Questlove Supreme Podcast | Larry Blackmon

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  • @troylowe814
    @troylowe814 2 года назад +59

    Cameo are funk legends. Nothing but love for Larry Blackmon and his amazing bandmates.

  • @cameonation
    @cameonation 2 года назад +61

    Quest! This was so much fun. Thanks for sliding into our DMs and shooting your shot. Keep it funky, brother!

    • @lnapjr76
      @lnapjr76 2 года назад +4

      Thanks for this interview. I was a kid in the 80s and grew up loving your music, still love your music, and now my sons (ages 16, 14, and 6) all love your music too!
      Salute to you for your gift to the world!
      Salute to my mom for having great taste in music!

    • @bOmBAsTiK
      @bOmBAsTiK 2 года назад +8

      You guys (and Steel Pulse) should be in the Rock HOF like yesterday!! Larry definitely needs to write a book. Growing up in Detroit, y'all had a new JAM for us like every summer in the 80s...🙏🏽🤘🏽💯

    • @forensicaccountant259
      @forensicaccountant259 2 года назад +1

      I need a Wayne Cooper biopic!

    • @draydayj1
      @draydayj1 2 года назад +1

      I love you Cameo!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️Larry, this was a great interview! Very humble!

    • @Ebd1990
      @Ebd1990 Год назад

      Love you always Larry. ❤

  • @ephramwalton
    @ephramwalton 2 года назад +26

    What I love about bands from back in the day is that they could do it all. Ballads, midtempo, dance etc!

  • @michaeldunham1968
    @michaeldunham1968 4 месяца назад +1

    I Just Want To Be. I sang that!!! It was a great experience. Gotta bring it back with my band!

  • @Parmoss1640
    @Parmoss1640 Год назад +3

    Larry Blackmon was one of my musical heroes. I'm Questlove's age. I've been on stage with Cameo when we opened for them and Jay-Z at our college homecoming. Sugarfoot was drumming and I still have his broken drumsticks from that show. Thanks for honoring this legend. His persona and charisma was unmatched. Thanking him now for the inspiration! R.I.P. John Blackwell. I knew him from my college years in SC.

  • @ccfunk1
    @ccfunk1 2 года назад +20

    The first Larry Blackmon interview i have seen. way cool.

  • @rawbluecheese
    @rawbluecheese Год назад +13

    I feel priviliged to have seen Cameo live when they were a 14 piece band when I was a child. Unforgettable

  • @m.jackson2609
    @m.jackson2609 Год назад +7

    Thanks Questlove for this interview with Cameo's Larry Blackmon. It was good to hear some background information of this legendary and multimillion record selling group. There's a lot more information I would like to hear, so I hope you do another interview with Mr. Blackmon.

  • @howbouthatkim
    @howbouthatkim 2 года назад +18

    Miki Howard, Cameo and MC Hammer was my first concert and I still live from the electrifying energy from Cameo's set, when Candy, Single Life and Back and Forth was the leading songs at the time. Yesss!

    • @glencro
      @glencro 2 года назад +2

      Wow, what a line up!!! Mine was Chic, Sister Sledge & SOS Band. Hate I never saw Cameo in their prime

  • @gregorygriffin6341
    @gregorygriffin6341 2 года назад +20

    I'm 44 y.o. and ALLIGATOR WOMAN was the first album I've ever owned. Cameo's music has been part of the soundtrack to my childhood since then. After acquiring and listening to their albums over the years, though, (all are great, but) I conclude that UGLY EGO (1978) is my favorite one.

    • @MsMaurice23
      @MsMaurice23 9 месяцев назад

      The woman on the front cover is Vanity of vanity 6. She is dead now. Vanity was from Canada

    • @MsMaurice23
      @MsMaurice23 9 месяцев назад

      She's also in cameo video "Shes Strange"

  • @blackbook1192
    @blackbook1192 2 года назад +9

    Garage bands in the midwest during 60's and 70's were real. We listened to many musicians and singers that practiced in the garage weekly. That was a special time, neighborhood and training ground for many young men. This was a very special and informative interview. Thanks QL ...

  • @waynefoote3781
    @waynefoote3781 2 года назад +11

    Mr. Blackmon is the undisputed king of Funk with a capital "C" on it Pure songwriting genius and outstanding producer drummer/singer...He and cameo deserve many many awards even the songs that were never on the radio are explosive...plus he re-did Slide by Slave which forever fused the two bands together in songwriting. Larry is the absolute best! Hey Quest love,Thank you for sharing this wondrous interview.

  • @danielharris2378
    @danielharris2378 2 года назад +20

    Cameo was always always on the cutting edge of the evolution of funk and style.

  • @lnapjr76
    @lnapjr76 2 года назад +20

    Great interview. Cameo is legendary musically, vocally, and visually.

  • @monimon8115
    @monimon8115 2 года назад +10

    Omg, great Interview I lived/love the late 60s, 70s, & 80s music as far as live bands. I never knew Mr. Blackmon was from NY & ties to Philly! 💯❤️ Cameo, The Sun, Switch, Barkays, B.T. Express, M.F.S.B, Graham Central Station, EW&Fire, etc sooo many groups & individuals expressing themselves through learning to play an instrument. 🙂❤️
    👍🏾. Good TP (S. Philly) stories
    from those times.
    Kudos to live Bands🙂🙂❤️👏🏾🥁🎹🎸🎷

  • @marcuswitty375
    @marcuswitty375 Год назад +2

    One of my favorites Word Up Peace to You and Yours

  • @howbouthatkim
    @howbouthatkim 2 года назад +6

    Thank you very much for having Larry Blackmon I have been listening to and watching, Shake your Pants video for the past week in addictive rotation for the uplifting frequencies and energy of the song, music, band members, etc. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Cameo and look forward to something, anything from this absolutely AMAZING musician, creator, talented timeless music. Please come back...the music industry NEED your music to make It happen. Thank you a millions times over, Quest Love for knowing recognizing greatness and bring it to us. Much love!

  • @terrantaylor9940
    @terrantaylor9940 2 года назад +17

    Cameo has a huge footprint and legacy within the HBCU band culture. Pretty much every band to this day plays Talkin Out the Side of Your Neck.

    • @BrotherAkin
      @BrotherAkin Год назад +3

      Don't forget "Skin I'm In". Southern University's rendition of that one is dead on. ✊

  • @joepro3382
    @joepro3382 2 года назад +28

    My favorite and most respected Cameo drummers other than Larry Blackmon: Jonathan Moffett who went on to play for the iconic entertainer Michael Jackson, John Blackwell (RIP) who played for the musical genius Prince & Josh Foster, all mentored by Larry.

    • @Regkam2
      @Regkam2 2 года назад +3

      Wow! I didn’t know Moffett came out of Cameo camp.

    • @SoundScientist1
      @SoundScientist1 Год назад

      @JoePro. Good Gosh... As much as I have read record labels & credits over the years... I never knew (until today) that Jonathan "SugarFoot" Moffett worked with Cameo. Posted 7/11/2023

  • @placebosyndrome
    @placebosyndrome 2 года назад +9

    there's so many to choose from, but I think Be Yourself, sometimes credited as "Just Be Yourself" is my favorite Cameo song of all time. such a great message, groove and bassline! I love it so much.

  • @bu3J
    @bu3J 2 года назад +9

    I'm just starting the show - I haven't even watched the episode yet, but I am SOOOOO glad you have Larry Blackmon on! I fell in love with them with "Funk Funk" (I'm 54) and was a fan up UNTIL "Emotional Violence" (different story), at some point I had every album on vinyl, have seen them perform live 3 times. I have always claimed to be their biggest fan - even to this point: I watched an interview with Tomi Jenkins and HE got an album cut placed wrong that I knew! I was screaming at the video, lol! Great job, Quest - you are THE MAN - aside from Larry, that is!

  • @WVandellHarris
    @WVandellHarris 2 года назад +8

    This is crazy! I just went down a Cameo rabbit hole during a long drive and had this same exact conversation with my friend!! They really brought a lot to the table! The round table to be exact!

  • @jakorabane
    @jakorabane 2 года назад +8

    Larry is absolutely a legend

  • @barrytaylor3514
    @barrytaylor3514 2 года назад +10

    The most creative "front man" in R and B. Larry Blackmon.

  • @kutzoffdchain
    @kutzoffdchain 2 года назад +7

    I Love Cameo So Much . I've Been In Love With Their Music Since I First Heard It Playing As A Kid , Thanks To My Aunt And Uncle That Had All Of Their Music And The Biggest Album Collection I Had Ever Seen As A Child. I Spent Hours At The Record Player And Cameo Was Always At My Top Favorite To Play🙏🏿

  • @elMaxx5
    @elMaxx5 2 года назад +6

    Straaaaaaaaaaaaannnngg! Next, one of the hippest drum lines in funk.

  • @yvette9172
    @yvette9172 Год назад +6

    Larry Blackmon is so talented!.

  • @drumdiscussion7776
    @drumdiscussion7776 Год назад

    Thank you, Mr. Larry and Mr. Questlove, for an enlightening informational musical journey of The Apollo, Cameo, and funk music evolutions. I appreciate you!

  • @davidmorgan1374
    @davidmorgan1374 2 года назад +3

    My Favorite Group Ever! I have ALL of their CD's!

  • @k.stewart3626
    @k.stewart3626 2 года назад +8

    CAMEO IS EVERYTHING STILL LISTENING 😎🤩☀️💕

  • @buckwheat1401
    @buckwheat1401 Год назад

    Cameo was one of my favorite groups I still play your music matter fact I was playing Skin I'm In yesterday 2023 I've been to 3 of your concerts you might not believe this but I had all of your album covers on my wall music haven't been the same without groups like your.... I'm from the Old School I still have memories of what real music was with that being said I thank you for the Memories.... Word Up !

  • @qarsiq
    @qarsiq 2 года назад +8

    good see and hear Larry Blackmon!

  • @avlivinggolden
    @avlivinggolden 2 года назад +6

    Hanging Downtown us my favorite Cameo song. Cameo, Randy Crawford , George Benson and Quincy Jones have sophistication in there 🎶 music.

  • @musicnauts
    @musicnauts Год назад +2

    I wish they would have discussed Wayne Cooper. Great vocalist. R.I.P.

  • @iamgambit6797
    @iamgambit6797 2 года назад +7

    Wow ! Cameo is very Underrated.

  • @AnnieOrr-t1u
    @AnnieOrr-t1u Год назад

    I still have my "ALL ACCESS" pass when Cameo performed in 1998 New Year's Eve Bash featuring Roger/Zapp, Cameo, and Flipsyde. It was Thursday, December 31, 1998, held at Hara Arena in Dayton, OH. Wow!!! The show was awesome. I am a Cameo's fan. Much Love.

  • @marvin469
    @marvin469 2 года назад +7

    I liked the first version of cameo but when they came back with candy/word up I loved em

  • @yoshluv7
    @yoshluv7 2 года назад +5

    When I was coming up Cameo was a band, all the members were/is talented. All of their albums were/are the bomb!!!!!!!

  • @ceecarlos5876
    @ceecarlos5876 2 года назад +5

    Really enjoyed this and I was definitely left with the feeling of wanting more...It's been a long time hearing from the legend.

  • @DJWOLFLIVE
    @DJWOLFLIVE 2 года назад +3

    Cameo along with The Sugar Hill Gang and The Sylvers was literally the first major band i ever saw in concert in the fall of 1979 at the height of the hits they were cranking out and they tore it up!!!!

  • @missj3434
    @missj3434 2 года назад +28

    Wow. Larry Blackmon used to be in the band “Willie Feaster and the Mighty Magnificents” with my Uncle Tyrone Johnson. I remember my grandma keeping in touch with Larry’s mother from time to time & also seeing a pic of the band at my grandmother’s house while growing up. Good to see him looking good & healthy. 💪🏾🔥

    • @michaelalexander670
      @michaelalexander670 2 года назад +4

      I was at All Platinum Records when Willie and the Mighty Magnificents were there, they would burn stages so that nobody anted to follow them, not the Moments, the Delfonics, the Whatnauts, They Were Really Something, way ahead of their time.

    • @missj3434
      @missj3434 2 года назад +4

      ​@@michaelalexander670 Wow!! Was born in '74 so I really didn't get to experience any of it. Never even got to meet my uncle because he died of brain cancer at age 23 so it is SO nice to hear someone that has a memory of that time. Wow thanks Michael. 👌🏾💫

  • @onealheard7622
    @onealheard7622 2 года назад +4

    2022 Cameo much love Mr Blackmon for all the Great Music

  • @VINZBROWN
    @VINZBROWN 2 года назад +3

    QUEST!!!!
    I was VERRRRY surprised and disappointed you didn't ask Larry about BOBBY DEBARGE.
    It was rumored Bobby was gonna (or had) signed to his label back then.
    He even mentions it in the lyrics of a song on the "Style" lp.
    "We come on right after Bobby DeBarge".

  • @dwaynejordan6750
    @dwaynejordan6750 Год назад

    I saw "Quest Love" with the "Roots" Two years ago at the "Hollywood Bowl" and QL was "Killin it"!!! Drums were Moving the Bowl!! Larry Blackmon is an was also a very good "Drummer" "Cameo" wasn't No joke 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @marselluswallace6597
    @marselluswallace6597 2 года назад +4

    I was amazed to find out that Larry also plays the bass. I can't think of another group with a tighter bass guitar and drums combination. They fit together like a hand in a glove. Sad that some original members have left the group.

  • @WayneBoucaud
    @WayneBoucaud 2 года назад +4

    Loved every second of this interview, couldn’t wait to share this on the socials, your an international treasure Q, thank you so much for this. Truly inspirational!

  • @masonjones3780
    @masonjones3780 2 года назад +6

    Frankie Crocker world premier! I remember Frankie playing Maxwell and Mariah Carey 12x or more one his show. Frankie was the man

  • @emsmith2519
    @emsmith2519 2 года назад +2

    JDBlair with Victor Wooten, just a snare and kick only. Great interview, loved it. Learned so much about him. Thank you.

  • @MrLadonne
    @MrLadonne 2 года назад +3

    Dinah Shore after school, first time seeing any real hot black group live. I remember that was the bomb I was 4th grade. Had the pleasure of meeting Larry in San Fransisco in the airport, got some nice advice from him about keep playn that bass.

  • @d-train258
    @d-train258 Год назад

    Big Larry Blackmon and Cameo fan. I really loved Spending time and Girl next door that he did for Bobby Brown of his King of Stage album.

  • @yoshluv7
    @yoshluv7 2 года назад +3

    Secrets of time is my jam!!!!!!!

  • @DORANDLEEKOUS
    @DORANDLEEKOUS 2 года назад +4

    Wow Quest 😁 Thanks for this interview. I didn’t know D’Angelo had a group called “Twice” I had to Google and listen to the “Sparkle” remake one of my favorite Cameo slow jams 😍❤

  • @barrytaylor3514
    @barrytaylor3514 2 года назад +7

    Only Larry can make a jock strap look 😎 lol. I would never wear one but he kept it "G"!

  • @michaellott210
    @michaellott210 Год назад

    So much information, classic show 💎

  • @randyperfecto7468
    @randyperfecto7468 Год назад

    Quest the best!

  • @bert3163
    @bert3163 Год назад +11

    I’m hereby applying for Suga Steve’s spot on the roster. My audition tape will consist of showing up late, cleaning my room, checking my textses, and picking my toes for an hour, split-screen with Sly Stone discussing his creative process, personal history, and upcoming releases. 🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @stirlingpickett5253
      @stirlingpickett5253 Год назад +1

      I don't know why people do stuff like that it shows he doesn't take the interview seriously

    • @jazzbassoonpaul
      @jazzbassoonpaul Год назад +2

      Don't forget drinking beer and smoking a cig

    • @lynej2011
      @lynej2011 6 месяцев назад

      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @godscience7821
    @godscience7821 11 месяцев назад

    The great Larry Blackmon salute 🫡

  • @kincamell2
    @kincamell2 2 года назад +8

    Heavy Gratitude
    Ps So grateful my Dad played that She's Strange when I was a child

  • @lotshario3771
    @lotshario3771 2 года назад +3

    What are you doing at 14 yrs old. Larry Blackmon was seeing Parliament, The Flamingos, The Manhattans, SLy Stone at the Apollo.🔥

  • @popnfresh2928
    @popnfresh2928 Месяц назад

    Great interview & thank you for addressing all the many inside scoops I always wanting to know about Larry & Cameo…..my favorite Cameo song is SHAKE YOUR PANTS & Favorite Album is CAMEOSIS…..

  • @ryanwylie9252
    @ryanwylie9252 2 года назад +3

    I love cameo

  • @paxtongay5703
    @paxtongay5703 Год назад +1

    Now on the Haircut part I beg to differ. In Dallas, TX in we are second in Fashion to New York, because I used to love to read GQ Magazine That style of Haircut blew up in Dallas(Highland Hills,Oak,and South Oak Cliff) we called that cut a Clark Kent, and later it became a Box cut because some Barbers was messing up this particular style,and the White Boys used to called them Sgt. Carter, or a Buzz Cut as well, because that's all I rocked WAYYYYY before 1986 that's when we saw it on a Album cover, but we were rocking that cut since 82, and Larry was wearing a Curl, and I have the albums to prove it, because I was a CAMEO Fanatic.

  • @georgeharris529
    @georgeharris529 Год назад +1

    Keep It Hot my favorite Cameo song that BASSLINE!

  • @angelalee4082
    @angelalee4082 Год назад +1

    👍👍👏👏👏💖💖💖 great show

  • @2KGrind09
    @2KGrind09 2 года назад +1

    cameo still on my bucket list ... I was trying to see them when they were in Vegas but covid shut that down

  • @kincamell
    @kincamell Год назад

    Stellar.

  • @garfieldharrison510
    @garfieldharrison510 2 года назад +4

    When I was coming up in the business in the early 80's. I started in the area Dance. One of the funk groups I used to work out our routines too was "Cameo". New York wasn't getting down like that. It gave us another sophistication on the Dance scene being the fact we were New Yorkers. Being Caribbean it gave us an edge. A lot of their Funk songs like Flirt, I Just Wanna Be. Larry Blackmon had a lot of charisma. I knew that he was a Drummer. So it was strange to see him in the front. When Hip Hop was coming up. I was on the cusp of developing myself in production. Cameo was one of the influences along with Rick James , Prince and Michael. Translating that in a New York context was hard. So moving to Europe I became neutral and more eclectic. I love the flavors of the women in their videos. I felt that world is what I'm going for.

  • @heidichua1221
    @heidichua1221 Год назад

    OMG i love the idea of Larry Blackmon being neighbors with my Filipino aunts in Henderson, NV! whut whut!

  • @mymonitor1348
    @mymonitor1348 2 года назад +5

    Is that really Blackmon's hair?? Man i'm jealous. Im younger than him mine is disappearing fast. Legend.

    • @RoLPeace
      @RoLPeace Год назад

      I was thinking the same thing. I'm gonna blame my curl from back in the 80s.

  • @gunniellottjr483
    @gunniellottjr483 Год назад

    I dapped Larry up one time on South Fulton Pkwy in AtL at a Quick Trip real cool guy

  • @JerryMoore-p7m
    @JerryMoore-p7m Год назад

    A True Legend ⭐👆🏽💯

  • @ebsuede
    @ebsuede 2 года назад +4

    Wow Larry Played On Black Ivory's
    You And I.I Wonder Did He Play On Mainline Also

  • @cantgetrightlife
    @cantgetrightlife Год назад +1

    Man I heard Cameo Post Mortem & Rigor Mortis Them Are some Funky joints 👍💯

  • @micahisgod5898
    @micahisgod5898 Год назад

    This was a dope interview.

  • @timwhiteside9971
    @timwhiteside9971 2 года назад +1

    great conversation only thing is i wish questlove would've asked Larry more drum related questions being that he is a great drummer and producer himself .

  • @ElliottBradenS
    @ElliottBradenS Год назад +2

    🎉 How can you talk about the song Candy and not mention 1 of the greatest solos of all time? 🤔They should've asked about Michael Brecker's sax and those amazing backup vocals & ad libs too.

  • @MTXSHO9732vV8SHO
    @MTXSHO9732vV8SHO 2 года назад +1

    56:00 I just took a look at a Mitsubishi X-850 It's built like Microwave Communications Equipment with Card Cages. I'm going to imagine the architecture of that machine is like having multiple sound cards on a Computer along with some sophisticated Boolean Switching that's done easily in ProTools these Days.
    1:10:30 "You're at +5(db)" There's no digital equivalent for because 16bit "0" = FFFF(base16) but good Analog Equipment can handle +5db for a few milliseconds. It's called "Dynamic Headroom".
    I hope I get to touch down when/if I retire in Vegas. My Studio is His Studio

  • @Grnvolpe
    @Grnvolpe 2 года назад +3

    Fuck yeah. Cameo represent

  • @matthewtobar3049
    @matthewtobar3049 2 года назад +2

    Love Cameo Unsung should do a episode on them

  • @ebsuede
    @ebsuede 2 года назад +8

    It's Serious & Rigor Mortis,Funk Funk, I Just Wanna Be Is My Shit

    • @ebsuede
      @ebsuede 2 года назад

      43:18 The Interview Stopped Playing Damn

  • @ruff2007
    @ruff2007 2 года назад +2

    Larry Blackmon The Greats Peace.

  • @ohbogey
    @ohbogey 2 года назад +1

    I dunno why but I always imagine Larry Blackmon talkin. like. howhe siiiiings....🤔❤

  • @mikeblack2uk
    @mikeblack2uk 2 года назад +1

    💎

  • @jamesalston8134
    @jamesalston8134 Год назад

    He said he could do music a couple of life times. I wish I felt the same about my life work.

  • @royalbillionsmusic
    @royalbillionsmusic 2 года назад

    Amazing

  • @omarlovett4120
    @omarlovett4120 Год назад

    Great hair!

  • @thumbsaloft
    @thumbsaloft 2 года назад +1

    What I want to know is when is CAMEO coming out with a NEW ALBUM? Did you find that out?

    • @jamesalston8134
      @jamesalston8134 Год назад +1

      At some point you have to accept the fact that there will not be anymore new music from a band that is as tenured as Cameo. They have a collection of music that will live on forever so we can appreciate what they have given us. It never gets old.

    • @thumbsaloft
      @thumbsaloft Год назад

      @@jamesalston8134NO! You don't have to accept any such thing!
      There are old school groups still coming out with new music. One Way came out with a new album not too long ago, so did Confunkshun, Bootsy is still coming out with new music. Kool And The Gang have a new album getting ready to drop on July 14th.
      Even Melba Moore has a brand new song out, so no we don't have to accept any such thing!

  • @dkjay22
    @dkjay22 Год назад +1

    We all know they belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  • @leonardlawson2476
    @leonardlawson2476 2 года назад

    I seen them in person in Chicago grant Park yes it was on my birthday .

  • @ebsuede
    @ebsuede 2 года назад +2

    Cameo & Miles Davis/ In The Night

  • @amihogatai8432
    @amihogatai8432 Год назад +1

    my brothers need to work on the camera/light positioning. the light glare and diffusion is distracting.

  • @jimmyfields3654
    @jimmyfields3654 4 месяца назад

    His hand look swollowing his up in age now and may have a fee health problem I still love his music in up in age to 😂❤

  • @bassmanx357
    @bassmanx357 Год назад

    Aaron Mills on bass❤🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @CharltonMcCullough
    @CharltonMcCullough 10 месяцев назад

    Làŕry Blackman was a Juilliard graduate and very taĺentivè individual that made the group cameo

  • @drecool6976
    @drecool6976 Год назад

    Larry did you ever frequent north phillys section.

  • @dsp8884
    @dsp8884 2 года назад +1

    Ssssaaayyy whattt!!!!!! WORD!!!!!!

  • @toddtollfree5659
    @toddtollfree5659 Год назад +2

    Wondering why Quest never ask Larry about almost joining funk band Mandrill as they drummer b4 Cameo?..

  • @jsamc
    @jsamc 3 месяца назад

    I just WANNABE !!

  • @andrewphillips8198
    @andrewphillips8198 Год назад

    Back back and forth and forth .... back back and forth ..... love Cameo

  • @jahnkonoo
    @jahnkonoo 2 года назад +1

    Quest Love
    You need to interview SLY DUNBAR....🥁🥁🥁🎶🎵🎼🖤❤💛💚

    • @georgeharris529
      @georgeharris529 Год назад

      Also Flabba Holt of The Roots Raddics and Family Man Barrett of The Wailers