Louis A. McCall Sr.

Louis A. McCall Sr.
McCall in 1982.
Background information
Birth name	Louis Anthony McCall
Also known as	Tony
Born	(1951-12-28)December 28, 1951 Alameda, California, U.S.
Origin	Vallejo, California, U.S.
Died	June 25, 1997(1997-06-25) (aged 45)[1] Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	R&B soul funk
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter producer
Instrument(s)	Drums vocals percussion
Years active	1969–1997
Labels	Fretone Mercury

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.