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Gary Byrd
12+ albums
funksoul
about
An east coast soul DJ or "personality jock" who recorded a track called Soul Travelin' that name dropped popular soul & R&B artists of the 60's & 70's. Byrd grew up listening to Buffalo NY's main R&B DJs on WUFO, Eddie O'Jay and Hound Dog Lorenz. Byrd later worked for the station himself as a teenager, shifting his tastes from John Coltrane to Smokey Robinson. In the mid-60's when Byrd started in the record biz, popular jocks could still break records on their word alone, and Byrd made an impact in Buffalo even as a high school student. Byrd left upstate New York when formatted playlists alienated the young DJ, and he sought work in NYC at WWRL, a station he first visited on his spring break as a high school junior. He remained one of the most popular NY DJs for many years. Gary Byrd also wrote the lyrics to "Village Ghetto Land" and "Black Man" on Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life (Tamla, 1976). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Soul Travelin', Pt. I (The G.B.E.)
2,4602Every Brother Ain't A Brother
1,6463Soul Travelin' pt. 1 (The G.B.E.)
1,3714Every Bro Ain't A Bro
3185Soul Travelin' Pt.1 (The G.B.E.)
3036Soul Travelling
2567Are You Really Ready for Black Power
2428The Crown
2409Soul Travelin', Pt. II (The G.B.E.)
11910Soul Travelin' ['Halftime']
119albums
Presenting The Gary Byrd Experience
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Brainfreeze Breaks
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Rare Funk Vol. 4-Soundtrack Ed
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Rare Funk Vol-4-Soundtrack Edition
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Rare Funk Vol. 4-Soundtrack Edition
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Old school funk
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Slurped!
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Rare Funk Vol.4: Soundtrack Edition
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Stand Up And Be Counted - Volume 2
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Lyrics to Go & Hip-Hop Is Read Present: Illmatic [The Samples]
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7"
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Slurped! Original Brainfreeze Flavors Vol 1