"Soul Train" ended in 2006 after a 35-season run and since then, there have been no revivals of it or any other musical variety show of its kind. Lakeside and Con Funk Shun's concert proved that the ...

BACK TO YOU, AARON, THANKS SO MUCH. WELL, THE BAND FROM VALLEJO THAT BROUGHT SEVERAL R&B FUNK HITS IS BACK WITH MUSIC JUST IN TIME FOR THE SUMMER. AND WE’RE GETTING TO LISTEN TO ONE OF THEIR NEWEST ...

With most of us still a bit hungover from yesterday’s Super Bowl festivities, it’s understandable that there hasn’t been that much Valentine’s Day celebration. After all, who’d want their brand-new, ...

Londzell’s Performing Arts Theater is set to open in Tucker, with its inaugural show on New Year’s Eve featuring the legendary band Con Funk Shun.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) — The soulful rhythms ...

Michael Cooper received a call from his daughter on Valentine’s Day last year telling the co-founder of the R&B band Con Funk Shun to check out a video she had sent him. “I clicked on the link and the ...

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 ...

Felton Pilate and Michael Cooper of Con Funk Shun have a new accomplishment to add to their glowing resumes. The musicians have received honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters from the Christian Bible ...

When the pandemic unplugged every band in the land, Danny Thomas became a keyboardist without a gig, a musician without an audience, an entertainer without anyone to entertain. Sure, he could moan and ...

Eric “EQ” Young needed a break. It was Saturday and he worked a few hours for his mom in Richmond in the same yard he played in growing up. “Cutting a tree down is not fun,” Young said. “I’m done.” ...