Larry Blackmon Net Worth

July 2024 · 5 minute read

Larry Blackmon net worth is
$200 Thousand

Larry Blackmon Wiki Biography

Larry Ernest Blackmon was born on the 24th May 1956, in New York City, USA, and is a singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, and actor, best known as a founder and lead singer of the funk group called Cameo. Blackmon also plays the bass guitar, drums, and percussion; his career started in 1971.

Have you ever wondered how rich Larry Blackmon is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Larry Blackmon’s net worth is as high as $200,000, an amount earned through his career as a musician. In addition to being a leading member of the Cameo band, Blackmon also appeared in Cheech Marin’s movie “Born in East L.A.” in 1987 and co-produced Eddie Murphy’s album “So Happy” in 1989, which improved his wealth.

Larry Blackmon Net Worth $200,000

Larry Blackmon is a son of Lee Black, a former boxer, and grew up in Harlem where he started playing drums in the band called Black Ivory. Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins formed the East Coast group in the early ’70’s and later renamed it New York City Players before taken the new name, Cameo as of 1974.

The group consisted of 14 members initially, and their debut album “Cardiac Arrest” (1977) went out with a hit single “Rigor Mortis” that reached the No. 33 on the R&B chart, and the album itself peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Top Soul LPs and No. 116 on the Billboard Top LPs. That same year, Cameo released another album called “We All Know Who We Are” which peaked at No. 58 on the US chart and No. 15 on the R&B chart with singles “It’s Over” and “It’s Serious”. Lary’s net worth was established.

By the end of the ’70’s, the band had released two more albums: “Ugly Ego” (1978) and “Secret Omen” (1979), with the latter being highly popular, reaching No. 46 on the US charts, and No. 4 on R&B charts, and had two Top 10 songs with “I Just Want to Be” at No. 3, and “Sparkle” at No. 10. Cameo reached the peak of their popularity in the ’80’s, starting with their best album at the time called “Cameosis” (1980) that topped the R&B album charts and peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 album charts. The singles “We’re Goin’ Out Tonight” and “Shake Your Pants” reached the No. 10 and No. 11 on the R&B charts, respectively.

In the next five years, Cameo recorded six more albums: “Feel Me” (1980), “Knights of the Sound Table” (1981), “Alligator Woman” (1982), “Style” (1983), She’s Strange (1984), and “Single Life” (1985). The last two were particularly successful, but the next album is the group’s greatest and made them one of the best-paid of the decade; in 1986 “Word Up!” came out, and topped the R&B charts and reached No. 8 on the Billboard Top 200 with the singles “Word Up!” and “Candy”. Larry’s net worth was still rising.

The band went on and recorded another five albums to date: “Machismo” (1988), “Real Men… Wear Black” (1990), “Emotional Violence” (1991), “In the Face of Funk” (1994), and “Sexy Sweet Thing” (2000), but “Word Up!” remained the group’s greatest release. Blackmon has also worked with other musicians such as Ry Cooder and Cyndi Lauper, while he is still performing with the Cameo.

Regarding his personal life, Larry Blackmon has two sons; Larry Scott Blackmon is involved with politics, while other is in the hip-hop music industry, but Larry gives nothing away about his relationships.


Full NameLarry Blackmon
Net Worth$200 Thousand
Date Of BirthMay 24, 1956
Place Of BirthNew York City, New York, United States
ProfessionSinger
EducationJuilliard School
NationalityAmerican
ChildrenLarry Scott Blackmon
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0085788/
Music GroupsCameo

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Who's Doing the Dishes?2016TV Series writer - 1 episode
Give a Pet a Home2015TV Series writer - 1 episode
Young, Welsh and Pretty Skint2015TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
One Hit Wonderland2015TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Grand Theft Auto V2013Video Game writer: "Back and Forth" - as Larry Ernest Blackmon
In a World...2013writer: "Word Up!" - as Lawrence Ernest Black
Franklin & Bash2012TV Series writer - 1 episode
Showboaters2011TV Series writer - 1 episode
Johnny English Reborn2011"Word Up"
Death at a Funeral2010writer: "Candy"
So You Think You Can Dance Canada2009TV Series writer - 1 episode
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2006TV Series writer - 1 episode
Severance2006writer: "Word Up"
House M.D.2005TV Series writer - 1 episode
Everybody Hates Chris2005TV Series writer - 1 episode
The 40-Year-Old Virgin2005writer: "Word Up" 1986
Monk2005TV Series writer - 1 episode
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas2004Video Game writer: "Candy" - as Lawrence Black
One Tree Hill2004TV Series writer - 1 episode
Cold Case2004TV Series writer - 1 episode
Party Monster2003writer: "Word Up"
Un paso adelante2002TV Series writer - 1 episode
Scary Movie2000writer: "All Bout U"
Next Friday2000writer: "Rigor Mortis"
The Best Man1999writer: "Candy"
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me1999writer: "Word Up"
Flava1999TV Series writer - 1 episode
10 Things I Hate About You1999writer: "Word Up"
Get Real1998writer: "Word Up" - as Lawrence Blackmon
Love Jones1997writer: "Shake Your Pants"
Barb Wire1996writer: "Word Up"
Sounds of the Eighties1996TV Series writer - 1 episode
La Haine1995writer: "Funk Funk"
South Central1992writer: "Flirt"
Juice1992writer: "Word Up"
My Stepmother Is an Alien1988writer: "I Like The World"
You Can't Hurry Love1988writer: "WORD UP"
Disorderlies1987producer: "Big Money"

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Born in East L.A.1987Slick Dude

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove2014TV Movie documentary as Cameo
Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s2007TV Movie documentaryHimself
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time2005TV SeriesHimself
Sex with Paula1995TV Movie documentaryHimself - Interviewee
The 4th Annual Soul Train Music Awards1990TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
The 3rd Annual Soul Train Music Awards1989TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
Ebony/Jet Showcase1989TV SeriesHimself
The 15th Annual American Music Awards1988TV SpecialHimself - Winner
The 29th Annual Grammy Awards1987TV SpecialHimself
The 1st Annual Soul Train Music Awards1987TV SpecialHimself
The 14th Annual American Music Awards1987TV SpecialHimself (as Cameo)
Top of the Pops1985TV SeriesHimself
Soul Train1982-1985TV Series documentaryHimself / Guests / Himself - Guest

Known for movies


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