Cameo is an American funk/R&B band formed in New York City in 1974. Over the years, they developed a distinctive sound blending tight funk grooves, horn arrangements, soulful vocals and dance-floor energy — moving from deep funk roots toward more polished R&B/pop-funk across the late 1970s and 1980s. Their music had significant influence on funk and dance music, and they remain a landmark band in the evolution of mainstream funk and R&B