Don Blackman

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Don Blackman (b. 1953) is an American funk pianist, singer, and writer born in Queens, New York.

Blackman's neighbor as a child was Charles McPherson, and while still a teenager he played in McPherson's ensemble with Sam Jones and Louis Hayes. At the beginning of the 1970s, he played with Parliament/Funkadelic, and following this with Lenny White's group Twennynine. He released a solo album in 1982 on Arista Records.

Blackman has done significant work as a session musician; he has appeared on albums by Kurtis Blow (Kingdom Blow), Bernard Wright, Najee, David Sanborn, Roy Ayers, Sting (Brand New Day), World Saxophone Quartet, and Wayman Tisdale. He wrote the composition "Live to Kick It", which appeared on Tupac Shakur's album R U Still Down? (Remember Me).