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Michael Cooper
Michael Cooper. (b. November 15th, ). Vocalist & guitarist who came to prominence as a founding member of the American R&B and funk band, Con Funk Shun.
Con Funk Shun (formerly known as Project Soul) is an American R&B and funk band whose popularity began in the mids and ran through the s.
Influences included Earth, Wind & Fire; Commodores; Chaka Khan; and Sly and the Family Stone.
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Signed to Mercury Records in , Con Funk Shun enjoyed a decade of successful national and overseas tours, eleven chart-topping albums, and numerous hit singles, including a Billboard magazine "Number One With A Bullet" hit single on the Top R&B Singles chart.
The group formally disbanded in
History
The band began in as Project Soul, formed by Vallejo, California high school students Louis A. McCall Sr. (drums/percussion/vocals) and Michael Cooper (rhythm guitar/lead vocals).
By , the band also included bassist Cedric Martin, keyboardist Danny "Sweet Man" Thomas, trumpeter Karl