Opa released only two albums before disbanding in the early 1980s. While neither of their albums found commercial success during their initial releases (despite the high-profile personalities involved ...

The liner notes to Happy Music: The Best of the Blackbyrds explicitly hits the primary reason for these new Blackbyrds compilations (the band’s largely been forgotten), but it also acknowledges the ...

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Blackbyrds’ City Life and Johnny Lytle’s first-ever reissue of People & Love, both now available on 180-gram vinyl. Two recent releases from Craft Recordings‘ ...

Some people believe “Rock Creek Park” is the official song of Washington, D.C.—-or, at least, that it should be. The Blackbyrds, who co-wrote the 1976 hit, were pushed out the Howard University ...

Tracks: Goldenwings; Paper Butterflies (Muy Lejos Te Vas); Totem; African Bird; Corre Niña; Pieces: Tombo / La Escuela / Tombo / The Last Goodbye; Groove. Personnel ...

He was more than an NEA Jazz Master, although that in itself was quite an honor. The legendary jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd was also an educator and a visionary, with a desire to teach others what he ...

WASHINGTON, DC- JUNE 12: Just Asking: Drummer Keith Killgo is a founding member of the Blackbyrds, a DC band that wrote the song Rock Creek Park. We are doing the q/a with him for the Rock Creek park ...