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 ...

MUSKEGON HEIGHTS — "Old-school" rhythm and blues music legends, the Dazz Band, The Bar-Kays, Con Funk Shun and Sir Charles Jones will highlight a May 23-25 Memorial Day weekend celebration being ...

Con Funk Shun may not be exactly like the swallows at Capistrano and appear once every year. Closer to a blue moon, which occurs every two or three years. Fact is, not even founder Michael Cooper ...

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 ...

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, ...

"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 ...

LANGSTON, Okla. — Langston University is turning up the volume on Black excellence. For its 20th Annual President’s Scholarship Gala, Oklahoma’s only historically Black college has secured an R&B-funk ...