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The Blackbyrds

The Blackbyrds were a jazz-funk group with thick R&B streaks running down their backs. Constructed by Donald Byrd in 1974, the group’s first people — percussionist Pericles “Benefit” Jacobs, Jr., drummer Keith Killgo, keyboardist Kevin Toney, reeds participant Allan Barnes, bassist Joe Hall, guitarist Barney Perry — had been mined …

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