DeWayne McKnight
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Birth name | DeWayne Stephen McKnight[1] |
Also known as | Blackbyrd |
Born | [1] Los Angeles, California, U.S.[2] | April 17, 1954
Genres | Funk, funk rock, jazz-funk |
Instrument | Guitar |
DeWayne Stephen "Blackbyrd" McKnight (born April 17, 1954) is an American guitarist. He was a member of The Headhunters, a jazz-funk fusion band from 1975 through 1978 and Parliament-Funkadelic from 1978 through 2021, with whom he still plays on occasion. He served briefly as guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers after the death of Hillel Slovak in 1988 before being replaced by John Frusciante.[3][4] He also played briefly with Miles Davis in 1986.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b California Births, 1905 – 1995, DeWayne Stephen McKnight
- ^ Discogs, Dewayne McKnight, Born in Los Angeles in 1954...
- ^ Prato, Greg. "Biography: Red Hot Chili Peppers". Allmusic. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ^ "Twitter / Flea: blackbyrd McKnight on guitar". Twitter. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
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- American guitarist stubs
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- 1954 births
- Living people
- American funk guitarists
- American male guitarists
- P-Funk members
- Red Hot Chili Peppers members
- African-American rock musicians
- Guitarists from Los Angeles
- 20th-century American guitarists
- The Headhunters members
- African-American guitarists