In July 1967, at the height of his fame and in the middle of one of rock’s most celebrated years, Jimi Hendrix walked into a studio not to headline a session, but to settle a debt of loyalty. The occasion was a recording date with Curtis Knight, a singer Hendrix had backed earlier in his career before breaking through on his own. To honor their friendship and satisfy the terms of an old recording contract, Hendrix showed up and played — on guitar, and on a Hagstrom 8-string bass.
  It’s a small footnote in a catalog full of landmarks, but it says something real about who Hendrix was. He had every reason to stay away. The legal complications around his early recordings with Knight followed him for years. Instead, he came anyway, picked up an instrument he rarely touched, and gave the session what it needed. The gesture was personal, not professional.
That combination of raw talent and quiet generosity is exactly what Kiss the Sky: A Jimi Hendrix Tribute works to honor every night they take the stage. The act goes beyond the iconic riffs and the showmanship to capture the full spirit of a musician who gave everything to the music — even when the music wasn’t technically his to give.

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