The original Blackbyrds were formed in 1973 by jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd.
The line up consisted of:
Allan Curtis Barnes (b.1949, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.) (reeds)
Barney Perry (b.1953, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.) (guitar)
Kevin Kraig Toney (b.1953 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.) (keyboards)
Joseph Hall, III (b.1954, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.) (bass)
Pericles Jacobs, Jr. (b.1951, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.) (percussion)
and Keith Killgo (b.1954, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.) (drums)
Albums:
The Blackbyrds (Fantasy 1974)
Flying Start (Fantasy 1974)
Cornbread, Earl And Me (Fantasy 1975)
City Life (Fantasy 1975)
Unfinished Business (Fantasy 1976)
Action (Fantasy 1977)
Better Days (Fantasy 1980)
