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“Blackbyrd McKnight is one of the greatest guitar players around,” (George) Clinton says. Prior to joining P-Funk in 1978, McKnight was in the Headhunters and worked with jazz legend Charles Lloyd. “He was in the band with Dennis Chambers—they were the Brides [of Funkenstein] band—and they were the band that just kicked Bootsy’s ass and our ass.” - Tzvi Gluckin
“The group (The Headhunters) later added black psychedelic guitarist Dewayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight, a gifted improviser whose guitar, according to one critic, “can become a sarod, synthesizer, melotron, and laser all at once.” Blackbyrd later went on to join George Clinton’s Parliament/Funkadelic thang in 1978. ” - Ricky Vincent
— Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One
“Another arresting performance came from the expressionless DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight, who owned the epic guitar solo on “Maggot Brain.” McKnight played a customized teal Fender Stratocaster, squeezing out a tone so sharp and hot it could cut through steel. He echoed several melodic passages from original Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel’s classic recording. - Cornerstone Berkeley, Feb 19, 2020” - Alexander Baechle
“George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, DeWayne McKnight and Sly Stone are mythological members of the jazz and funk circuit....DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight launched into a cosmological guitar solo, with tones that shredded away my shortcomings, my insecurities and my sins. - Taos Vortex, September 6, 2019 ” - Luke Standley
“DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight as the longtime fixture of the P-Funk universe tore it up on the epic guitar lead that was "Maggot Brain." The stoner-rock groove of a very psychedelic "Dog Star (Fly On)" - Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, August 17, 2019 ” - Ed Masley