The Birds (band) Gardner then joining Ashton, Gardner and Dyke. In 2010, Ali McKenzie started to play in gigs as The Birds with the members of Small Faces tribute band, Small Fakers. Session musician: Turn, Turn, Turn The Birds (band) The Birds were an English rhythm and blues band, formed in 1964 in London. They recorded fewer than a dozen songs and released only four singles. Starting out with a hard R&B sound, they later began infusing it with Motown-style vocal harmonies. The best known former member of The Birds is Ronnie Wood, who went on to join the Jeff Beck Group, The
The Controllers (R&B band) first single, called "Right On Brother, Right On". It became a regional hit while they were still attending Fairfield High School. In 1976, the group came to the attention of Juana Records, run by Frederick Knight, also from Birmingham. Recording at the Malaco Studios in Jackson, Mississippi, their first single on Juana charted, but it was their second release, "Somebody's Gotta Win, Somebody's Gotta Lose", that really established them. The song, a ballad lasting over eight minutes on the album, climbed to #8 on US "Billboard" R&B chart, and #3 on the "Cash Box" soul chart in 1977. The group's