DeWayne McKnight
Vienna 2009
Background information
Birth name	DeWayne Stephen McKnight[1]
Also known as	Blackbyrd
Born	(1954-04-17) April 17, 1954[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S.[2]
Genres	Funk, funk rock, jazz-funk
Instrument(s)	Guitar

DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight (Innsbruck, 2009)

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.

Selected discography

• 1973 Charles Lloyd – Geeta
• 1975 Herbie Hancock – Flood
• 1975 The Headhunters – Survival of the Fittest
• 1977 The Headhunters – Straight from the Gate
• 1979 Funkadelic – Uncle Jam Wants You
• 1979 Parliament – Gloryhallastoopid
• 1979 The Brides of Funkenstein – Never Buy Texas from a Cowboy
• 1981 Funkadelic – The Electric Spanking of War Babies
• 1983 George Clinton – You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish
• 1983 P-Funk All-Stars – Urban Dancefloor Guerillas
• 1985 George Clinton – Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends
• 1985 Jimmy G and the Tackheads – Federation of Tackheads
• 1986 George Clinton – R&B Skeletons in the Closet
• 1988 INCorporated Thang Band – Lifestyles of the Roach and Famous
• 1989 George Clinton – The Cinderella Theory
• 1990 Mr. Fiddler – With Respect
• 1990 P-Funk All-Stars – Live at the Beverly Theater
• 1992 Foley – 7 Years Ago...Directions in Smart-Alec Music
• 1993 George Clinton – Hey Man, Smell My Finger
• 1993 Parliament-Funkadelic/P-Funk All-Stars – Dope Dogs
• 1993 George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars- Go Fer Yer Funk
• 1994 Red Hot Chili Peppers- Out in L.A. appears on the song "Blues for Meister"
• 1994 P-Funk Guitar Army – Tributes to Jimi Hendrix
• 1995 Parliament-Funkadelic/P-Funk All-Stars – Police Doggy
• 1995 Axiom Funk – Funkcronomicon
• 1996 George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars – T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.
• 2005 George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars – How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?
• 2007 Funkadelic – By Way of the Drum
• 2008 Fred Hamm – "Free Music Reunion" appears on the song "Wanna"
• 2009 'Bout Funkin' Time—Solo Album^[5]
• 2014 Funkadelic – "First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate"
• 2018 Parliament – "Medicaid Fraud Dogg"

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