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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.
The Blackbyrds have influenced the hip-hop generation, with Tupac Shakur, Gang Starr, Da Lench Mob, and Full Force sampling their music. [7] Their song "Happy Music" was issued on 45 rpm 12-inch single as the first club mix release by Fantasy Records , in November 1975, to enable club deejays to drop sequences into a mix. [ 8 ]
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
In 1973, he helped to establish and co-produce the Blackbyrds, a fusion group consisting of then-student musicians from Howard University, [2] where Byrd taught in the music department and earned his J.D. in 1976. They scored several major hits including "Happy Music" (No. 3 R&B, No. 19 pop), "Walking in Rhythm" (No. 4 R&B, No. 6 pop) and "Rock ...
Flocks of black birds have been spotted in backyards and parks over the past few weeks in the Triangle, causing many of us to do a double take when we leave our homes or pass a large, grassy field.
A native of Detroit, he graduated from Cass Technical High School. [1] In his teens he listened to the music of John Coltrane and Art Tatum. [2] He attended Howard University where Donald Byrd, head of the jazz studies department, assembled a group of students which became the fusion band the Blackbyrds, led by Toney. [1]
Barnes traveled the world with Donald Byrd and the Blackbyrds. The band's first album went gold with Barnes writing two of the songs: "Summer Love" and "The Blackbyrds Theme". The band's second album, Flying Start, contained the hit single "Walking in Rhythm", with Barnes being featured on flute.
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