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Curtis Knight (b. Curtis McNear, 1945 - 29 November 1999) was an American music artist and band leader who is infamously known for his connection to Jimi Hendrix. Curtis was a sub-par 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 that was considered not important to Hendrix, before he left for England to form the "Experience". Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Harlem is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, long known as a major black cultural and business center. ... Look up Gig in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Gig may be: A slang term for a musical engagement A contraction for gigabyte An archaic term for a type of light carriage A type of spear A similarly designed type of fishing tackle A contraction for Captains Gig, a type... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Look up Experience in Wiktionary, the free dictionary This article discusses the general concept of experience. ...

Both Knight and Chalpin would later claim that they both were trying to make Hendrix a "star", but Chalpin had him sign a contract that gave Hendrix only 1% of any royalties that his recordings earned. Meanwhile, Chas Chandler actually "discovered" him, while fronting his first band "the Blue Flames" in Greenwich Village. It was only after Chalpin read music trade papers that he realized that Hendrix had made it successfully across the Atlantic in the "Psychedelic" and "Flower Power" period, and began to pursue legal action against Hendrix, his management and record companies, with Knight as his main witness. A royalty is a sum paid to the creator of performance art for the use of that art. ... Bryan Chas Chandler (18 December 1938 – 17 July 1996) was a British musician, record producer and manager of several successful music acts. ... The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (pronounced Grennich Village; also called simply the Village) is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City. ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ... The word psychedelic is a neologism coined from the Greek words for mind, ψυχη (psyche), and manifest, δηλειν (delein). ...

During the legal battles, Chalpin released some of his Hendrix records:

All were released with pictures of Hendrix that were post-Squires, and stated that Knight played a big part in Hendrix style.

During the 1970s, after Hendrix's demise, Knight moved to London, England where he formed the group "Curtis Knight, Zeus", and toured throughout Europe, relying on his "Hendrix" connection for many years. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... European redirects here. ...