The Blackbyrds
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Profile and Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 13 January 1976
THE THING that most interests me with the new wave of Funk-Jazz giants is that they all have a tale of interest to tell. Whereas ...
Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 27 January 1976
THE FIRST really big soul occasion for the year so far has been the recent highly successful concert appearances of Donald Byrd and the Blackbyrds. ...
The Blackbyrds: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Live Review by Cliff White, New Musical Express, 7 February 1976
BETCHA DIDN'T know there's such a thing as Black-byrdomania. Neither did I until this concert, when a quietly slumbering stalls suddenly became a heaving sea ...
Profile and Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 10 February 1976
YOU CAN'T say you weren't warned! The F-J (Funk-Jazz, for those of you who have been up the Amazon for the past year!) Revolution has ...
The Blackbyrds: Get Off Your Ass and Jam!!!
Interview by Tony Cummings, Black Music, April 1976
"SHIT! GODDAMN! Get off your ass and jam!! Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam!!" Four hundred voices ball into the steaming heat of ...
Earth, Wind & Fire: Spirit (CBS); The Blackbyrds: Unfinished Business (Fantasy)
Review by Cliff White, New Musical Express, 29 January 1977
Cliff White on recent soul ...
The Blackbyrds: Awright, we're back to settle some unfinished business!
Profile and Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 1 February 1977
The Blackbyrds' keyboards ace, Kevin Toney, explains the delay in getting their new album together, and the new directions they're heading in... ...
Blow for Love and Money: Crossover Jazz in the Seventies
Overview by Davitt Sigerson, Black Music, March 1977
In the first part of a detailed investigation Davitt Sigerson chronicles how "jazz" found its way back to the commercial big league. ...
Interview by David Nathan, Blues & Soul, 27 September 1977
David Nathan hears from Keith Kilgo and Joe Hall how the group plan to pass on their hard-earned experience to newer up-and-coming acts... ...
You can't put a price on education, say the Blackbyrds…
Profile and Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, March 1978
The guys have always restricted their working schedule in order to further their education. This has cost them a lot of dollars but they figure ...
see also Donald Byrd
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