Occasionally things are a bit overdone: in the beginning of its career the New York based band Cameo consisted of no less than thirteen men, adept in the genres R&B, funk, soul, disco and electro.In those early days the thirteen showed up under the name New York City Players, a title the band quickly had to give up because the (much more successful) funk band Ohio Players objected, fearing that the two bands would be mixed up.
Looking for a new name, the eyes of manager Larry Blackmon set on a billboard encouraging the smoking of Cameo cigarettes.
Active: 1974-present, USA
Site: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3822
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