Facts: - years active: 1973 & ndash ; 1981 ; reformed in 2012 - past members: allan , jay jones , keith killgo , barney perry , c. orville saunders , kevin toney , wesley jackson , perc barnes jacobs , donald byrd , joe hall - origin: washington , d.c. , united states - genre: r & b , jazz-funk - name: the blackbyrds - background: group_or_band - label: fantasy - current members: keith killgo , joe hall , orville saunders - associated acts: kojo Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of the blackbyrds .
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the blackbyrds is an american rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group , formed in washington , d.c. , in 1973 and reformed in 2012 by keith killgo .