Jimi Hendrix and Curtis Knight

[zarenj21]

Reminds me of Happy Feet for some reason...

[letsstaytogetherfilm]

pure fiyah! love it! give thanks!

[usbreaks]

Goin off music...

[rollingstopp]

I like this band jimi's a knight

[DylanShreds420]

Back in the day we use to play Buck Buck!

[GiantDousch]

Lol they all have Afros

[indiabennett26]

This makes me smile so hard n I don't know Whyyyy

[RVCA91]

OH MY LORD!

[gR8FuLpOnTiAc]

ffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnn­nnkyyyyyyyyyy!

[WELLBRAN]

I do not think the music and footage is connected in any way, as Hendrix appealed to white audiences, in fact he had to come to Britian to get heard, they say in USA he was not popular with whites as he was of course black and he was not popular with blacks as they thought he was playing white rock music, it was only when he came to europe that he was appreciated, for just the music and not his background.

[Freedom0467]

@WELLBRAN What is white Rock? There is no such thing. 

[WELLBRAN]

@Freedom0467 no i meant the white music stations would not play a black artist and the black music stations would not play him as it was rock music which was not popular with black listeners ie motown soul etc and i STILL do not know what the footage has to do with it

[JXDirectorReels]

@WELLBRAN Footage is from the concert film Watts Stax

[SaypheZonE]

Back when black people listened to musicians not retards attempting poetry.

[webcityguy]

Fck is this? "Soul Train gone wild' ?

[dlawrick]

What an awesome sound. Nothing like that around these days...

[mjt11860]

wasn't this the staxx records concert?

[rayjohnsonQ]

@mjt11860 wattstax

[mjt11860]

@rayjohnsonQ thank u!

[rayjohnsonQ]

@mjt11860 Wattstax

[tolanstout]

Bernard Purdie on the drums?

[aaronamccoy]

that bass is thick

[Kindbud321]

Myself as being white, cant dance to save my life. It's not a stereotype that African Americans can dance and have better rhythm, because it's true. Awesome video and Hendrix is #1!!!!!!!

[coketherealthing]

Man those were some groovie times. The best ever

[p1p2p2p3]

Dooo the funkychiken!!

[MusicalRelease]

Oh yeahhh, now this IS A JAM!!!

Everybody just get down for these righteous 2 minutes..

mmmm I'm feeling this...got some power over me and got my body groovin'....oh man

[djsurgeles]

Keep on Groovin.....What a superb Bassline and Guitar play! Dem ILL Miss You Jimi Anc Curtis!

[ninestraycats]

this is amazing

[theeuprise]

great video! what a party!

[fonkfiend]

the little sista at :047..., now that is SOUL!!! so beautiful

[wcorowitz]

This is when Jimi went back and tried to satisfy his broken contract with Ed Chalpin by sneaking in the studio to play some instrumental tracks. One of my favorite Knight Hendrix songs. Isn't that footage from Wattstax in Los Angeles???

[AXISOFHENDRIX]

Happy Birithday Jimi- forever in my heart

[Akarub]

@AXISOFHENDRIX my birthday is also 27th november. i can't tell you how proud i aam))

[borgesian2]

@ aggo2008 I agree is great Hendrix, that not many people know. There is a rather obscure album called "Instrumentals" with all these stuff, including this song without the vocals. Wild wild psychodelic music.

If anyone has album info for this version of Happy Birthday in youtube, please post

[aggo2008]

Maybe nobody will agree with me on this but the stuff he did with Curtis Knight is probably my favourite Hendrix material.

[BrothaVoodoo]

@aggo2008

I'm with you. These are the first Hendrix I heard growing up. In my neighborhood (I'm African-American, btw) the Hendrix records people had was the Band of Gypsies, the Curtis Knight/Hendrix record and the records that came out on the Trip label. These were the Hendrix records we were listening to. Later I discovered Are you Experienced, Axis and Electric Ladyland, but I always dug the funk of those other records better.

[funktuall]

Dude, you really should put Birthday in the title, if only because more people will find it and enjoy, what has become my favorite video on youtube.

[rougebopper]

this is the first song i listen to on my birthday... which is TODAY!! =) october 8th!

[AbramelinBG]

fuck yeah!

[funkydrummer14]

I remember as a teenager going to record stores and buying these Jimi Hendrix albums for $3.99 with all these rare tracks he recorded with other musicians that everyone thought were crap but Man, there were some real rare gems on those, including this one here. I have this entire album with all these Curtis Knight tunes and it's awesome!! I love hearing Hendrix playing the funk!

[KingKook]

Supposedly this was not meant to be recorded but the dude at the studio recorded without Jimi knowing. Good thing, I suppose. Not so much for Jimi who would soon be sued by the studio and label owner Ed Chalpin because he had Jimi sign a ridiculous contract before Jimi had gone to England with Chas Chandler.

[DrFunkenstein1000]

do the funky chicken

[theganjaking56]

This is how you really get down... not in some faggot ass club... you do that shit in the street

[joealanouf]

i have this on 8 track

[bolillo239]

do you have the instrumental version of this? if i remember it's like 9 minutes long.

[TheTvfantastic]

Thanks JONPAUL !!!

[dieselgrinder]

....back when black folks got down for real. Kick it down, soul brotha!

[romienomie]

This video is from the movie "Wattstax". Sometime around 1971.

[djdjany]

God i wish i was a black boy back in the days...

[romienomie]

This video is from the move "Wattstax' .Cool.

[jll3321]

@romienomie: Agreed, I believe it's footage from Rufus Thomas singing Funky Chicken.

[Burrisant]

The bassline is put to great use on "Jimmy James" by the Beastie Boys.

[suchness9]

Okay, I always heard Hendrix got his wahwah just before Axis. But I hear a wah-wah big time here, ala 'Electric Ladyland'. What year is this?

[doox420]

67 sometime

[MattHatter]

@suchness9: When avant-garde rock band The Monks opened for Jimi in Germany in late 1966 (while The Experience were doing their European dates before the U.S. debut), Jimi sat in the audience and watched guitarist Gary Burger use his wah-wah pedal. Gary may have been responsible for turning Jimi onto the Wah pedal because Jimi inquired about it after the show.

[the1ali]

this is right after Monterey.

[kennypoo]

@suchness9 Hendrix after he got decently famouse and came back from england he did have his wah, and he went into the studio with curtis and he recorded some songs with him. Kinda showin off with his wahh to lol

[davistn8]

@suchness9 check out hendrix and curtis knight ppx recordings

[jonkennedyfederation]

@suchness9

Jimi Hendrix With Curtis Knight - The Eternal Fire Of Jimi Hendrix

Label: Hallmark Records

Catalog#:SHM 732

Format:Vinyl, LP, Compilation

Country:UK

Released:1971

[JahLove100]

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[JahLove100]

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[fjelly0]

MESSAGE:

"Happy birthday to you"

IS OUT

[jimihendrix1967]

i have the whole album including this song. I can share the album if you send any messages to me.

[SOSOJULIEN]

hi

can you tell me what album does this song come from?

thanks?

[jimihendrix1967]

The name of the album is "Psychedelic Voodoo Child". There are 20 tracks on the album and most of the tracks were recorded before 1966.

[0cerpintaxt0]

do so (:

[hueymeister]

Haha, this is taken from the Wattstax festival in '72.

[mjimih]

wow never knew this happened. 2 years after Jimi died. The dancing gels with the musicaround the 1 minute mark.

very groovy

[chill625]

Who would ever thinl to mix that Wattstax outburst with Jimi and Curtis knight! Pretty nice move*

[H666]

better dancer at 1:27 :)

[BIGALMATRIX]

the beastie boys sampled this song. This great footage is from a rufus thomas gig!

[viazeen]

looks like wattstax when they broke the fence to dance

[ceapacufasole]

1:07 nice dancer

[hueymeister]

Awsome, where is this footage from??

[pitpossum2]

Dope dancer at 0:49...;-)

[Lobbykiller]

Dope bassline!