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Orville Saunders (guitar), and Jay Jones (flute, saxophone) joined later. Merry Clayton joined them to sing on "Rock Creek Park" and "Happy Music". The band signed with Fantasy Records in 1973. Their 1975 hit "Walking in Rhythm" received a Grammy nomination and sold over one million copies by May 1975. It was later awarded a gold disc.
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Drummer Keith Killgo, keyboardist Kevin Toney, bassist Joe Hall, and guitarist Orville Saunders remain the Blackbyrds’ core members; the band’s lineup has expanded to include vocalist James Garrett and percussionist Dan Stewart. While in high school in Washington, D.C., Keith, Orville, and Joe had played together in a band called Second Stage.
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THE BLACKBYRDS were formed in 1973 as part of the legendary jazz trumpeter Dr. Donald Byrd’s brainchild to expose college students to the real world of music. In his own words to “bridge the gap between academia and the real world.”. Byrd envisioned taking active students at Howard University in Washington, DC on a real world field trip ...
Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1970s. Formed. 1973 in Washington, D.C. Disbanded. 1981. Genre. R&B. Styles. Funk, Jazz-Funk, Blaxploitation, Film Music. Group Members. Joseph Hall III, Keith Killgo, Kevin Toney, Orville Saunders, Steve Johnson, Allan Curtis Barnes, Barney Perry, Perk Jacobs. Album Highlights. New Releases. Discover.
Donald Byrd, a trumpeter, led the group. He also included some Howard University students, Keith Killgo (vocals), Joe Hall (bass guitar), Allan Barnes, Allan Barnes (saxophone and clarinet), Barney Perry (guitar). Jay Jones (flute and saxophone), Orville Saunders, (guitar) were also later members. In 1973, they signed to Fantasy Records.
