2 posts tagged “the blackbyrds”
There are 29 songs in my digital music library with "happy" or "happiness" in the title. The most listened to song is "Happy Soul" by The Moon People. The tracks without even one spin were "Happiness" by Soul II Soul, "Happiness (X-Men Remix)" by Bini & Martini and this one, "Happy Music" by The Blackbyrds.
My dad, of course, is playing keyboards & piano on this track. He may even be singing back-up. He still performs this song today during his solo shows. It is a popular part of his Blackbyrds medley.
Dusty Groove America says:
I agree. Happy Music makes you feel good all the time...A great single by this legendary jazz funk group! "Happy Music" is a killer uptempo track -- with these wild spacey guitars going back and forth on the intro in a way that still leaves us stunned.
Melissa posted Carl Craig's re-imagining of Donald Byrd's "Think Twice" which is my favorite Donald Byrd track off my favorite Donald Byrd album, Stepping Into Tomorrow. Byrd is working with the Mizells at this point in his career (which is also during the same period when he was mentoring my dad as a member of The Blackbyrds).
Two of my absolute favorite artists in the world have covered it with quite different outcomes:
