DeWayne_McKnight

DeWayne McKnight

DeWayne McKnight

American guitarist

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]

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    California Births, 1905 – 1995, DeWayne Stephen McKnight
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    Discogs, Dewayne McKnight, Born in Los Angeles in 1954...
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    Prato, Greg. "Biography: Red Hot Chili Peppers". Allmusic. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
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    "Twitter / Flea: blackbyrd McKnight on guitar". Twitter. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
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