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Curtis Knight

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Also known as Mont Curtis McNear, Curtis McNear

musician (1929-1999)

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Vinony's link graph records 187 inbound references to Curtis Knight, and connects out to Jimi Hendrix, International Standard Book Number and rock music.

Vinony files it under 1929 births, 1999 deaths and 20th-century American male musicians.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1961
Works
4

Top works

  • Using Act! 2000
  • Using ACT! 4
  • Jimi

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1929-05-09
Active to
1999-11-29

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
5,072
Total plays
18,134

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AllPsychedelic RockfunksoulProgressive rock

Curtis Knight (May 9, 1929 – November 29, 1999), born Mont Curtis McNear, was an American musician who is known for his association with Jimi Hendrix. Knight was a singer in the 1960s Harlem R&B music scene, usually fronting his own band, the Squires. In 1965, with Hendrix as guitarist, he recorded some singles and demos for record producer Ed Chalpin. Chalpin also signed Hendrix to a management contract, which Hendrix soon forgot about and left for England in 1966 to form the Jimi Hendrix Expe

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Knight
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Fort Scott
Place of death
Lelystad
Occupation
musician
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date of birth
1929-05-09
date of death
1999-11-29
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
cancer
start of work period
1960-00-00
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