DeWayne McKnight

Popular As Blackbyrd

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Los Angeles, California, U.S.

#45403 Most Popular

1954

DeWayne Stephen "Blackbyrd" McKnight (born April 17, 1954) is an American guitarist.

1975

He was a member of The Headhunters, a jazz-funk fusion band from 1975 through 1978 and Parliament-Funkadelic from 1978 through 2008.

1986

He also played briefly with Miles Davis in 1986.

1988

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.

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