Curtis McNear

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Curtis McNear

1929-1999 US, Fort Scott, Kansas
Producer of Rock and R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Curtis Knight

Curtis Knight (May 9, 1929 – November 29, 1999), born Mont Curtis McNear, was an American musician who is known for his connection to Jimi Hendrix.Knight was an artist in the 1960s Harlem music scene, usually fronting his own band, the Squires. This band gigged in clubs in New York City, and other surrounding areas. It was through Knight that Hendrix got involved with Ed Chalpin, a record producer who signed the future superstar to a contract which Hendrix soon forgot about and left for England to form the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Genres

Rock
R&B/Soul
Pop
Blues
Reggae

Plays With

Curtis Knight & The Squires

Curtis Knight Zeus

The Titans

Band Members

External Links

Wikipedia

MusicBrainz

Discogs

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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