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Formed: 1973 in Washington DC
Years Active: 70 's
Genre: R&B

Biography:
The Blackbyrds were a jazz-funk group with thick R&B streaks running down their backs. Assembled by Donald Byrd in 1974, the group's original members -- percussionist Pericles "Perk" Jacobs, Jr., drummer Keith Killgo, keyboardist Kevin Toney, ree ...More >>

Discography: 1980 Better Days 1977 Action 1976 Unfinished Business 1975 Cornbread, Earl and Me 1975 City Life More >>

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Group Members: Perk Jacobs Steve Johnson Barney Perry Keith Killgo Allan Curtis Barnes More >> Similar Artists: Stanley Jordan Kool & the Gang Lonnie Liston Smith Grover Washington, Jr. Earth, Wind & Fire More >>

Influenced By: Jimi Hendrix Miles Davis Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart Freddie Hubbard James Brown More >> Followers: Pieces of a Dream Down to the Bone Jungle Brothers The Brand New Heavies More >>

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