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{{Short description|American pop duo}}
{{Short description|American new wave duo}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sly Fox
| name = Sly Fox
| background = group_or_band
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]<br/>[[New York City]], United States
| origin = [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]<br/>[[New York City]], U.S.
| years_active = 1985–1988, 1989
| years_active = {{hlist|1985–1988|1989}}
| genre = [[Dance-pop]], [[New wave music|new wave]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Parliament-Funkadelic|P-Funk]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[dance-pop]]}}
| label = [[Capitol Records]] <small>(1985–1988)</small>
| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] <small>(1985–1988)</small>
| past_members = * Gary "Mudbone" Cooper
| associated_acts =
| past_members = Gary "Mudbone" Cooper<br/>Michael Camacho
* Michael Camacho
}}
}}
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'''Sly Fox''' was an American dance pop [[Duet|duo]], consisting of P-Funk vocalist Gary "Mudbone" Cooper and Michael Camacho. The duo came to prominence in the mid-1980s with their UK/US top 10 hit single "[[Let's Go All the Way (song)|Let's Go All the Way]]". They released one [[Let's Go All the Way (album)|studio album of the same name]] which charted within the US Top 40, and a couple of subsequent singles before breaking up.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|last1=Sutton|first1=Michael|title=Artist Biography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sly-fox-mn0000026738/biography |publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref>

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'''Sly Fox''' was a short-lived American pop [[duet (music)|duo]], consisting of Gary "Mudbone" Cooper and Michael Camacho. The duo came to prominence in the mid-1980s with their UK/U.S. top 10 hit single "[[Let's Go All the Way (song)|Let's Go All the Way]]". They released one [[Let's Go All the Way (album)|studio album of the same name]] which charted within the U.S. Top 40, and a couple of subsequent singles before breaking up.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|last1=Sutton|first1=Michael|title=Artist Biography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sly-fox-mn0000026738/biography |publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The duo was assembled by record producer Ted Currier, and presented as wholesome, clean-living [[teen idol]]s. Cooper, a [[funk]] [[session musician]], had previously been a vocalist with [[Parliament-Funkadelic]] and [[Bootsy Collins|Bootsy's Rubber Band]]. Camacho was a protégé of [[David Bowie]]. The group's touring band included Cooper's former Rubber Band bandmates Frank "Kash" Waddy (drums), Joel "Razor Sharp" Johnson (keyboards), and [[Flip Cornett]] (guitar/bass), along with Troy Tipton (guitar),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dirtyriverband.com/troy-tipton.htm|title=Troy Tipton - Bad Boy Troy|website=dirtyriverband.com|accessdate=January 29, 2017}}</ref> Greg Seay, and current [[Zapp (band)|Zapp]] keyboardist, Greg Jackson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=963582|title=Greg Jackson entry|website=soundclick.com|accessdate=January 29, 2017}}</ref>
The duo was assembled by record producer Ted Currier, and presented as wholesome, clean-living [[teen idol]]s. Cooper, a [[funk]] [[session musician]], had previously been a vocalist with [[Parliament-Funkadelic]] and [[Bootsy Collins|Bootsy's Rubber Band]]. Camacho was a protégé of [[David Bowie]]. The group's touring band included Cooper's former Rubber Band bandmates Frank "Kash" Waddy (drums), Joel "Razor Sharp" Johnson (keyboards), and [[Flip Cornett]] (guitar/bass), along with "Bad Boy Troy" Tipton (guitar),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dirtyriverband.com/troy-tipton.htm|title=Troy Tipton - Bad Boy Troy|website=dirtyriverband.com|accessdate=January 29, 2017}}</ref> Greg Seay, and current [[Zapp (band)|Zapp]] keyboardist, Gregory Jackson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=963582|title=Greg Jackson entry|website=soundclick.com|accessdate=January 29, 2017}}</ref>


Their sole album, ''[[Let's Go All the Way (album)|Let's Go All the Way]]'', was released on [[Capitol Records]] in December 1985. The eponymous track became a top 10 hit in both the U.S. and UK in 1986.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London
Their sole studio album, ''[[Let's Go All the Way (album)|Let's Go All the Way]]'', was released on [[Capitol Records]] in December 1985. The title track became a top 10 hit in both the US and UK in 1986.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London
|isbn= 1-904994-10-5|page= 508}}</ref> The follow-up singles "Como Tu Te Llama", "Stay True" and "Don't Play with Fire" did not perform as well and sold poorly.<ref name="AllMusic"/> The group disbanded in 1988.
|isbn= 1-904994-10-5|page= 508}}</ref> The follow-up singles "Como Tu Te Llama", "Stay True" and "Don't Play with Fire" did not perform as well and sold poorly.<ref name="AllMusic"/> The group disbanded in 1988.


In 1989, Sly Fox reformed briefly in Cincinnati, Ohio. With a demo budget from [[Bill Laswell]], the duo recorded four songs, including Cooper’s “There’s No Place Like Home”. The recording sessions included musicians James Ibold (guitar), Chris Sherman (bass), Casey McKeown (keyboard) and Johnny Miracle (drums). Previously unsettled artistic differences arose between the duo, and they abruptly separated again. Cooper returned to tour with [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], while Camacho headed to Los Angeles to focus on a film career.
In 1989, Sly Fox reformed briefly in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]. With a [[Demo (music)|demo]] budget from [[Bill Laswell]], the duo recorded four songs, including Cooper's "There's No Place Like Home". The recording sessions included musicians James Ibold (guitar), Chris Sherman (bass), Casey McKeown (keyboards) and Johnny Miracle (drums). Previously unsettled artistic differences arose between the duo, and they abruptly separated again. Cooper returned to tour with [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], while Camacho headed to [[Los Angeles]] to focus on a film career.


Since the dissolution of the group, Cooper has remained involved in the music industry. His most recent album, 2006's ''Fresh Mud'', was a collaboration with [[David A. Stewart|Dave Stewart]] that combined [[blues]] and [[hip hop music|rap]]. Camacho has concentrated on acting, directing, and singing. He released the solo album ''Just for You'' in 2007.<ref name="AllMusic"/> He is also a proprietor of a well-known jazz lounge and bar in New York City and has started a funk band named The Funky Foxes.
Since the dissolution of the group, Cooper has remained involved in the music industry. His most recent studio album, 2006's ''Fresh Mud'', was a collaboration with [[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]] that combined [[blues]] and [[Hip hop music|rap]]. Camacho has concentrated on acting, directing, and singing. He released the solo studio album ''Just for You'' in 2007.<ref name="AllMusic"/> He is also a proprietor of a well-known [[jazz]] lounge and bar in [[New York City]] and has started a funk band named the Funky Foxes.


==Discography==
==Discography==
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! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
|-
|-
! style="width:45px;"|<small>[[Billboard 200|US]]</small><br><ref name="Awards">{{cite web|title=Sly Fox - Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sly-fox-mn0000026738/awards|website=AllMusic|access-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106111940/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sly-fox-mn0000026738/awards|archive-date=November 6, 2014}}</ref>
! style="width:45px;"| <small>[[Billboard 200|US]]</small><br><ref name="Awards">{{cite web|title=Sly Fox - Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sly-fox-mn0000026738/awards|website=AllMusic|access-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106111940/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sly-fox-mn0000026738/awards|archive-date=November 6, 2014}}</ref>
! style="width:45px;"|<small>[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]]</small><br><ref name="Awards"/>
! style="width:45px;"| <small>[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]]</small><br><ref name="Awards"/>
|-
|-
| 1985
| 1985
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Single
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single
! scope="col" colspan="4"|Peak chart positions
! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
|-
|-
! style="width:45px;"|<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US Pop]]</small><br><ref name="VF"/>
! style="width:45px;"|<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US Pop]]</small><br><ref name="VF"/>
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! style="width:45px;"|<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/><ref name="UK">{{cite web|title=SLY FOX - full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23327/sly-fox/|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref>
! style="width:45px;"|<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/><ref name="UK">{{cite web|title=SLY FOX - full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23327/sly-fox/|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1985
| rowspan="1"| 1985
| "[[Let's Go All the Way (song)|Let's Go All the Way]]"
| "[[Let's Go All the Way (song)|Let's Go All the Way]]"
| align=center | 7
| align=center | 7
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| align=center | 3
| align=center | 3
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1986
| rowspan="3"| 1986
| "Como Tu Te Llama"
| "Como Tu Te Llama"
| align=center | ―
| align=center | ―
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
* [[Bootsy Collins]]
* [[Maceo Parker]]


==External links==
==External links==
* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0000026738}}
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/96147-Sly-Fox Sly Fox] at [[Discogs]].
* {{discogs artist}}
* {{IMDb name|id=3693612}}


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[[Category:American pop music duos]]
[[Category:American new wave musical groups]]
[[Category:P-Funk members]]
[[Category:Male musical duos]]
[[Category:American male musical duos]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1985]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1985]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1988]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1988]]

Latest revision as of 10:36, 3 October 2024

Sly Fox
OriginCincinnati, Ohio
New York City, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1985–1988
  • 1989
LabelsCapitol (1985–1988)
Past members
  • Gary "Mudbone" Cooper
  • Michael Camacho

Sly Fox was an American dance pop duo, consisting of P-Funk vocalist Gary "Mudbone" Cooper and Michael Camacho. The duo came to prominence in the mid-1980s with their UK/US top 10 hit single "Let's Go All the Way". They released one studio album of the same name which charted within the US Top 40, and a couple of subsequent singles before breaking up.[1]

History

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The duo was assembled by record producer Ted Currier, and presented as wholesome, clean-living teen idols. Cooper, a funk session musician, had previously been a vocalist with Parliament-Funkadelic and Bootsy's Rubber Band. Camacho was a protégé of David Bowie. The group's touring band included Cooper's former Rubber Band bandmates Frank "Kash" Waddy (drums), Joel "Razor Sharp" Johnson (keyboards), and Flip Cornett (guitar/bass), along with "Bad Boy Troy" Tipton (guitar),[2] Greg Seay, and current Zapp keyboardist, Gregory Jackson.[3]

Their sole studio album, Let's Go All the Way, was released on Capitol Records in December 1985. The title track became a top 10 hit in both the US and UK in 1986.[4] The follow-up singles "Como Tu Te Llama", "Stay True" and "Don't Play with Fire" did not perform as well and sold poorly.[1] The group disbanded in 1988.

In 1989, Sly Fox reformed briefly in Cincinnati, Ohio. With a demo budget from Bill Laswell, the duo recorded four songs, including Cooper's "There's No Place Like Home". The recording sessions included musicians James Ibold (guitar), Chris Sherman (bass), Casey McKeown (keyboards) and Johnny Miracle (drums). Previously unsettled artistic differences arose between the duo, and they abruptly separated again. Cooper returned to tour with George Clinton, while Camacho headed to Los Angeles to focus on a film career.

Since the dissolution of the group, Cooper has remained involved in the music industry. His most recent studio album, 2006's Fresh Mud, was a collaboration with Dave Stewart that combined blues and rap. Camacho has concentrated on acting, directing, and singing. He released the solo studio album Just for You in 2007.[1] He is also a proprietor of a well-known jazz lounge and bar in New York City and has started a funk band named the Funky Foxes.

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year Album Peak chart positions
US
[5] 		US R&B
[5]
1985 Let's Go All the Way 31 34

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions
US Pop
[6] 		US R&B
[6] 		US Dance
[6] 		UK
[4][7]
1985 "Let's Go All the Way" 7 57 — 3
1986 "Como Tu Te Llama" ― ― 13 —
"Stay True" 94 — ― ―
"Don't Play with Fire" ― ― ― ―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sutton, Michael. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Troy Tipton - Bad Boy Troy". dirtyriverband.com. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "Greg Jackson entry". soundclick.com. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 508. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ a b "Sly Fox - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Sly Fox Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "SLY FOX - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

See also

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