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	==Selected discography==		==Selected discography==

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DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight
Vienna 2009
Background information
Birth name	DeWayne Stephen McKnight
Also known as	Blackbyrd
Born	(1954-04-17) 17 April 1954 (age 70) Los Angeles, California
Genres	Funk, funk rock, jazz-funk
Instrument	Guitar

Musical artist

DeWayne Stephen "Blackbyrd" McKnight (born 17 April 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 though 2008. He served briefly as guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers after the death of Hillel Slovak in 1988 though was quickly replaced by John Frusciante. He also played briefly with Miles Davis in 1986.

Selected discography

1973 Charles Lloyd – Geeta
1975 Herbie Hancock – Flood
1975 The Headhunters – Survival of the Fittest
1977 The Headhunters – Straight from the Gate
1979 Funkadelic – Uncle Jam Wants You
1979 Parliament – Gloryhallastoopid
1979 The Brides of Funkenstein – Never Buy Texas from a Cowboy
1981 Funkadelic – The Electric Spanking of War Babies
1983 George Clinton – You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish
1983 P-Funk All-Stars – Urban Dancefloor Guerillas
1985 George Clinton – Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends
1985 Jimmy G and the Tackheads – Federation of Tackheads
1986 George Clinton – R&B Skeletons in the Closet
1988 INCorporated Thang Band – Lifestyles of the Roach and Famous
1989 George Clinton – The Cinderella Theory
1990 Mr. Fiddler – With Respect
1990 P-Funk All-Stars – Live at the Beverly Theater
1992 Foley – 7 Years Ago...Directions in Smart-Alec Music
1993 George Clinton – Hey Man, Smell My Finger
1993 Parliament-Funkadelic/P-Funk All-Stars – Dope Dogs
1993 George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars- Go Fer Yer Funk
1994 Red Hot Chili Peppers- Out in L.A. appears on the song "Blues for Meister"
1994 P-Funk Guitar Army – Tributes to Jimi Hendrix
1995 Parliament-Funkadelic/P-Funk All-Stars – Police Doggy
1995 Axiom Funk – Funkcronomicon
1996 George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars – T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.
2005 George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars – How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?
2007 Funkadelic – By Way of the Drum
2008 Fred Hamm – "Free Music Reunion" appears on the song "Wanna"
2009 'Bout Funkin' Time—Solo Album
2014 Funkadelic – "First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate"
2018 Parliament – "Medicaid Fraud Dogg"

References

^ 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 11 July 2010.
"Twitter / Flea: blackbyrd McKnight on guitar". Twitter. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
Westergaard, Sean. "Review: 'Bout Funkin' Time". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Anthony Kiedis

Michael "Flea" Balzary

Chad Smith

John Frusciante

Studio albums

EPs

Single series

I'm with You Singles Collection

Live releases

Compilations

Sock-Cess
What Hits!?
Live Rare Remix Box
The Plasma Shaft
Out in L.A.
The Best of Red Hot Chili Peppers
Under the Covers: Essential Red Hot Chili Peppers
Greatest Hits
Road Trippin' Through Time
I'm with You Sessions

Videos

Tours

Discography Videography Band members Songs Awards and nominations Scar Tissue Acid for the Children An Oral/Visual History by the Red Hot Chili Peppers Woodstock 1994 Unearthed Silverlake Conservatory of Music "Bedrock Anthem" "You Oughta Know" Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show
Groups	What Is This? Atoms for Peace Rocket Juice & the Moon Antemasque Chickenfoot Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats Ataxia Dot Hacker The Process Jane's Addiction Fear Eleven Pearl Jam The Weirdos Parliament-Funkadelic Dead Kennedys Thelonious Monster The Bicycle Thief The Latino Rockabilly War Aleka's Attic P The Mars Volta Gnarls Barkley Fishbone Circle Jerks Off! The Meters

Category

v t e Funkadelic
George Clinton Ray Davis Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins Calvin Simon Billy Bass Nelson Eddie Hazel Tawl Ross Tiki Fulwood Mickey Atkins Bernie Worrell Grady Thomas Harold Beane Garry Shider Bootsy Collins Catfish Collins Cordell "Boogie" Mosson Prakash John Tyrone Lampkin Ron Bykowski Leon Patillo Jimmy Calhoun Gary Bronson Michael Hampton Glenn Goins Jerome Brailey Dawn Silva Walter Morrison Rodney Curtis Mallia Franklin Larry Fratangelo DeWayne McKnight David Spradley
Studio albums	Funkadelic Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow Maggot Brain America Eats Its Young Cosmic Slop Standing on the Verge of Getting It On Let's Take It to the Stage Hardcore Jollies One Nation Under a Groove Uncle Jam Wants You The Electric Spanking of War Babies By Way of the Drum First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate
Live albums	Live: Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan – 12th September 1971
Compilation albums	Tales of Kidd Funkadelic Music for Your Mother: Funkadelic 45s Motor City Madness: The Ultimate Funkadelic Westbound Compilation The Whole Funk & Nothing but the Funk: Definitive Funkadelic 1976–1981 Toys
Singles	"Get Off Your Ass and Jam" "One Nation Under a Groove" "(Not Just) Knee Deep" "The Electric Spanking of War Babies"
Related	Discography "Let's Take It to the Stage" Connections & Disconnections

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