Curtis Knight

Artist:  Curtis Knight      
Birth Name:  Mont Curtis McNear
Born:  May 9, 1929.  Fort Scott, Kansas, USA
Died:  November 29, 1999 (Aged 70).  Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands
Genre:  R&B, Rock
Occupation:  Musician

Curtis Knight was an American musician who is known for his connection to Jimi Hendrix, usually fronting his own band, The Squires, the band gigged in clubs in New York City and other surrounding areas, and later Jimi Hendrix left for England to form The Jimi Hendrix Experience.     

Artist:  Curtis Knight & The Squires featuring Jimi Hendrix
Title:  You Can't Use My Name The RSVP PPX Sessions (2015) 
    
Genre:  R&B, Rock
Label:  Legacy
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  How Would You Feel  (3:51)
 2.  Gotta Have A New Dress  (3:09)
 3.  Don't Accuse Me  (3:57)
 4.  Fool For You Baby  (2:16)  
 5.  No Such Animal  (4:51)
 6.  Welcome Home  (3:49)
 7.  Know Yourself Out (Flying On Instruments) (6:55)
 8.  Simon Says  (3:99)
 9.  Station Break  (3:39)
10. Strange Things  (2:57)
11. Hornet's Nest  (5:11)
12. You Don't Want Me  (2:23)
13. You Can't Use My Name  (0:57)
14. Gloomy Monday  (3:32)

Personnel:  

Curtis Knight:  Vocals
Jimi Hendrix:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Napoleon 'Hank' Anderson:  Bass
Marion Booker:  Drums
Nathaniel Edmonds:  Keyboards     
Ed 'Bugs' Gregory:  Bass
Ray Lucas:  Drums

Curtis Knight & The Squires featuring Jimi Hendrix is the special compilation presents Jimi Hendrix's 1965-1967 sessions with Curtis Knight & The Squires prior to his international fame leading The Jimi Hendrix Experience, includes the previously unreleased recording "Station Break", Full Length Versions of "Knock Yourself Out (Flying On Instruments), "No Such Animal", and an alternate version of "Gloomy Monday" newly mixed by Eddie Kramer, 24 page booklet filled with rare photos and details liner notes, was released on March 23, 2015 by Legacy.