Contents • • • • • • • • • History [ ] The band was conceived by half-brothers Stony Browder Jr. (February 7, 1949 – October 6, 2001) and Thomas Browder (also known as, born August 12, 1950), with the former writing music and the latter lyrics. They started the band in 1974 with singer Cory Daye (born April 25, 1952), drummer Mickey Sevilla, and percussionist Andy Hernandez (). They released three albums between 1976 and 1979.

Their music blended disco beats with rhythms from genres including,,, and. The Browders, who were both multiracial, wrote songs embracing over stories about.

A smaller lineup known as Dr Buzzard's Savannah Band (omitting the word 'original') also released a fourth album in 1984. They were frequent performers. Darnell and Hernandez went on to form and. Daye also pursued a successful solo career. Their 1976 song, 'Sunshower', has been by a number of artists, including,,,, and. It was by recording artist. It was remixed by Korean musical group The Green Tea.