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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.
DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight ( Los Angeles, 17 de Abril de 1954) é um guitarrista americano famoso por ter sido guitarrista da famosa banda Red Hot Chili Peppers logo após a morte do guitarrista Hillel Slovak. Também foi membro do Parliament-Funkadelic e do The Headhunters .
The long awaited first solo album by legendary guitarist and musical director of Parliament/Funkadelic for 40 years Blackbyrd McKnight has now been dropped. Come check it out. Funkarockaholic...
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DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight is a guitarist.
Early Life The Headhunters
He was a member of The Headhunters, a jazz-funk fusion band, from 1975 through 1978.
Parliament-Funkadelic
He was a member of Parliament-Funkadelic from 1978 through 2008.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
He served as the guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers after the death of Hillel Slovak in 1988. However, he only played an estimated three or four shows with the band before being quickly replaced by John Frusciante. The only song he recorded with the band was "Blues for Meister", which was released in 1994 (six years after it's recording) in the Out in L.A. compilation album.
With The Headhunters
•Survival of the Fittest (1975) •Straight from the Gate (1977)
With Parliament
•Gloryhallastoopid (Or Pin the Tail on the Funky) (1979) •Medicaid Fraud Dogg (2018)
With Funkadelic
•Uncle Jam Wants You (1979) •The Electric Spanking of War Babies (1981) •By Way of the Drum (2007) •First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate (2014)
DeWayne McKnight – guitars, backing vocals (1988) D. H. Peligro (Darren Henley) – drums (1988; died 2022) Arik Marshall – guitars, backing vocals (1992–1993) Jesse Tobias – guitars, backing vocals (1993) Dave Navarro – guitars, backing vocals (1993–1998) Josh Klinghoffer – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals (2009 ...
21 de out. de 2022 · By Andrew Daly. last updated 21 October 2022. He's played with everyone from George Clinton to Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis and the Chili Peppers. We catch up with DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight for a far-reaching chat about his extraordinary career. (Image credit: Gary Miller/FilmMagic)
DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight é um guitarrista americano famoso por ter sido guitarrista da famosa banda Red Hot Chili Peppers logo após a morte do guitarrista Hillel Slovak. Também foi membro do Parliament-Funkadelic e do The Headhunters.
