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DeWayne McKnight | |
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| Birth name | DeWayne Stephen McKnight [1] |
| Also known as | Blackbyrd |
| Born | April 17, 1954
[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. [2] |
| Genres | Funk, funk rock, jazz-funk |
| Instrument(s) | 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 2008. 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
- ^ 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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