Music Sales Acquires Curtis Knight feat. Jimi Hendrix Tracks
28th May 2019
Harlem soul singer Curtis Knight met Jimi Hendriz at the Americana hotel in 1965 and it was there their musical collaboration began. Several early recording sessions yielded such songs as ‘How Would You Feel?’, ‘Gloomy Monday’ and ‘Fool For You Baby’. Jimi recorded another crop of songs with Curtis in 1967 with his newly purchased Wha-Wha pedal including ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘Flashing’ and ‘Hush Now’. The Beastie Boys sampled one of these songs as the musical bed for their single ‘Jimmy James’ from their classic Check Your Head album. These important songs represent a vital evolution point, not only in the musical journeys both of Knight and Hendrix, but also in the greater timeline of rock, fun and soul, and their fusion. Music Sales are delighted to announce our acquisition of these tracks.