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}}'''DeWayne Stephen "Blackbyrd" McKnight''' (born April 17, 1954) is an American ]. He was a member of ], a ] ] ] from 1975 through 1978 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}} }}'''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 McKnight
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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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