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In 1976, con funk shun signed to mercury records, and then went on to release eleven albums over a span of ten. Apr 28, 2015 find album credit information for more than love con funk shun on allmusic. Con funk shun at the 20 tampa bay black heritage old school saturday street festival published on jan 29, 20. Aug 12, 2015 con funk shun move on up more than love 2015. The early years con funk shun was formed in vallejo, california by highschool classmates louis a. More than love culminates the reemergence of confunkshun with a beguiling 14songs set that captures that band at the peak of their powers.
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