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"Walking in Rhythm" is a smooth rhythm and blues and jazz song by the Blackbyrds. It tells the tale of a man who is passionate about getting back home to his female companion. The song charted in March 1975 and reached number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number twenty three on the UK Singles Chart in June.
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. [4] Founding member Allan Barnes died on July 25, 2016, at the age of 66. [5] Pianist Kevin Toney died from cancer on March 18, 2024, at the age of 70. [6]
The Blackbyrds. Allan Barnes – Vocals on "Blackbyrds' Theme" and "Walking in Rhythm", Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone; Kevin Toney – Vocals on "Blackbyrds' Theme" and "Walking in Rhythm", Acoustic and Electric Piano, Clavinet, ARP Synthesizer
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II [1] (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. [2] A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop musicians who successfully explored funk and soul while remaining a jazz artist.
Christopher Hamill (born 19 December 1958), known professionally as Limahl (/ l ɪ ˈ m ɑː l / lim-AHL, an anagram of Hamill), is an English pop singer.He was the lead singer of the pop group Kajagoogoo beginning in 1982, before embarking on a solo career, garnering the 1984 hit "The NeverEnding Story", the theme song for the film of the same name.
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The single was their best selling record. This song features the percussion sounds impersonating people walking in rhythm, first heard in the introduction, as well as the verses, and in between the repeated choruses and the coda. The Diamonds recorded the song in 1958 and it reached number 29 on the singles chart on October 27, 1958.
Their signature song, "Walking Along", was a local chart hit in the New York area in 1957. When a white group, the Diamonds , covered it in 1958, it reached #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 . [ 6 ] The Solitaires then made some additional sales by re-releasing their version with Argo Records.