"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 ...

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 ...

It”s been 46 years since Con Funk Shun began in Danny Thomas” garage. And, while the band continues to flourish in its latest incarnation, Thomas has thrived with his own projects. Not that he denies ...

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 ...

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, ...

ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) — The soulful rhythms of the 1970s are set to echo through downtown Alexandria as legendary R&B and funk band Con Funk Shun takes the stage at RiverFête on Friday, May 2, from 8 ...

Con Funk Shun, the legendary funk ensemble, is set to take the stage on Friday, April 12th, and Saturday, April 13th, promising two nights of electrifying performances. With tickets priced at $55 for ...

Guest columnist The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is available to read on desktop, mobile, and our app for subscribers only. To enjoy the ...

The seven men are handsome and gloriously Afro’d, decked out in suits sharp enough to slice a ham. They look like businessmen, not funkateers, posing in front of a huge safe presumably inside a bank.

Con Funk Shun formed in Vallejo and released several popular albums through the 1970s, including “Loveshine,” “Candy” and “Spirit of Love.” The band’s biggest hit is the catchy “Ffun,” off the 1977 ...

(CBS 11) - Here is another "one and done" song from a band from Vallejo, California. Con Funk Shun (formerly Project Soul) consist of Michael Cooper (vocals, guitar), Danny Thomas (keyboards), Karl ...