Billy byrd guitarist biography
Billy byrd guitarist biography
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Gary Byrd and the GB Experience
Musical artist
Gary Byrd and the GB Experience was an American male/female vocal/instrumental group.
History
The group released a single, "The Crown" on 23 July 1983 written by Gary Byrd and Stevie Wonder.[1][2] According to Byrd, it was the only release on Stevie Wonder's short-lived U.S.-based Wondirection record label (part of Motown Records) that celebrated African heritage in a motivational rap featuring both Byrd and Wonder.[3] Due to lack of sufficient promotion,[citation needed] it only reached number 69 on the Billboard R&B chart.[1] In the UK, it was released on the Motown label, entered the UK Singles Chart on 23 July 1983 at number 21, and rose to a high of number 6; it remained in the chart for 9 weeks.[4] It also reached number 7 in the Swiss Hitparade,[5] number 14 in the German GfK Entertainment charts[6] and number 21 in the Irish Single