Curtis Knight

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Curtis Knight (May 9, 1929Template:SndNovember 29, 1999), born Mont Curtis McNear, was an American musician who is known for his association with Jimi Hendrix.[1][2]

Background

Knight was a singer in the 1960s Harlem R&B music scene, usually fronting his own band, the Squires.Template:Sfn In 1965, with Hendrix as guitarist, he recorded some singles and demos for record producer Ed Chalpin.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Chalpin also signed Hendrix to a management contract, which Hendrix soon forgot about and left for England in 1966 to form the Jimi Hendrix Experience.Template:Sfn After Hendrix became famous, Knight and Chalpin issued hundreds of albums of the recordings with Hendrix, resulting in years of legal action by both sides.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Knight was an accomplished table tennis player who competed locally while living in New York.[3]

Career

During the 1970s, after Hendrix's demise, Knight moved to London, where he formed the group "Curtis Knight, Zeus", and toured throughout Europe, relying on his Hendrix connection for many years. Among the musicians enlisted was Fast Eddie Clarke, who later joined Motörhead.

In 1974, Knight authored a biography Jimi: An Intimate Biography of Jimi Hendrix. He also wrote a second book on Hendrix, titled Starchild, published in the mid-1990s.Template:Sfn In 1992, Knight relocated to the Netherlands where he continued to record up to his death from cancer in November 1999.Template:Sfn

Family background

Knight is related to singer Barbara McNair who is reportedly his cousin.[4]

Partial discography

In 2003, Hendrix's estate finally prevailed in their legal actions against Chalpin and gained control of all of Hendrix's recordings associated with Knight, Chalpin, and PPX.Template:Sfn Experience Hendrix, which currently manages Hendrix's recording legacy, has begun releasing the material he recorded with Knight.[5] Much of it has been sonically restored and removes later overdubs and electronic effects.[6] [7]

Singles

  • "Voodoo Woman" / "That's Why"Template:SndCurtis Knight (1961, Gulf)
  • "You're Gonna Be Sorry" / "Little Doe-Doe"Template:SndCurtis Knight (1962, Shell)
  • "Ain't Gonna Be No Next Time" / "More Love"Template:SndCurtis Knight (1965, RSVP)
  • "How Would You Feel" / "Welcome Home"Template:SndCurtis Knight (1965, RSVP)
  • "Hornet's Nest" / "Knock Yourself Out"Template:SndCurtis Knight and the Squires (1966, RSVP)
  • "You Don't Want Me" / "How Would You Feel"Template:SndCurtis Knight and Jimi Hendrix (1967, Track Records)
  • "Hush Now" / "Flashing"Template:SndJimi Hendrix and Curtis Knight (1967, London Records)
  • "Day Tripper" / "Love, Love"Template:SndJimi Hendrix and Curtis Knight (1967, London Records)
  • "Ballad of Jimi" / "Gloomy Monday"Template:SndCurtis Knight and Jimi Hendrix (1970, London Records)

Albums

Notes

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External links

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ In his Hendrix biography, David Moskowitz notes: "Curtis Knight was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, in 1929". Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". However, Nick Talevski indicates "Born 1945". Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Crotchbat, November 2008 - Flashing - Jimi Hendrix Plays Curtis Knight Sings (1968)
  4. ↑ President Records Website - Curtis Knight
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