Con Funk Shun

First formed as a backing band, Con Funk Shun became one of the premiere party-funk groups of their time before turning to R&B ballads in the early '80s. Aside from being the primary musicians on all their albums, the band also contributed to each of their albums as writers, arrangers, and producers. Signed to Mercury in 1976, Con Funk Shun hit the top of the R&B charts one year later with "Ffun," written as a tribute to funk band Brick. The group found much success at Mercury; over a ten-year span, they released one hit after another (including "Shake and Dance with Me," "Cha...