6666160 | Play | Do You Really Know What Love Is For | 00:00 Tools | |
6666187 | Play | Baby I'm Hooked | 00:00 Tools | |
6666161 | Play | Tear In My Eye | 00:00 Tools | |
6666170 | Play | Love in Me | 00:00 Tools | |
6666146 | Play | funky things on your mind | 00:00 Tools | |
6666135 | Play | Thinking About You, Baby | 00:00 Tools | |
6666140 | Play | Wanna Be There | 00:00 Tools | |
6666168 | Play | Kidnapped | 00:00 Tools | |
6666145 | Play | Hide And Freak | 04:04 Tools | |
6666153 | Play | Head to Toe | 00:00 Tools | |
6666173 | Play | Ain't Nobody Baby | 05:23 Tools | |
6666147 | Play | Can't Go Away | 00:00 Tools | |
6666130 | Play | Take It To The Max | 00:00 Tools | |
6666182 | Play | Burning Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6666175 | Play | Seascape (instrumental) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666138 | Play | Kidnapped! | 00:00 Tools | |
6666177 | Play | Shake Me And Dance With Me | 00:00 Tools | |
6666179 | Play | Throw It Up, Throw It Up | 00:00 Tools | |
6666152 | Play | T.H.E. Freak | 00:00 Tools | |
6666176 | Play | Mr Tambourine Man | 03:03 Tools | |
6666191 | Play | California I | 04:39 Tools | |
49957196 | Play | More Than Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6666396 | Play | California One | 00:00 Tools | |
6666231 | Play | I’m Leaving Baby | 00:00 Tools | |
6666207 | Play | You Can Lean on Me | 00:00 Tools | |
6666129 | Play | FFun (Intro) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666157 | Play | Mega-Mix | 00:00 Tools | |
49957202 | Play | Move On Up | 00:00 Tools | |
6666198 | Play | Intro - Confunkshun | 05:34 Tools | |
6666209 | Play | Love's Train (Re-Recorded) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666154 | Play | How Long | 06:29 Tools | |
49957203 | Play | It's On Tonight | 00:00 Tools | |
6666200 | Play | Do Ya | 05:10 Tools | |
6666316 | Play | Baby I’m Hooked | 00:00 Tools | |
49957200 | Play | Dance N With A Grown Man | 00:00 Tools | |
6666159 | Play | Baby, I'm Hooked (Right Into Your Love) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666194 | Play | She's Sweet | 04:41 Tools | |
6666189 | Play | Too Tight (Long Version) | 06:19 Tools | |
6666213 | Play | Jo Jo | 00:00 Tools | |
49957207 | Play | No Place Like Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6666192 | Play | You Make Me Wanna Love Again | 00:00 Tools | |
6666235 | Play | Too Tight (Extended Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957205 | Play | I Miss You | 00:00 Tools | |
49957195 | Play | I Used To Be The One | 00:00 Tools | |
49957204 | Play | It's Time | 00:00 Tools | |
6666212 | Play | Got the body | 00:00 Tools | |
6666163 | Play | Con Funk Shun-Got To Be Enough | 00:00 Tools | |
6666190 | Play | Baby, I'm Hooked | 04:18 Tools | |
49957209 | Play | Make Me Over | 05:21 Tools | |
49957208 | Play | Big Girl | 00:00 Tools | |
6666312 | Play | ConFunkshun Classic Groove | 00:00 Tools | |
6666217 | Play | Miss Got The Body | 00:00 Tools | |
49957198 | Play | Fun Instrumental | 00:00 Tools | |
49957213 | Play | Confunkshun Classic Groove Medley | 04:15 Tools | |
49957210 | Play | Say Yo | 00:00 Tools | |
6666124 | Play | Confunkshunize Ya | 00:00 Tools | |
49957197 | Play | DooWhachaWannaDoo (Allan Falkyn Reedit) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666256 | Play | Its Time Girl | 00:00 Tools | |
6666164 | Play | Fun (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957199 | Play | Thinking About You Baby | 00:00 Tools | |
49957211 | Play | Taboo | 00:00 Tools | |
49957201 | Play | Fun Fun | 00:00 Tools | |
6666224 | Play | Con Funk Shun-Ms Got The Body | 00:00 Tools | |
6666204 | Play | Love Shine | 00:00 Tools | |
49957216 | Play | Once I Get In It | 00:00 Tools | |
49957215 | Play | Nite-Liters | 00:00 Tools | |
6666225 | Play | Fun Fun Fun | 00:00 Tools | |
6666222 | Play | Too Tight [Kid Color's Shower Singin' Edit] | 00:00 Tools | |
6666205 | Play | Bumpsumboody | 00:00 Tools | |
6666414 | Play | Ffun (12 inch) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666268 | Play | ConFunkShuniozeYa | 00:00 Tools | |
6666185 | Play | Lets Ride and Slide | 04:06 Tools | |
6666214 | Play | Promise Your Love | 00:00 Tools | |
49957206 | Play | I'll Set U. Out OK | 00:00 Tools | |
6666193 | Play | All Up To You (Chris Jylkke Remix) | 06:31 Tools | |
6666128 | Play | I'll Set You Out O.K | 00:00 Tools | |
6666245 | Play | Mr. Tambourine Man | 00:00 Tools | |
6666229 | Play | Clique (Re-Recorded) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666244 | Play | Ms. Got-The-Body (Album Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957212 | Play | ConFunkShun - Love's Train | 05:13 Tools | |
49957224 | Play | Seg-Way Funk | 00:00 Tools | |
6666242 | Play | Don't Go | 00:00 Tools | |
6666252 | Play | california | 00:00 Tools | |
6666241 | Play | 2 Tite (Free Magic Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957214 | Play | Con Funk Shun - Love's Train | 00:00 Tools | |
6666272 | Play | Burnin' Love (Club Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666196 | Play | Pride & Glory | 04:11 Tools | |
6666139 | Play | Ffun (12'' Version) (Bonus Track) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666367 | Play | “Too Tight” | 00:00 Tools | |
6666390 | Play | Con Funk Shun-Burnin' Love' | 03:54 Tools | |
49957225 | Play | Too Tight - Long Version | 00:00 Tools | |
49957231 | Play | A Song for You (Club Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666188 | Play | Shake Dance With Me | 00:00 Tools | |
76903031 | Play | Ffun (12'' version) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666184 | Play | Play Wid It | 00:00 Tools | |
6666223 | Play | It's time girl | 00:00 Tools | |
6666297 | Play | Flun Fua | 00:00 Tools | |
49957223 | Play | Now & Forever | 00:00 Tools | |
87046378 | Play | Shoop shoop | 00:00 Tools | |
6666243 | Play | Love On Your Mind, (Let Me Put) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957218 | Play | California 1 by Con Funk Shun | 00:00 Tools | |
49957219 | Play | confunksion | 00:00 Tools | |
49957220 | Play | Sparkle | 00:00 Tools | |
49957221 | Play | Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll | 00:00 Tools | |
87046382 | Play | Love's Train (Alternate Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957222 | Play | Miss Got The Body (long version) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666183 | Play | Hide & Freak | 00:00 Tools | |
6666303 | Play | Love´s Train | 00:00 Tools | |
6666301 | Play | Con Funk Shun-How Long | 00:00 Tools | |
49957245 | Play | Lady's Wild (Club Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957228 | Play | You Sure Love To Ball | 00:00 Tools | |
49957226 | Play | FFun (Wicked Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666406 | Play | Got To Be Real | 00:00 Tools | |
49957227 | Play | Promise U. Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6666361 | Play | Ciclo Vital | 00:00 Tools | |
87046384 | Play | Love's Train - Rerecorded | 00:00 Tools | |
87046379 | Play | Love On Your Mind (Let Me Put) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957236 | Play | Without Your Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6666227 | Play | Lady's Wild (12" Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
76903033 | Play | Ffun (live) | 00:00 Tools | |
76903030 | Play | Lady's Wild - Club Mix | 00:00 Tools | |
49957229 | Play | Con Funk Shun - Ffun | 03:21 Tools | |
49957233 | Play | Magic Woman (1978) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666280 | Play | Con Funk Shun | 00:00 Tools | |
49957230 | Play | Chase Me (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666351 | Play | If Your In Need | 00:00 Tools | |
6666208 | Play | Body Lovers (12" Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
76903028 | Play | Love's Train (Album Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666251 | Play | (let me put) Love on your mind (1979) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666211 | Play | Love's Train (Re-Recorded) [Remastered] | 00:00 Tools | |
49957232 | Play | Love’s Train | 00:00 Tools | |
6666238 | Play | All Up To You (Chris Jylkke RERemix) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666397 | Play | Love's Train (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
87046380 | Play | I'm leaving baby (1985) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957274 | Play | Got To Be Enough (Slayd5000) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957278 | Play | Ffun - 1977 | 00:00 Tools | |
49957246 | Play | Discovery | 00:00 Tools | |
49957234 | Play | Jucy | 00:00 Tools | |
49957235 | Play | Too Tight (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957237 | Play | She's Strange | 00:00 Tools | |
49957239 | Play | Once I Get It In | 00:00 Tools | |
49957258 | Play | Ever Love | 00:00 Tools | |
49957253 | Play | The Way It Should Be (Felton's Song) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957240 | Play | De vez en cuando | 00:00 Tools | |
49957241 | Play | Al Amanecer | 00:00 Tools | |
49957255 | Play | Lonesome Highway | 00:00 Tools | |
49957242 | Play | Con Funk Shun - Confunkshunizeya | 04:18 Tools | |
6666346 | Play | She's A Star (12'' Club Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957238 | Play | Seascape | 00:00 Tools | |
6666409 | Play | Clique - Con Funk Shun | 00:00 Tools | |
49957243 | Play | Sangre Horchata | 00:00 Tools | |
87046383 | Play | I'll Get You Back (Club Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666269 | Play | I'll Set You Out OK | 00:00 Tools | |
76903029 | Play | Got To Be Enough FUNK FRANCE | 00:00 Tools | |
49957244 | Play | Too Tight (exten | 00:00 Tools | |
6666320 | Play | Ffun(Wicked Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
87046388 | Play | Shake And Dance With Me (live) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957262 | Play | If You're in Need | 00:00 Tools | |
49957254 | Play | Con Funk Shun - Too Tight | 03:21 Tools | |
49957265 | Play | She’s A Star | 00:00 Tools | |
49957257 | Play | FUNK | 00:00 Tools | |
49957247 | Play | Con Funk Shun- Now and Forever | 00:00 Tools | |
49957248 | Play | Ffun ('77) | 00:00 Tools | |
87046381 | Play | You're I Need of Love | 00:00 Tools | |
49957268 | Play | Ffun (12" Version) (Slayd5000) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666250 | Play | Forever Just Aint't Long Enough | 00:00 Tools | |
76903035 | Play | Confunkshunizeya (Charlie Beale Regrooved Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957249 | Play | Confunction - Make It Last | 00:00 Tools | |
49957250 | Play | Touch (1980) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957251 | Play | Love's Train** | 00:00 Tools | |
49957252 | Play | 12 - Sho' Feels Good To Me (Single Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957256 | Play | Jojo | 00:00 Tools | |
76903034 | Play | Sho Feels Good To Me | 00:00 Tools | |
49957283 | Play | Hard Lovin | 00:00 Tools | |
49957259 | Play | Ffun, fun fun | 00:00 Tools | |
6666285 | Play | Con Funk Shun / Ffun | 00:00 Tools | |
49957260 | Play | Let Me Put Love | 00:00 Tools | |
49957261 | Play | Carpe Diem | 00:00 Tools | |
89115398 | Play | Too Tight (Slayd5000) | 00:00 Tools | |
87046385 | Play | Chase Me (Long Version) (Slayd5000) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957280 | Play | Confunkshunizeya (JR.Dynamite Re-edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
76903032 | Play | Bumpsomboody | 00:00 Tools | |
49957263 | Play | Too Tight (extended) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666407 | Play | 7'15 Funk (Do It For Yourself) | 00:00 Tools | |
87046387 | Play | She Is a Star (Club Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666206 | Play | Can't Say Goodbye To Love | 00:00 Tools | |
49957266 | Play | Let Me Put Love On Your Mind (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957267 | Play | BURNIN LOVE ALB 86 | 00:00 Tools | |
6666294 | Play | Ms. Got-The-Body (12" Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666394 | Play | Ms. Got-The-Body (Instrumental Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666246 | Play | doo wha cha wanna do | 00:00 Tools | |
49957269 | Play | 06 - Too Tight (Single Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957270 | Play | Hide&Freak | 00:00 Tools | |
49957271 | Play | Confunkshun - Chase Me - Con Funk Shun | 03:21 Tools | |
49957272 | Play | touching you | 00:00 Tools | |
6666340 | Play | Confunction Too Tight | 00:00 Tools | |
49957273 | Play | Too Tight [Long Version]/Long Version | 00:00 Tools | |
89115399 | Play | ConFunkshun Classic Groove (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957275 | Play | Shake and Dance | 04:15 Tools | |
49957276 | Play | FFun, Con Funk Shun | 00:00 Tools | |
87046386 | Play | If You're In Need of Love (Arni Kristjansson Re-edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957277 | Play | (Let Me) Put Love On Your Mind | 00:00 Tools | |
49957279 | Play | 16 - I'm Leaving Baby | 00:00 Tools | |
89115400 | Play | She's A Star (12' Club Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666195 | Play | Lady's Wild (Cold Duck extended mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
76903036 | Play | Ladys Wild | 00:00 Tools | |
89115401 | Play | Ms Got The Body *** www.ipmusic.ch *** | 00:00 Tools | |
49957281 | Play | Fire Cracker | 01:45 Tools | |
76903037 | Play | ride and slide | 00:00 Tools | |
49957282 | Play | All Up To You [Chris Jylkke RERemix] [SM] | 00:00 Tools | |
6666338 | Play | Ffun (77) | 00:00 Tools | |
49957284 | Play | GOT THE BODY 82 MAXI | 00:00 Tools |
The Early Years Con Funk Shun was formed in Vallejo, California by high-school classmates Louis A. McCall and Michael V. Cooper. With Louis on drums and percussion and Michael providing lead vocals and lead guitar, the group included Karl "Deacon" Fuller (trumpet), Paul "Maceo" Harrell (saxophone/flute) Cedric Martin (bass Guitar), Danny "Sweet Man" Thomas (keyboards), and Felton "Slyde Clyde" Pilate (trombone/lead vocals). Originally named Project Soul, the group became a backup band for the Stax Records artists The Soul Children in the early 1970s Renaming themselves Confunkshun, the group moved to Memphis, Tennessee and became one of the label's most sought-after studio bands. They supported themselves by performing throughout the mid-South and Japan at clubs and colleges, along with such bands as, Brief Encounter, Chocolate Funk, Brick, The Dazz Band, and The Mighty Majors. They came to the attention of Estelle Axton and recorded an album and several singles on her Fretone Records label. The Mercury Records Years By 1976, Con Funk Shun, was one of the most popular groups in the South but still had not secured a major recording deal. That all changed in July 1976 when Mercury Records A&R man Jud Phillips finally signed the group to a major recording contract. By that time, drummer Louis McCall's wife, publicist/songwriter Linda Lou McCall, had "tweaked" the spelling of the band's name (originally "Confunkshun"), and their first album, "Con Funk Shun", was released later that year. The band's second album Secrets was released in 1977 to critical and commercial success. Their first hit single was "Ffun", written by Michael Cooper rose swiftly up the charts and landed at "#1 With A Bullet" on Billboard magazine's Top Soul Singles chart in July 1977. Over the course of 10 years, Con Funk Shun recorded 11 albums with Mercury, with five of them achieving "Gold album" status (selling in excess of 500,000 units). The band performed to sold-out coliseums all over the country. They had numerous Top 40 hits including "Chase Me", "Love's Train", "Straight From The Heart", and "Shake & Dance With Me". They recorded their milestone album, "7" in 1981, the seventh album for seven bandmembers who had been together since their teens. It included "California 1", "Straight From The Heart", "Body Lovers" and the Billboard Top 20 Soul Single, "Bad Lady". The Later Years In the early 1980s, sagging sales and poor support from their record company was beginning to cause tension between the boyhood friends. In addition, lead singer/songwriters Michael V. Cooper and Felton Pilate began to try to assert more control over the band. Co-founders McCall and Cooper were often at odds with each other. Cooper, an excellent musician and writer, had always resented McCall's business acumen and negotiating skills (McCall and his wife, Linda Lou McCall, were responsible for booking the band's first major tour in 1977, which resulted in the group's national success and the first of their numerous gold albums). While McCall usually deferred to Cooper on artistic issues, he did not get the same support from Cooper on business decisions. McCall had frequently been voted group leader by the other members, each time causing the chasm between Cooper and the other members to grow wider. Pilate often sided with Cooper but since the band operated on the quorum principle of "participatory democracy", their suggestions were often out-voted by the other members. "Burning Love", Con Funk Shun's last album with Mercury, was recorded without lead singer/songwriter, Felton Pilate, who left the group in 1986 after a physical altercation with McCall. Melvin Carter, a frequent collaborator of Con Funk Shun, replaced Felton for their final album, "Burning Love". The same year, the original group was essentially disbanded with Michael V. Cooper leaving for a solo career. Louis McCall also left to become a consultant and event producer with clients such as M.C. Hammer, Danny Glover and Harry Belafonte, and to join his wife in marketing such contemporary artists as Eminem, Puff Daddy (now "Diddy"), Mya, and the Black Eyed Peas. Con Funk Shun officially disbanded after their last album with Mercury in late 1986. Cooper went on to release a few solo albums with Warner Bros. Sales were disappointing but he did manage to have a few hits with "Prove My Love" and "Shoop Shoop". One of the first musicians ever to have a home studio, Felton Pilate went on to become a successful producer and musical director for rap phenom, M.C. Hammer. He was later nominated in 1991 for a Grammy for co-producing Hammer's hit record "U Can't Touch This" and an Oscar in 1992 for "Addams Groove" on the ""Addams Family"" soundtrack. He, too, made several attempts at solo projects which went nowhere. However, he is still sought out as a producer and consultant. In the 1990s, lead singers Michael Cooper and Felton Pilate began performing under the group's name with sidemen in place of their former bandmates. They often include original members on brass, Paul Harrell (sax and flute) and Karl Fuller (trumpet). Although missing the tightness of its legendary rhythm section of McCall (drums), Thomas (keyboards), and Martin (bass), the reconstituted group still performs at "old school" concerts and festivals throughout the country under the moniker "Con Funk Shun, featuring Michael Cooper & Felton Pilate", making no mention of long-time bandmates Harrell and Fuller. The original band's music can still be heard in such recent films as "Gone In 60 Seconds", "Next Friday", and "American Pimp", which was featured at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. Ironically, one of the memorable characters in "American Pimp" was John "Rosebudd" Dickson, a childhood friend of drummer, Louis A. McCall. They played in the Vallejo High School band together and remained friends for life. Tragically, co-founder/drummer McCall was murdered on June 25, 1997 in Stone Mountain, Georgia in a home invasion robbery. The case is still unsolved. With the exception of Felton, all of the other members of Con Funk Shun still reside in the San Francisco Bay Area. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.