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}}'''DeWayne McKnight''' <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> is an American ]. From 1975 to 1978, he was a member of ], a ] ] band, and ] from 1978 through 2021, with whom he still plays on occasion. He served briefly as guitarist for the ] after the death of ] in 1988 before being replaced by ].<ref name="Prato">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic |class=artist |id=p5241/biography |pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Red Hot Chili Peppers|last=Prato|first=Greg|publisher=]|access-date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/flea333/status/93550933186838528 |title=Twitter / Flea: blackbyrd McKnight on guitar |work=] |access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref> He also played briefly with ] in 1986.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
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'''DeWayne''' "'''Blackbyrd'''" '''McKnight''' (born 17 April 1954) is an ] ]. He was a member of ], a ] ] ] from 1975 through 1978 and ] from 1978 though 2008. He served briefly as guitarist for the ] after the death of ] in 1988 though was quickly replaced by ].<ref name="Prato">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5241/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Red Hot Chili Peppers|last=Prato|first=Greg|publisher=]|accessdate=11 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/flea333/status/93550933186838528|title=Twitter / Flea: blackbyrd McKnight on guitar|work=]|accessdate=14 August 2011}}</ref> He also played briefly with ] in 1986.

==Selected discography==

*1973 ] – '']''
*1975 ] – '']''
*1975 ] – ''Survival of the Fittest''
*1977 The Headhunters – ''Straight from the Gate''
*1979 ] – '']''
*1979 ] – '']''
*1979 ] – '']''
*1981 ] – '']''
*1983 ] – '']''
*1983 ] – '']''
*1985 George Clinton – '']''
*1985 Jimmy G and the Tackheads – '']''
*1986 George Clinton – '']''
*1988 INCorporated Thang Band – '']''
*1989 George Clinton – '']''
*1990 Mr. Fiddler – ''With Respect''
*1990 P-Funk All-Stars – '']''
*1992 Foley – ''7 Years Ago...Directions in Smart-Alec Music''
*1993 George Clinton – '']''
*1993 Parliament-Funkadelic/P-Funk All-Stars – ''Dope Dogs''
*1993 George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars- '']''
*1994 ]- '']'' appears on the song "Blues for Meister"
*1994 P-Funk Guitar Army – ''Tributes to Jimi Hendrix''
*1995 Parliament-Funkadelic/P-Funk All-Stars – '']''
*1995 Axiom Funk – ''Funkcronomicon''
*1996 George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars – '']''
*2005 George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars – '']''
*2007 Funkadelic – '']''
*2008 Fred Hamm – "Free Music Reunion" appears on the song "Wanna"
*2009 'Bout Funkin' Time—Solo Album<ref name="Westergaard">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p432947/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Review: 'Bout Funkin' Time|last=Westergaard|first=Sean|publisher=]|accessdate=5 July 2011}}</ref>
*2014 Funkadelic – "]"
*2018 Parliament – "]"


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GenresFunk, funk rock, jazz-funk
InstrumentGuitar
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DeWayne McKnight is an American guitarist. From 1975 to 1978, he was a member of the Headhunters, a jazz-funk fusion band, 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. He also played briefly with Miles Davis in 1986.

References

  1. Prato, Greg. "Biography: Red Hot Chili Peppers". Allmusic. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  2. "Twitter / Flea: blackbyrd McKnight on guitar". Twitter. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
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