Louis A. McCall Sr. | |
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 McCall in 1982. | |
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| Birth name | Louis Anthony McCall |
| Also known as | Tony |
| Born | December 28, 1951 Alameda, California, U.S. |
| Origin | Vallejo, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 25, 1997 (aged 45)[1] Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1969–1997 |
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Louis Anthony McCall Sr. (December 28, 1951 – June 25, 1997) was an American singer, songwriter, drummer, and event planner. McCall is best remembered as the co-founder and drummer of the American funk/R&B band Con Funk Shun,[2][3] which gained fame during the 1970s and 1980s with R&B songs such as: "Ffun" (1978), "Chase Me" (1979) and "Baby I'm Hooked (Right into Your Love)" (1983). McCall's wife is music business consultant and songwriter Linda Lou McCall. In 1997, McCall was murdered in a home invasion robbery at age 45.