DeWayne McKnight | |
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Background information | |
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(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]